UseAI glossary
AI glasses (smart glasses)
Glasses equipped with cameras, microphones and speakers linked to an AI assistant that sees what you see and responds by voice. The range spans from screen-free models (like the classic Ray-Ban Meta) to glasses with displays built into the lenses, halfway towards augmented reality.
In other words
An assistant housed in an ordinary frame: it observes the scene with you and whispers the answers in your ear.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
- Voice is becoming the primary interface for AI, and investors understood this before we did.
Voice startups raised roughly $7 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up from $1 billion a year earlier. We analyse why voice is becoming the preferred interface for AI agents, and what this shift changes in practice.
- Europe forces Google to open Android to competing AIs
The European Commission has launched action under the Digital Markets Act to force Google to open up Android features to rival AI assistants. We explain the stakes, Google's response, and why this case could determine who talks to your phone.
- July 2026 roundup: the month AI stopped talking about its capabilities
July 2026 will go down as the month when the AI narrative shifted: from what models can do to what they cost, who funds them, and whether they can be controlled. Here's a recap of the key events and what they point to collectively.
- Apple would reportedly pause its smart glasses over privacy concerns.
Apple has reportedly slowed its smart glasses project due to privacy concerns, according to information reported in late July 2026. We analyse this retreat, the question no one else tackles head-on, and what it changes in a race where China already holds nearly half the market.
- How Apple fits a 20-billion-parameter model into an iPhone
Apple unveiled its third generation of foundation models in June 2026, including AFM 3 Core Advanced: 20 billion parameters that run on a phone by activating only a fraction of them. We explain the technical trick of instruction-guided pruning, and what it signals for on-device AI.
- AI glasses, the new battlefield: Samsung makes its move tomorrow, China has already taken the lead
On 22 July 2026, Samsung unveils its first Galaxy Glasses powered by Gemini, to compete with Meta's Ray-Ban. But the real story lies elsewhere: Chinese manufacturers, led by Xiaomi and Alibaba, are expected to account for 45% of the global AI glasses market in 2026. A full overview of a battle where artificial intelligence replaces the screen.