MemoMind One

MemoMind One
Basic Info
VR/AR	Augmented reality
Type	Smart Glasses
Subtype	AI Glasses
Platform	iOS and Android (MemoMind app)
Developer	MemoMind (XGIMI)
Manufacturer	XGIMI
Announcement Date	5 January 2026 (shown at CES 2026 as "Memo One")
Release Date	Not yet shipped as of September 2026; manufacturer expects Gotham and Archive shipments in October 2026 and Nomad in December 2026
Price	US$599 (MSRP, Standard Edition); US$399 promotional price on memo-mind.com (September 2026); prescription lenses +US$280
Website	https://www.memo-mind.com/pages/memomind-one
Versions	Frame styles Nomad, Gotham and Archive; Standard Edition (Custom Edition announced for later)
Requires	Paired iOS or Android smartphone
Display
Display	Dual Micro-LED near-eye display, green monochrome
Resolution	640 x 350
Refresh Rate	30 Hz
Image
Field of View	25 degrees
Optics
Optics	Waveguide, binocular display; 98% transparency in the non-display area of the waveguide
Ocularity	Binocular
Adjustable Diopter	Prescription lenses available (ZEISS XRRX lenses in the United States)
Audio
Audio	Harman open-ear speakers in the temples
Microphone	Three directional microphones
Camera	None
Connectivity
Battery Life	More than 16 hours of mixed use; standby 3+ days (connected) or 10+ days (disconnected) (manufacturer figures)
Device
Weight	46.6 g
Material	Magnesium-aluminum alloy; beta-titanium
Input	Single button on the right end piece, head tilt, voice

MemoMind One is a pair of camera-free display smart glasses made by the Chinese projector company XGIMI under its MemoMind brand. Each lens has a green monochrome micro-LED display seen through a waveguide, and the frames hold open-ear speakers tuned by Harman and three microphones. The glasses work as a second screen for a paired phone, showing notifications, captions, translation, navigation and answers from an AI assistant. XGIMI left out a camera and presents that as a privacy feature.

XGIMI first showed the glasses, then called Memo One, at CES 2026 in January. A Kickstarter campaign that opened on 28 June 2026 passed US$1 million in early August. Reviewers repeatedly compared the design with the Even Realities G2. On 24 August 2026 Shenzhen Yiwen Tech, the company behind the Even Realities brand, sued XGIMI and Kickstarter in a United States federal court, alleging that the MemoMind One infringes two of its design patents. The campaign was suspended shortly before it was due to close. XGIMI moved orders to its own website. As of late September 2026 its store listed shipments starting in October 2026.

Reviewed 29 September 2026. Specifications, prices, frame dimensions, campaign dates and figures, shipping status, the Even Realities complaint and docket entries, and review findings, each re-checked against the cited official pages, press releases, court filing and press articles. About review dates.

Announcement and release

CES and MWC 2026

XGIMI, known for its projectors, introduced MemoMind as a new AI hardware brand at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, with demonstrations running from 5 to 9 January. It showed two models: the Memo One, with a dual-eye display and integrated speakers, and the Memo Air Display, a monocular model weighing 28.9 g. A third model, designed to look even closer to conventional eyewear, was in development. XGIMI said the Memo One would be priced at approximately US$599. The company described a multi-LLM "hybrid" operating system that picks among models from OpenAI, Microsoft Azure and Qwen, and said the line would offer eight frame styles and five interchangeable temple designs. XGIMI founder Apollo Zhong, described as the lead investor of MemoMind, said: "Glasses are the most natural, lowest-friction form factor for intelligence".

Writing for 9to5Google during CES, Andrew Romero said the dual-display Memomind model "bears a striking resemblance" to Even Realities' glasses. According to his report, XGIMI said that it shared no manufacturing with Even Realities and that the design and fabrication, down to the waveguides, were its own. The company also attributed the similar look to the physical limits of the product category.

XGIMI showed the MemoMind One again at MWC 2026 in Barcelona from 1 to 5 March, calling it the feature-complete model of the line, and said it would launch via pre-order in April. The MemoMind Air Display and MemoMind Air were to follow later in the year. After trying them at MWC, Jason England of Tom's Guide wrote that "from the features to UI elements, these are extremely similar to the Even Realities G2". He said the main differences were the speakers and the wider choice of frame styles.

Reservations and Kickstarter campaign

Global reservations opened on 28 April 2026 on MemoMind's website. A refundable US$30 deposit gave early access to the Kickstarter pricing, and the release listed a regular price of US$599 for the Standard Edition. The Kickstarter campaign, titled "MemoMind One: The Most Natural AI Display Glasses!", went live on 28 June 2026. The later court complaint gives 27 August 2026 as its scheduled closing date; Road to VR gave 28 August. A press release dated 29 June announced the launch and said shipping was expected later that summer.

Kickstarter and launch pricing (US dollars)

Option	Price
Standard Edition	From $399
Standard Edition with prescription lenses	From $499
Custom Edition	From $449
Memo+ subscription	$19.99 per month; free for 12 months for deposit holders and 6 months for Kickstarter backers
Standard Edition retail price (MSRP)	$599

The funding goal was HK$80,000 (about US$10,000). Road to VR reported on 3 July that pledges were approaching HK$4.6 million (about US$586,000). By 7 August the campaign had passed US$1 million with 20 days left. Road to VR noted that XGIMI had not announced stretch goals and that the campaign appeared to be oriented toward pre-orders. It also wrote that the MemoMind One was positioned as "one of the least expensive display smart glasses on the market". Guancha reported that figures published by MemoMind on 20 August showed more than US$1.2 million pledged by more than 2,500 backers.

Patent lawsuit and campaign suspension

On 11 August 2026 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued two design patents titled "Smart Glasses", D1,140,996 and D1,140,997. Shenzhen Yiwen Tech Limited, which the complaint refers to as Even Realities, states that it is the sole owner of both. On 20 August the company sent cease-and-desist letters to Kickstarter and XGIMI asking that the campaign be halted. On 24 August it filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (case 1:26-cv-05220). The defendants are XGIMI Tech Co., Ltd., Hong Kong XGIMI Innovation Technology Company Limited, Shenzhen Qinglai Innovation Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (described in the complaint as the XGIMI subsidiary that owns the MemoMind trademark) and Kickstarter, PBC.

The complaint alleges that the MemoMind One Archive model infringes the '996 patent and that the Gotham and Nomad models infringe the '997 patent. It further alleges that XGIMI copied Even Realities' marketing style and that the infringement was willful. The filing states that the campaign had raised more than US$1.27 million from more than 2,670 backers. Even Realities asked for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction that would stop Kickstarter from releasing the campaign funds to XGIMI, along with a permanent injunction and damages. These are the plaintiff's allegations. Guancha noted that the suspension of the campaign did not mean the court had found infringement, and that design patent cases are decided by an "ordinary observer" test of overall visual similarity. The public docket lists later entries, including an order to show cause on 28 August 2026 and, on 2 September 2026, a notice of voluntary dismissal and an order on the motion for a temporary restraining order. The docket summaries do not describe the content or scope of these filings.

Guancha reported that on 27 August the Kickstarter page showed the campaign as suspended before its scheduled closing date. Guancha added that under Kickstarter's rules a suspension stops funding and cancels all pledges, so backers are not charged. The XR blog The Ghost Howls also reported that the campaign was suspended after Even Realities sued XGIMI for patent infringement.

Direct sales and shipping

In an update first posted on 20 August and revised on 8 September 2026, MemoMind described the Kickstarter campaign as "currently paused" and moved ordering to its own website. It said shipping was expected to begin in September 2026, with about 1,000 units in the first two batches, going first to deposit holders, then Kickstarter backers, then new customers. Kickstarter backers were offered a US$100 benefit. The same update said that "due to a recent legal development in Germany" MemoMind had paused all shipments to EU addresses for an expected three to five months, and offered EU customers a full refund plus a US$100 XGIMI EU store voucher. The update does not name the parties in the German matter.

As of 29 September 2026 the MemoMind store listed the Standard Edition at US$399, marked down from US$599, with prescription lenses for an extra US$280. It gave expected shipment dates of October 2026 for the Gotham and Archive styles and December 2026 for the Nomad style.

Design and hardware

The MemoMind One weighs 46.6 g. XGIMI lists its materials as magnesium-aluminum alloy and beta-titanium. It comes in three styles: Nomad, Gotham and Archive. Engadget compared them to Wayfarer, Clubmaster and Panto frames respectively. The glasses are splash-resistant but not waterproof.

Frame dimensions (manufacturer)

Style	Lens width	Lens height	Frame width	Bridge	Temple length
Gotham	54.1 mm	34.8 mm	135.5 mm	14.6 mm	140.7 mm
Archive	50 mm	43.4 mm	133.5 mm	17 mm	140.7 mm
Nomad	54 mm	41 mm	137.5 mm	16.1 mm	140.7 mm

Display

Each lens has a waveguide fed by a micro-LED projector. XGIMI's specifications list a dual micro-LED near-eye display with a resolution of 640 x 350, brightness of 2000 nits, a 25-degree field of view and a 30 Hz refresh rate. The image is green, and its virtual viewing distance can be set between 1 and 5 m (default about 2.5 m). The non-display area of the waveguide has 98% transparency. Because both eyes get an image, the display is binocular, like the one on the Even Realities G2.

Prescription lenses are made by ZEISS (XRRX lenses) in the United States; other regions use other suppliers.

Audio, controls and battery

There is no camera. Speakers powered by Harman AudioEFX sit in the titanium temples, and three directional microphones pick up voice. Engadget reported a single button on the right end piece: a press opens the dashboard and pages through it, a long press wakes the AI assistant, and a double press opens a quick menu, where tilting the head left, center or right picks an option. Tilting the head up to a user-set angle also brings up the dashboard. Gizmodo reported a dim red recording light on the right temple.

XGIMI rates battery life at more than 16 hours of mixed use, with standby of more than three days while connected and more than ten days while disconnected. The glasses charge through a USB-C adapter that clips onto the right temple tip. The supplied case does not charge the glasses, a point raised in both the Android Central and BGR reviews.

Software and features

The glasses pair with the MemoMind app on iOS or Android. The free features XGIMI lists are Memo AI (a voice assistant), an AI translator supporting 26 languages, an AI recorder with summaries, live captions, a teleprompter, maps, calendar and Idea Notes. The optional Memo+ subscription costs US$19.99 per month and adds Moments (a daily AI journal), Up Next (to-dos and wishes surfaced by the AI) and Memo AI+ (personalized memory search). XGIMI also says the glasses are the first AI display glasses with OpenClaw built in. Navigation works only for walking and cycling, according to Android Central.

Moments works by recording audio continuously while the glasses are worn and turning it into daily summaries in the companion app. Gizmodo reported that the app has privacy settings, including scheduled no-recording times, an optional "Voice Print ID" meant to limit capture of other people's speech, and topic filters. XGIMI told Gizmodo that it stores data on "regional servers".

Reception

Daniel Cooper of Engadget gave the MemoMind One 7.4 out of 10. He found it light, comfortable and useful as a second screen, and said battery life held up under heavy use. His complaints were the single button, which led to frequent misclicks, and the Moments feature. According to his review, the feature logged a friend's YouTube video as the reviewer's own activity, listed people and events he did not recognize, and delivered one weekly recap in Simplified Chinese. He called the feature "self-evidently creepy" and also listed the price as a drawback.

Harish Jonnalagadda of Android Central preferred the fit and finish to the Even Realities G2. He found the display brighter than the G2's outdoors and ranked the Harman-tuned sound "among the best of any smart glasses" he had used. He noted that the G2 is lighter and that its software was more polished, criticized the non-charging case, and recommended the MemoMind One for buyers who want camera-free smart glasses. José Adorno of BGR praised the design but reported fatigue and slight dizziness after long stretches of reading the display. He also found the 2,000-nit display too dim to read in bright sun.

Gizmodo's James Pero found translation, captions, recording, the teleprompter and maps worked well, but he described the audio as "tinny". He argued that always-on recording captures bystanders who have not agreed to it, and that the side-mounted indicator light is easy to miss (see Privacy in virtual and augmented reality). Reviewers consistently compared the glasses with the Even Realities G2, and Tom's Guide and 9to5Google both described the two designs as very similar.

See also

• Even Realities G1
• Even Realities G2
• Halliday Glasses
• Rokid Glasses
• Meta Ray-Ban Display
• AI Glasses