Xiaomi Debuts Live-Translating AR Glasses To Make The World Less Misunderstood
Xiaomi is taking a shot at helping the world understand each other better, with the official debut of its live-translating smart glasses.
Dubbed ‘Mijia Glasses Camera’, the AR glasses has the ability to translate text between English and Chinese in real-time, which is especially handy when interpreting confusing signals.
The smart eyewear boasts a 50-megapixel Quad Bayer wide-angle camera, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens, and 15x hybrid zoom. It packs 35GB of storage, can handle over 100 minutes of recorded footage. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, it also features a Micro OLED from Sony that has 3,000 nits of brightness and 3,281 pixels per inch.
While that is impressive, the glasses don’t exactly hide that it’s not your average eyewear. With thick frames and cameras attached to its sides, it does little to go unnoticed.
Although intended for capturing daily activities, the smart glasses aren’t built to be worn for long. It weighs in at 3.5 ounces and its battery only lasts for about three hours.
The AR specs were being crowdfunded for 2499 CNY (US$369.5) each for initial backers on the Xiaomi Mall. Once it officially hits the market, the price tag gets magnified to 2699 CNY (US$400).
