Alibaba, the tech giant launched new Quark AI Glasses series, AI-powered smart glasses in China. The new glasses are integrated with the Qwen AI model and users can talk to the AI anytime by saying “Hello Qwen” or via the touch controls. Qwen AI model comes with three stylish variants of the flagship dual-display S1 and three sleek versions of the camera-first G1. There are multiple color options to choose from for frames and lenses.
Wu Jia, Vice President of Alibaba Group said, “AI glasses are a uniquely powerful wearable as they consist of everything we envision for an AI assistant”.
Alibaba’s AI-powered smart glasses
All smart glasses models are deeply integrated with Alibaba’s advanced AI model Qwen along with the newly launched AI application Qwen App. This will in turn make sure that the users can access AI assistance anytime via voice commands like “Hello Qwen” or through touch controls.
The design of the Quark glasses looks just like a regular eyewear. The Quark glasses come in three variants, and each is powered by Qwen AI. According to Alibaba. The company claims that the new glasses provide intelligent, hands free assistance for everyday life, combining voice and vision to enable real time AI interactions.
Alibaba’s Quark AI glasses features
The new AI-powered smart glasses can run instant price recognition, on the go translation, near eye navigation, AI generated meeting notes and even AI powered search in both text and images.
The new glasses by Alibaba can also set reminders for users, act as a live teleprompter and manage schedules. The glasses are deeply integrated with Alibaba’s ecosystem in China like Alipay, Amap, Taobao, Fliggy and Chinese music streaming platforms like QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music.
The glasses also support the Model Context Protocol (MCP), meaning third party developers will be able to build for the platform.
Quark AI glasses price
The Quark glasses come in two variants: the flagship S1 model and a G1 model.
The Quark glasses S1 price is ¥3,799 ($537) and powered by the Snapdragon AR1 processor along with an unnamed co-processor. They also come with a swappable dual system that can deliver 24 hours of battery life as per the company.
The S1 has a dual micro-OLED display and has a 0.6 second instant photo capture rate and can record up to 3K video. It has an option of enhancing the footage using AI in 4K too.
The G1 is priced at ¥1,899 ($268) and is lightweight at just 40 grams. The entry level glasses come with lesser features.
The new Quark AI Glasses can be purchased through all the major Chinese e-commerce platforms including Tmall, JD.com and Douyin. They will be available soon to 604 partner optical stores across 82 cities nationwide in China.
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