These camera-free smart glasses made me feel like Tony Stark

We’re one step closer to Tony Stark’s smart glasses, but still quite a few steps behind J.A.R.V.I.S. Xgimi, the Chinese company known for its all-in-one smart projectors, is expanding its portfolio with a new line of screen-equipped smart glasses that first debuted at CES 2026. Unlike AR glasses from companies like Meta and Snap, Xgimi’s new privacy-focused Memo Mind One skip cameras for a lighter and more discreet design that helps hide their AI-powered smart functionality. After testing them for a week, I’m completely sold on the idea of having a screen floating in front of my eyes constantly feeding me useful information that no one else can see, but the MemoMind One don’t entirely deliver on my Tony Stark fantasies just yet. There’s some unique functionality I can’t get from my smart watch or phone, but I’m going to need a little more to justify dropping a half-grand (or more) on another smart wearable. Xgimi is launching a Kickstarter for the glasses today, and the company plans to start shipping them in late July. There are three styles to choose from, and while full pricing will be $599, or $879 with prescription lenses, backing the Kickstarter discounts them to $399/$499. You can also customize the appearance of some of the styles with different colors, but that increases the price to $699/$879, which is discounted to $449/$499. I tested a beta version with beta software and a buggy mobile app that’s missing features. So while I can’t weigh in on what the final experience will be like, after a week I was impressed with some features and frustrated with others. Similar to the $800 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the MemoMind One use a pair of micro-LED projectors and transparent (but noticeable) waveguide prisms in each lens to create a display only you can see. While the Ray-Ban Display goes full color, the MemoMind One’s screen is bright green. It reminds me of the Apple II computers I used in grade school, but it doesn’t feel like I’m using dated technology b