Rokid’s latest smart-glasses update shows a deliberate split between two product directions: a display-free “AI glasses” form factor for all-day wear, and a lightweight AR option with a subtle heads-up overlay. The conversation stays grounded in practical wearability—swappable styling, prescription support up to about ±15 diopters, and lens choices like clear, tinted, and photochromic—while keeping the same voice-first AI intent. https://global.rokid.com/pages/rokid-glasses
The new display-free model, branded Rokid Style, leans into camera + audio rather than a microdisplay. Public specs around CES 2026 put it near 38.5 g with a 12 MP camera, open-ear speakers, and mic capture for commands, calls, and meeting-style transcription. Internally, it uses a dual-chip split: Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1-class silicon for imaging/AI tasks, plus an ultra-low-power NXP RT600-family MCU for always-on sensing and audio DSP, which helps battery life.
Rokid’s AR glasses remain a different product: dual microLED waveguide displays that render a green monochrome UI, so navigation prompts, captions, teleprompter text, and quick widgets stay glanceable without turning the frames into a bulky visor. Rokid says the earlier prototype matured through crowdfunding and shipment, and the team has already rolled out 300+ optimizations based on daily user feedback. This interview was filmed at CES Las Vegas 2026.
What stands out is the “model choice” story. Depending on region and preference, users can route queries to different AI backends (examples discussed include ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Alibaba Qwen), with cloud translation options as well as offline translation modes. For developers, Rokid points to Android and iOS SDKs/APIs, an AOSP-based stack on the glasses, and a lightweight app model, with an app store already live in China and planned for broader release.
The roadmap is framed through real use cases: an augmented interviewer that suggests better questions in real time, context-aware humor prompts, guided tours that narrate what you see, grocery coaching via short-term memory, and opt-in conference networking overlays. Rokid also hints at full-color waveguide displays as a future step, while acknowledging current cost and yield limits—so near-term progress is likely to come from software, ecosystem, and power management rather than spectacle.
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