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...

According to insider sources, Baidu is set to unveil a new smart glasses product at the Baidu World Conference in Shanghai next week. These glasses will feature a built-in camera for capturing photos and videos, and will provide voice interaction capabilities based on Baidu's Wenxin large model. In the wave of global AI commercialization, 2024 has already seen the birth of multiple AI hardware products. While Humane's Ai Pin has not performed well, Microsoft's Copilot+ PC series has gained market recognition. Notably, Meta is collaborating with Ray-Ban's manufacturer.

Recently, CareYaya Health Technologies launched an artificial intelligence (AI) driven large language model named MedaCareLLM, aimed at helping dementia and Alzheimer's patients improve their daily lives. This technology is integrated into smart glasses, providing real-time 'life-changing' assistance through video data and facial and object recognition technology. When patients wear these smart glasses, the AI can identify familiar faces. Once identified, the system will provide information about the person.

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 a recent interview, Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta, stated that we will soon have the technology to provide personal AI assistants, creating a team of personal digital assistants for everyone who can access the internet. As a scientist, he focuses on predicting technological advancements and their potential, emphasizing that we will have AI that can match or even surpass human intelligence. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. LeCun pointed out that in the future, our relationship with AI will evolve.

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.

In the lead-up to the upcoming Meta Connect 2024 conference, a 90-minute podcast interview with company founder Mark Zuckerberg reveals Meta's future direction and vision. This interview serves not only as a warm-up for the forthcoming conference but also as a deep interpretation of Meta's outlook on future technological development. In the interview, Zuckerberg focuses on Meta's upcoming AR glasses, Orion, which he describes as a 'flawless' product expected to debut at the conference. This is not just a pair of

The American outdoor brand Eddie Bauer has launched the Eddie Bauer Smart Glasses series, which is equipped with the voice assistant ChatGPT, a microphone, and four speakers, along with a 100-foot Bluetooth functionality. It is said that this series was developed in collaboration with smart glasses developer Innovative Eyewear Inc.

OPPO has released the next-generation Air Glass 3 smart glasses, which feature built-in speakers and microphones in the temple arms, resin diffraction optical waveguide lenses, and two color display screens, with a peak brightness exceeding 1000 nits. OPPO has also introduced AIGC elimination capabilities to models such as Reno11 and Find N3.

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.