$100 smart glasses can now see, listen, and translate the world around you

Rollme has introduced two new pairs of AI camera glasses, AuraView and ProView, priced at $99.99 each. These glasses are equipped with a Sony 12MP camera featuring electronic image stabilization, live translation, open-ear audio, and voice assistance. The 12MP camera captures images in just 0.6 seconds after being activated, and supports electronic image stabilization for first-person footage.

However, the exact video resolution, frame rate, and onboard storage capacity have not been disclosed by Rollme yet. Live translation can understand spoken conversations, making these glasses particularly useful for travel. The open-ear audio is provided by dual speakers, while high-sensitivity microphones and noise reduction facilitate Bluetooth calls.

The two designs differ primarily in their appearance; AuraView features a half-rim metal design with brown-tinted lenses, while ProView has a fuller frame and includes clear and dark lenses for versatile indoor and outdoor use. Both models are powered by a 280mAh battery, which Rollme claims can last all day, though the company has not provided a specific hourly runtime figure.

This price point of $100 for a camera-equipped wearable device is a significant step down from previous models, which were priced at several hundred dollars. Meta, for example, has introduced safeguards to disable cameras when users tamper with the recording indicator. Other companies like Solos are also developing physical privacy accessories for their camera glasses.

Despite the compromises, the fact remains that putting a camera, microphones, AI, and visual recognition directly at eye level is now within reach for under $100.