One Mac: AI glasses with camera and translation capabilities double as sunglasses on command
One Mac: AI glasses can be darkened. (Image source: Rollme)
The One Mac is a new AI-powered pair of glasses that also functions as sunglasses and is designed to allow for particularly immersive photography. It is launching at a very reasonable price.
Rollme is offering new AI glasses, One Mac, for $100. Potential buyers should keep in mind that the One Mac is not a pair of AR glasses with an integrated display that overlays the wearer's field of vision. Instead, interaction with the glasses is purely audio, so it is fundamentally a Bluetooth headset that allows users to access digital assistants, including a translation function. However, these features require a paired smartphone, as the headset doesn't have its own NPU or AI model. Voice control is also available for music playback and the camera.
The glasses come with a camera with a resolution of 3,280 x 2,464, enabling immersive recordings. AI-based image recognition is advertised as a key feature. Of course, only real-world tests will show how well this works. The built-in battery has a capacity of 260 mAh, which reportedly provides a runtime of up to three days, dropping to 12 hours under continuous music playback.
The glasses, which are IP67-rated for protection against dust and water ingress, can also be darkened via voice command and touch. The manufacturer uses electrochromics for this purpose, which allows the optical properties of the lenses to be changed using an electrical voltage, without the need to replace them.
The camera can be controlled with voice commands. (Image source: Rollme)
Depending on the setting, the glasses also function as sunglasses. (Image source: Rollme)
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