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Rokid's smartglasses are surprisingly capable

While its displays aren't full color, Rokid's Smartglasses are super light and they look good while still delivering on all the basic features you want from a rapidly evolving category of wearables.

(Sam Rutherford for Engadget)The only major indicators that these aren't a typical set of eyewear are the small camera near your left temple and a faint outline of where the waveguides project a heads-up display onto its lenses. Sam Rutherford for EngadgetAside from taking photos and videos, Rokid's glasses can also pair with your phone to serve up notifications, record voice memos and even offer turn-by-turn directions using AI, though I couldn't get that last feature working. However, the biggest draw (or deterrence, depending on your opinion of machine learning) is the AI integration, which uses the device’s Qualcomm AR1 chip and an onboard ChatGPT model to provide real-time translation and audio transcriptions.

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