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Turn It On With a Glance, No Hands: 55g "Monster" AI Glasses Arrive

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Chinese company Rokid has unveiled Rokid Color, a smart glasses model with a color display that can be controlled by eye movement, so users do not need to use their hands. The glasses weigh only 55 grams.

What happened

Rokid, a Chinese maker of smart glasses, has shown its first smart glasses with a color display, called Rokid Color. Foreign tech news outlets such as Gizmodo reported the news. The glasses have a screen built into the lens area. Users can check alerts, watch videos, and use the screen as a viewfinder when taking photos. The biggest difference from Meta's Ray-Ban Display is the way you control them. Rokid Color supports eye tracking as well as touch, so you can use the device without your hands.

Key facts

  • Weight: about 55 grams
  • Display: micro LED
  • Controls: touch and eye tracking
  • Alibaba's Quark Glasses N1 also supports eye tracking and has a 50-megapixel camera and health tracking

Eye tracking in glasses

Eye tracking means a device follows where your eyes are looking. It is already common in high-end headsets such as Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR, where you can control the screen with your gaze. Smart glasses have used it less so far. Meta's Ray-Ban Display needs a separate wristband, and users must make visible pinch gestures with their fingers. Some people find this inconvenient when they are out in public.

Why it matters

Smart glasses that can be controlled with just the eyes may be easier and more discreet to use than devices that need a wristband or big hand movements. Rokid has not yet explained exactly how its eye tracking works. The report says more companies are adding this feature, so the technology is likely to improve and be used in more ways.

What to watch

  • How Rokid explains its eye tracking method and when Rokid Color will be sold
  • Whether the eye-controlled design works well in daily use
  • How other smart glasses makers respond with eye tracking features

Glossary

Rokid
A Chinese company that makes smart glasses.
Rokid Color
Rokid's first smart glasses with a color display, which can be controlled with the eyes.
Eye tracking
Technology that detects where a person is looking, so a device can respond to eye movement.

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