Full-function smart glasses, translate up to 89 languages

Chinese AR startup Rokid yesterday launched a Kickstarter campaign for Rokid Glasses, a new version of its smart glasses with a green monochrome display, which were previously launched in China.

Now, after 24 hours, the project has raised over $500,000, marking an undeniable demand for smart glasses that go beyond the mere audio experience of the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN glasses.

Starting at a base price of $479, a 20% discount from the suggested retail price of $599, the Rokid Glasses boast many familiar features, including AI voice queries (via ChatGPT), music listening, calling, and photo and video recording.

Màn hình đơn sắc màu xanh lá hiện thị thông tin trực tiếp lên mặt kính và phát âm truyền qua xương: Ảnh Rokid — Green monochrome display displays information directly onto the glass and bone conduction pronunciation: Photo Rokid

The biggest feature of the Rokid Glasses, however, is undoubtedly the built-in dual waveguide, which provides a monochrome green display for purposes like turn-by-turn directions, teleprompters, and real-time text and voice translation in 89 languages (five offline via Rokid's LLM).

Notably, there are a couple of upcoming smart glasses that promise to have similar information displays. Google is promising to launch its upcoming Android XR smart glasses soon.

Meta is also rumored to be releasing a version of its smart glasses with a display, likely in partnership with EssilorLuxottica like the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta. Reports also suggest that Apple is working on smart glasses, although it’s unclear whether they will include a display.

But Rokid is one of the first big names in the XR space to look to consumers with smart glasses that have built-in displays, and the results so far suggest we’ll see millions of dollars poured into its Kickstarter campaign, which is set to run until October 10.

Billed as the “ world’s lightest fully functional AI & AR glasses,” the device is built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 processor and NXP’s RT600, and features a dual micro-LED display that offers 1500 nits of brightness.

Smartglass Rokid cho đặt trước với giá 479 USD. — Rokid Smartglasses are available for pre-order for $479.

Equipped with a 12MP Sony IMX681 camera sensor, it can capture a 109° field of view through an f/2.25 aperture, promises HDR capabilities in low light conditions and digital video stabilization.

Using both a voice prompt ("Hey Rokid!") and a press of the right shutter button, users can take photos in a variety of formats—3:4 at 1,200p, 9:16 at 900p, and 4:3 at 680p—and record videos in 3:4 at 1,800 x 2,400, 9:16 at 1,350 x 2,400, and 4:3 at 2,400 x 1,800. Yes, there are also internal and external shutter lights that indicate when the user is recording.

Built-in audio is delivered through an AAC speaker near the ear, and there's a four-microphone array with built-in wind noise reduction.

In terms of battery life, the Rokid Glasses have a 210 mAh internal battery, which the company says can provide 8–10 hours of mixed use, 5–6 hours of music playback, 2 hours of continuous display, and 45 minutes of “intensive recording.” A 3,000 mAh charging case is available at several tiers, or can be expanded to a goal if the campaign reaches $1 million.

What's more, the 49-gram smart glasses also feature a magnetic clip-on design for prescription lenses, which Rokid offers for $519.

Hình ảnh được cung cấp bởi Rokid — Image provided by Rokid

Rokid is a well-established name in the AR space, with years of experience delivering devices since its founding in 2014. Notably, Rokid Glasses are expected to ship in November 2025, which could give other innovators time to announce their own competitors in the space before the year ends.