Meta has company in wearable tech. Alibaba introduced a pair of AI smart glasses on Monday, marking its first steps into the space, CNBC reports. Powered by the e-commerce giant's Qwen large language model and Quark AI assistant, the glasses will make calls, transcribe meetings, and provide real-time translation, per The Information. They'll be available in China later this year as part of an industry-wide push into smart glasses that's considered the next frontier in hardware and includes Chinese rival Xiaomi and Meta.
The race for AI-powered wearables just got more interesting.
Alibaba has unveiled its next-generation AI glasses, signaling a bold move to challenge Meta’s dominance in the smart eyewear space.
🔍 What’s at stake?
Voice-command and real-time translation capabilities
Integration with Alibaba’s cloud and e-commerce ecosystem
Potential to redefine human-AI interaction in daily life and business
🌐 As physical and digital worlds converge, smart glasses are no longer science fiction—they’re a platform for productivity, retail, and communication.
This isn’t just hardware. It’s about:
Who controls the AI assistant layer
How wearables become entry points to ecosystems
Where the next platform war will be fought: on your face
🚀 Whether you’re in tech, design, or commerce, this is a moment to watch—and potentially pivot.