AI-powered Frame smart glasses can translate, search, and analyse - just talk to them | Wearables News

AI-powered Frame smart glasses can translate, search, and analyse - just talk to them

Brilliant Labs has introduced its new Frame smart glasses with AI superpowers. They can perform various advanced activities including translation, web search, analysis and more. Know what Frame smart glasses offer.

By: AISHWARYA PANDA
| Updated on: Feb 13 2024, 10:20 IST
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1/5 According to a conversation by Meta insiders with the Verge, the venture is called Project Nazare and is scheduled to launch in 2024. It will arrive in three iterations, them being in 2024, 2026 and later in 2028. (Facebook/Meta)
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2/5 Although there is no working prototype yet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg still wants smart glasses to launch within two years. According to a former employee, Zuckerberg wants the launch of AR smart glasses to be Meta’s own Apple “iPhone” moment. (Bloomberg)
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3/5 The smart glasses don’t need to be tethered to a mobile phone, therefore avoiding the terms under which apps such as Facebook are mandated to operate. (Bloomberg)
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4/5 Features such as 70-degree field of view, light weight, eye-tracking movement, front camera and stereo speakers are expected in the first version of smart glasses. Coming to price, it is expected to be subsidized as smart glasses will have a huge development cost. (AP)
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5/5 Meta has already spent billions of dollars in the development of its AR smart glasses but is expecting the first iteration to have low sales. Along with Meta, companies like Apple have also already begun work towards development of smart glasses and it aims to launch its Mixed Reality glasses as early as late this year or in 2023. (REUTERS)
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Check out the new AI-powered Frame smart glasses which can conduct a number of amazing actions with voice commands. (Brilliant Labs/ YouTube)

Wearable technology is expanding with companies bringing amazing innovations to the market. Now, we are entering the era of smart glasses which are capable of performing various tasks. From extremely expensive ones to mid-segment, the offerings are varied. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are among the most popular devices, although they are pricey. Now, a new company named Brilliant Labs has entered the market with its new Frame smart glasses. The newly introduced smart glasses come with “AI superpowers” which can perform a number of useful tasks with just voice prompts from the user. These actions include AI translations, identifying landmarks, conducting web searches, and more. Know more about this new technology here. Frame smart glasses are designed to adapt to the user's preferences for tasks, making it smarter with every use.

Brilliant Labs smart glasses

According to a report by The Verge, Frame smart glasses come with multimodal “AI superpowers.” These are open-source smart glasses capable of performing advanced tasks. They are priced at $349. The smart glasses can perform tasks such as identifying a specific location, translation or conducting a web search. All these tasks can be performed with voice prompts and the lens directly displays the information as an overlay. These glasses are connected with the Brilliant Labs app called Noa. Within the app, you'll find an AI assistant using OpenAI for visual analysis, Whisper for translation capabilities, and Perplexity for web search functionalities.

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The smart glass features a 640 x 400-pixel color micro OLED display with a 20-degree diagonal field of view. Additionally, Frame includes a 1280 x 720 camera and is powered by a nRF52840 Cortex-M4F CPU. It runs on a Lua-based custom operating system which is entirely open source. Frame smart glasses are backed by a 222mAh battery for lasting performance and it also consists of a microphone to capture voice prompts.

Notably, these smart glasses come with a funny-looking Mister Power charger which gives the glasses a big nose.

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First Published Date: 13 Feb, 10:20 IST
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