I tried smart glasses with a built-in display, and they made my Meta Ray-Bans feel outdated

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• The Rokid Glasses are launching through Kickstarter, with a retail price of $599.
• They feature built-in displays that project textual information, such as a teleprompter, AI responses, and more.
• The 12MP camera sensor leaves something to be desired, and a stable internet connection is required for most functions to work.

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's quote about being at a cognitive disadvantage if you're not wearing AI glasses in the future. At first, I dismissed it as just another message to the investors. But after retesting the Meta Ray-Bans this summer and then trying the new Rokid Glasses, my skepticism is quickly recalibrating.

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