48 hours with the MemoMind One XR glasses a slow AI, lack of a camera, and disappointing audio left me desperate for more

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Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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In a sea of smart glasses I cant see why youd choose one with no camera, slow AI, and several other faults over anything else.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A new pair of smart glasses
just launched on Kickstarter that you might not have heard much about yet: theyre the MemoMind One specs, and after taking them for a whirl over the
past few days I can see the appeal, but Im not convinced theyre useful enough for a couple of key reasons.

Smart glasses are coming in all shapes and sizes, and I dont just mean their literal design I mean that calling something a pair of smart glasses can
tell you basically nothing about what it is apart from where on your body youll wear it. Many focus on AI functionality, others on XR video as a
private display for your favorite tech, and some offer a blend of both with a display that delivers AI assistance through audio and visual elements.

The MemoMind glasses fall mostly into that last category, but instead of interactive AR pieces you can manipulate like youre Tony Stark designing a
new Iron Man suit, youll get a read-out in green text (and sometimes basic diagrams) that are simple but effective for the tasks the glasses can help with. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Their design is solid (Image credit: MemoMind) This includes notification popups from your connected phone apps, a teleprompter you can load up with scripts, a calendar readout of your days upcoming events, a basic map with navigation instructions, and translation subtitles that tell you what someone else has said in a foreign language. Youll also find some speakers hidden in the arms of the glasses, which are ideal for taking calls or listening to music while wearing the specs. You may like Rokid Ai Glasses review: style by name, not by design Nuance Audio Hearing Glasses review: Despite the name, they lack Nuance Ray-Ban Meta (2nd generation) review: still the best smart glasses for most people, but beginning to lag behind Left wanting more Ive tried similar smart glasses in the past from the likes of Even Realities and Rokid , and they
have all offered a reasonably affordable way to get some AR wearable utility without breaking the bank.

Case in point, these MemoMind glasses are on preorder for $399 (around 300 / AU$575), and will retail for $599 (around 450 / AU$865), which is less than Metas Ray-Ban Display specs, which cost $799 (around 600/ AU$1,155) or the latest Snap Specs that retail for $2,195 (around 1,655 / AU$3,175). Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

The downside is that MemoMind One is not a proper AR device like the Specs, and you will lose some of the usefulness that comes with a full-color display on the Meta Ray-Bans. Crucially, with the MemoMind One glasses, you also miss out on a camera, which I think drastically reduces the specs' usefulness.

Some will see the lack of a camera as a major privacy win, but I found it takes so much away especially outside of work and travel. Cameras on smart glasses allow you to snap photos and videos in the moment without reaching
for your phone, which both takes time, thus ruining the spontaneity, and forces you back rather than letting you revel in the experience.

The more smart glasses I try without a camera, the more Im convinced its an essential feature for the tech as it stands today as the other features dont yet offer enough to make cameraless specs feel like a complete package. What to read next I love my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses but this summer Im giving
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I want Meta and EssilorLuxottica's new AI glasses are both stylish and affordable You can see the displays at some angles (Image credit: Future / Hamish Hector) Inside the glasses display is very legible, but the moment I went outside in brighter weather they became useless. When the map directions did work, I then struggled to actually follow them I couldnt see where to go as the green text didnt show up against the bright blue sky even at max brightness. Further, the glasses ask you to look up to activate the display, compounding my problem.

This again highlights why photochromic or electrochromic lenses are a must, not an optional add-on, for smart specs with or without a display.

The speakers arent the best either. For calls, I had no trouble, but music left me feeling empty bass was nonexistent, and everything had an overly
airy quality that ironically took the wind out of every tracks sails. Not terrible, not amazing either Are Meta glasses still on top? (Image credit: Meta) Despite leaving what reads like an overly negative impression, I dont think the Memomind One glasses are terrible.

At $399, they are a reasonable and generally smooth to set up and use, something I cant say about all smart glasses. And for the right person,
theres a decent level of utility here, especially if you give lots of presentations and have a lot of international business chats across different languages.

The trouble is smart glasses are having a real boom at the moment with new models launching every other week. In this sea of choice, theres
unfortunately not much room for specs with as many flaws as the MemoMind One glasses.

Maybe the MemoMind Twos can learn from the mistakes of its predecessors. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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