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XGIMI does spotlights. Smart glasses with screens use projectors. It is therefore logical that XGIMI now does smart glasses. OK, technically these smart glasses come from a brand incubated within XGIMI called MemoMind, which will likely become a new company in the future. But the glasses use XGIMI’s projector expertise to power the display technology.
MemoMind’s smart glasses include the Memo One and Memo Air Display. The Memo One is the flagship, with dual-eye displays, speakers, and microphones. The Memo Air Display is a monocular version, meaning there is only one screen on one of the lenses and it has no speakers. This makes it much lighter at just 28.9 grams. There is a third model that will only have microphones and will be significantly lighter, much like normal glasses, but the company didn’t have much information on that at the moment. None of these glasses will have a camera, and a company representative cited battery life and privacy concerns as the reason.
Photography: Julian Chokkattu
Although the temples are thick, they still look like normal glasses, and the whole thing feels eerily eyeglass-like. Even G2 realitiesespecially the green text interface that appears on the projected screen. I did, however, find the MemoMind One a little more accommodating for my large face. MemoMind tries to stand out through personalization. There are eight frame styles and “interchangeable” temple designs, allowing you to mix up the look of the glasses. (Yes, you can get them on your prescription.)
When you look at the screen, you’ll see a range of widgets you can set through the companion app, from actions to to-do lists to calendar entries. You can see notifications on the screen next to navigation instructions. Also on offer are a range of features similar to those available on Even Realities G2, from a teleprompter and real-time translation to a ‘Chat’ function that will silently offer feedback on topics heard by the AI assistant as you chat with people. The company says it uses several major language models for these features, choosing the one that best suits the task, including those from OpenAI, Microsoft’s Azure, and Qwen.
Photography: Julian Chokkattu
The Memo One is expected to cost $599 and pre-orders will open soon, although there is no concrete release window yet. Pricing is not yet set for the Memo Air Display.
