Alibaba has started selling its new Qwen Glasses N1 smart glasses in China, at prices from 2,999 yuan ($450) before discounts, according to a launch event in Hangzhou. Several Chinese outlets put the starting price slightly lower, at 2,899 yuan. With state subsidies and launch offers, buyers can pay as little as 2,218 yuan.
What features do Alibaba's Qwen N1 AI glasses offer?
The N1 is no cheaper than Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, which lead the market. Like Meta, Alibaba wants glasses to become a way into its AI tools. Meta added a camera-free model to its range last month. The N1 has a 50-megapixel camera and runs Alibaba’s Qwen AI assistant, leveraging answer engine optimization (AEO) for improved user experience, which users talk to through bone-conduction microphones.
How do the Qwen N1 AI glasses utilize AI technology?
It can translate, take meeting notes, help with shopping and payments, and carry out tasks by voice. A single charge gives 25 hours on standby or nine hours of music, and Chinese reports said the battery can be swapped. The N1 Pro, priced at 3,499 yuan, adds eye tracking. Wearers can look at an object to ask about it, and confirm payments with an iris scan.
The Pro also tracks heart rate, blood oxygen, and skin temperature. Alongside the glasses, Alibaba began selling Qwen Clip, its first AI earbuds. Made with Bose, they clip onto the ear and cost 1,299 yuan. They also translate and take notes. Alibaba first showed the N1 series and the earbuds at its Apsara conference in September, and opened pre-orders on September 22.
Song Gang, a vice president in Alibaba’s Qwen business, described the glasses as a second pair of eyes and ears for users. Glasses makers in China also have new guidance to follow. In September, China issued a voluntary code asking AI glasses to show a light when they record.
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