After a decade of commercial failures, connected glasses hope to find their way to the general public. For Mark Zuckerberg, they will “redefine our relationship with technology” and the platform could experience a boom comparable to what smartphones have experienced by 2030. At the moment, it is a little difficult to agree to the one who also said that the metaverse was going to change our lives but the potential is there and just waiting to develop. With the AirGo Vision, the Hong Kong firm Solos wants to seize its chance by integrating ChatGPT-4o into its latest connected glasses.
What is ChatGPT used for in glasses?
My AirGo Vision opt for a relatively classic design for this type of product. They are equipped with speakers and a camera, two common elements that will “feed” artificial intelligence. Indeed, OpenAI’s advanced GPT-4o model stands out for its multimodal approach and its ability to manage several elements at the same time. Artificial intelligence can process and generate text, images and even sound in real time.
This last element is the most interesting since the hardware integrated into the glasses will support the AI to interact with the environment. No need to launch an app or a search service (even based on AI), the simple fact of wearing the AirGo Vision allows the user to access a lot of data in real time. The AirGo Vision with AI provides “real-time information based on visual recognition, recognizing people and objects (“what am I looking at”), or navigating and providing directions and landmarks (“give me the direction of the Eiffel Tower) », explains its creator in a press release. Glasses can also help you follow the steps in a recipe or get the price of an item the wearer is looking at. “What am I watching and how much does it cost?” or “Is there a better price elsewhere? » are among the examples cited by the manufacturer.
The AirGo Vision also boasts more classic behavior, allowing the possibility of taking photos or videos from the cameras. Speakers and an LED can also alert the user of the arrival of a notification. Note that the LED is also presented to indicate that the wearer is filming. Solos glasses have interchangeable frames and AirGo Vision is not just limited to ChatGPT. As reported by our colleagues at 01net, the brand is already planning to integrate other solutions such as Gemini from Google and Claude from Anthropic.
AI glasses can help smart glasses take off
Solos is not a beginner brand, it also unveiled the AirGo 3 in January, during CES 2024. This model does not have a camera and was content with audio exchanges with the AI, mainly emphasizing the real-time translation. AirGoVision offers a new glimpse of what AI-powered glasses can offer, becoming an alternative to Meta Smarts Glasses. Meta glasses, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban, also feature artificial intelligence called Meta AI. While the glasses from the firm behind Facebook start at 329 euros, Solos does not mention the price of the AirGo Vision. The firm does not give a precise release date either, but you should expect a higher price than the $249.99 for the version without a camera.
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