XGIMI MemoMind One Smart Glasses Impress at $399, but $19.99 AI Journal Draws Sharp Criticism
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Updated · Engadget · Jun 18
XGIMI MemoMind One Smart Glasses Impress at $399, but $19.99 AI Journal Draws Sharp Criticism
1 articles · Updated · Engadget · Jun 18
Summary
$399 MemoMind One pre-orders won praise from Engadget for useful phone-linked displays, solid audio and comfortable 47-gram hardware, but the review said the product is undermined by clumsy controls and an intrusive AI feature set.
One button handles multiple commands, leading to frequent misclicks, while captions and translation work with some delay; the reviewer said the glasses were still genuinely helpful for triaging notifications, checking calendars and taking calls.
The harshest criticism targeted "Moments" and "Wishes"—an always-listening microphone system that builds AI summaries of the user's day and logs expressed desires—despite XGIMI stressing the glasses have no camera for privacy reasons.
That journaling service costs $19.99 a month, though buyers who place a $30 deposit get a year free; retail pricing is set at $599, or $749 with prescription lenses.
Engadget concluded XGIMI has a strong smart-glasses concept and competitive pricing versus rivals such as Even Realities, but said the product needs refinement and a rethink of its AI logging before launch.