Baidu unveils Xiaodu AI glasses with 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera

Baidu unveiled its Xiaodu AI glasses in China on Tuesday. The Chinese tech giant has introduced the AI-integrated smart glasses in China and they are said to be equipped with an AI assistant that can multitask for users. The Xiaodu AI glasses are said to weigh 45g and feature a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera along with a quad-microphone array. Baidu used its native large language models (LLM) for the wearable device, and the price of the Xiaodu AI glasses has not yet been announced.

Baidu’s Xiaodu AI glasses revealed

At the Baidu 2024 Global Conference, the tech giant unveiled the Xiaodu AI Glasses (via Gizmochina) which are equipped with a Chinese language model developed by the company. Baidu is looking to tap into the growing popularity of AI-powered wearable devices and wants to rival Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses with its offering.

The Xiaodu AI glasses weigh 45g. They feature a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a quad-microphone array. The native AI assistant uses the camera and microphone to receive information in visual and audio form, according to the company.

According to Baidu, the AI ​​assistant can respond to queries in real time – a feature the company calls “walk-and-ask queries”. The glasses can also be used for calorie recognition, object identification, audio-visual translation and smart reminders.

As for the battery, Baidu’s AI glasses offer up to five hours of call and play time and 56 hours of standby time. It would take them about 30 minutes to fully charge.

The Xiaodu AI glasses run on the company’s DuerOS AI operating system, and the same operating system will also offer support for other Baidu platforms such as Baidu Maps and Baike. The end goal appears to be to create a device that can be further improved through integration with the Baidu ecosystem.