According to a report by Bloomberg, Baidu Inc. will officially launch a pair of smart glasses with a built-in AI assistant at the upcoming annual Baidu World Conference, aiming to compete with Meta's Ray-Bans. These glasses will not only strive for innovative functionality but also offer users a completely new smart experience. The conference will be held next week in Shanghai, and as China's leading search engine and a long-term investor in AI, Baidu is naturally attracting significant industry attention. Insider sources reveal that these glasses will be equipped with...

Recently, the sales performance of Meta's smart glasses, launched in collaboration with Ray-Ban, has been impressive in Europe. In some stores, Meta's smart glasses have even surpassed traditional Ray-Ban sales prior to the launch of AI features. According to the latest report, the smart glasses named Ray-Ban Meta have become the best-selling product in 60% of Ray-Ban stores. This information comes from the CFO of EssilorLuxottica.

Meta has recently confirmed that photos and videos taken by users using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses may be used to train its AI models. This practice has raised concerns as users may not be aware that they are providing Meta with a substantial amount of images for training its AI models, which could include their home interiors, family members, or personal documents. Emil Vazquez, Meta's policy communications manager, stated that in regions where multimodal AI is available, ...

In the midst of a chill in the AI wearable device market, the smart glasses launched by Meta and Ray-Ban have surprisingly emerged as a dark horse. The success of this product not only brings a glimmer of hope to the AI hardware industry but also offers new insights into the future direction of wearable devices. Over the past year, the AI wearable device market has experienced a journey from enthusiasm to disappointment. Once highly anticipated products like the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 failed to deliver on their promises, reminiscent of the smart glasses and augmented reality hype from ten years ago.

According to Mark Gurman, Apple is actively developing several wearable virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) glasses products, including a more affordable Apple Vision headset, the second generation of Apple Vision Pro, and a smart glasses model similar to Ray-Ban.

Meta has recently announced the launch of multimodal AI features for Ray-Ban smart glasses. Utilizing the glasses' camera and microphone, users can experience audiovisual perception of their surroundings. Features include clothing coordination suggestions, text translation, image descriptions, and various other applications. Beta testing will take place in the United States, covering AI functionalities such as photo tagging, translation, and summarization.