MemoMind AI glasses: a display in each lens, and no camera

1. What MemoMind AI glasses are, and who makes them

MemoMind One is a pair of AI glasses with a display in each lens and no camera. The maker’s home page calls it “AI glasses without a camera” and “Prescription-ready, all day” (checked October 31, 2026). The idea is information in your line of sight: translation, captions, a teleprompter, maps and a calendar, driven by a phone app, with microphones for voice input and speakers for replies.

The company’s About Us timeline (checked October 31, 2026) says the smart-glasses project “got the green light” in April 2025, after “more than a decade of optical research at XGIMI”, and that MemoMind was officially founded in October 2025, with offices in Shenzhen, Seattle and Germany. XGIMI’s own US store (checked October 31, 2026) sells projectors. Its release dated January 5, 2026, on the same site, announced MemoMind as “a new AI hardware brand” and named XGIMI’s founder as lead investor of MemoMind. MemoMind’s About Us page (checked October 31, 2026) does not describe it as a subsidiary of XGIMI, so we do not call it one.

The same XGIMI release also showed a lighter single-eye model, the Memo Air Display, at 28.9 g. On October 31, 2026 the maker’s home page menu listed MemoMind One and a Sunglasses Clip-On, and we did not find the Memo Air Display there, so the rest of this guide is about the MemoMind One.

2. MemoMind One specs, as the maker lists them

The display is the headline: a binocular micro-LED waveguide that shows monochrome green content, which the maker rates at up to 2000 nits of perceived brightness and describes as suitable for use under sunlight. Every figure below is MemoMind’s own claim from its product page and FAQ (checked October 31, 2026), not our measurement.

Two limits follow from those lines. The FAQ says the display is monochrome green only, at 640×350, so it does not show full-colour images. And the maker’s app download page says the glasses “must remain connected via Bluetooth to enable core features”, and that setup starts with “tap Sign Up or Log In” in the MemoMind app.

3. Price, fees and availability

The MemoMind One product page showed $399.00 on October 31, 2026 (so, from $399), with non-prescription lenses at +$0 and prescription lenses at +$280; the page does not show the price changing with frame style (Gotham, Archive or Nomad). A Sunglasses Clip-On was listed at $69.00. Shipping is calculated at checkout, and the page says international duties, taxes and customs fees are the recipient’s responsibility. It gave no delivery estimate or stock status. Check the maker’s site for the current price.

That price has been reported at different levels. Engadget’s review, published June 18, 2026, wrote that if you pre-order, “you can pick them up for $399, or $499 with prescription lenses”, and said the retail price would be higher. We quote it as that outlet’s report on that date, not as a current price.

Monthly fees.The maker says eight core features (Memo AI, AI Translator, AI Recorder, AI Captions, AI Teleprompter, Maps, Calendar and Idea Notes) are free with “No subscription required”. Memo+ is optional at $19.99 a month, billed monthly and renewing until canceled. Engadget described $19.99 a month for the journaling feature.

Returns and warranty.MemoMind’s After-Sales Policy (checked October 31, 2026) accepts returns of non-prescription products within 14 days of receipt, except in Japan, in like-new condition with the customer paying return shipping. It says prescription orders are final once production starts, with an exception for quality defects in one section that another section does not repeat. It describes a one-year limited warranty in the regions it calls available, without listing them. Read the policy itself before you buy.

4. Prescription lenses: what is and is not supported

MemoMind One can be ordered with single-vision distance prescription lenses for +$280 (product page, checked October 31, 2026), and the page names ZEISS as its lens partner. A footnote on the maker’s MemoMind One page says ZEISS XRRX lenses are available in the U.S. only and that other regions use other suppliers. The product page says it supports single-vision distance prescriptions only, that plus-power lenses are “currently expected to ship around January 2027”, and that a prescription order cannot be cancelled, changed or returned once production begins.

The maker’s FAQ is stricter about what is left out: progressive, bifocal, tinted, photochromic and blue-light-blocking lenses are not currently supported, and the lenses are integrated into the glasses and, in the maker’s words, cannot be manually replaced by the user. The maker lists a Sunglasses Clip-On separately (see section 3). Our prescription smart glasses guide covers the wider picture.

5. What reviewers say, and where the maker’s pages disagree

Engadget’s review of the MemoMind One (Daniel Cooper, June 18, 2026) scored it 7.4 out of 10. It put the weight at 47 grams and called the glasses comfortable, wrote that “XGIMI’s concept here is rock solid, and there’s plenty to like about the execution”, and also that “the finer margins” needed “a little more time in the oven before they’re fully baked.” Among its listed cons was “Too expensive”, and it remarked on the $19.99-a-month fee for the journaling feature.

Google’s results for this search on October 31, 2026 also listed a Tom’s Guide piece (dated March 2, 2026), several YouTube reviews and a subreddit, r/MemomindAI, with 770+ followers. We have not summarised them.

More useful for a buyer is that MemoMind’s own pages did not agree with each other on October 31, 2026:

• Translation languages.The product page says 53 languages; the FAQ says more than 26. The FAQ lists 11 interface languages and 10 wake-word languages, and marks offline translation “to be confirmed”.
• Prescription range. The product page gives a sphere range of -6.00 to +4.00; the FAQ gives -6.00 to 0.00.
• Prescription paperwork.A confirmation box on the product page asks you to confirm the prescription is “written, valid and not expired” and “signed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist”; the FAQ, asked whether a doctor-signed prescription is needed, answers “No”.
• Price history.The product page, Engadget and XGIMI’s January 5, 2026 release give different figures at different dates. The product page is the maker’s own storefront; the other two are dated reports.

If a particular language or prescription matters to you, ask MemoMind support to confirm in writing before you order. Its After-Sales Policy lists support hours of 9:00 to 18:00 CET, seven days a week.

6. Who MemoMind One suits, and who it does not

MemoMind One suits someone who wants information in view and a lens prescription in the same frame: glanced-at translation, a teleprompter, notifications and navigation without pulling out a phone, and no camera on their face. The maker’s privacy answers support that reading: no camera, audio captured only when you ask, recordings you can delete.

It is a poor fit in four cases:

• You want photos or video. The maker says there is no camera.
• You wear bifocals, progressives or tinted lenses. The maker lists these as unsupported.
• You want a colour display. The maker lists monochrome green at 640×350.
• You want it to work without a phone. The FAQ says a phone is required.

For other glasses with a display, see our smart glasses with a display guide, and for display-based translation set against audio-first translation, our Even G2 alternatives guide. For the general mechanics, see how AI glasses work.

7. OXIVUE: camera and open-ear audio, no display

We publish this page and sell camera glasses, which are close to the opposite trade. OXIVUE frames have a camera and open-ear speakers and show nothing in your view. They are not a substitute for MemoMind One, and the table says where each one stops.

What OXIVUE does not do matters as much as what it does. There is no display, so nothing appears on the lens: no captions, no text, no map. There are no prescription lenses on any frame. And there is no Meta AI; the frames use their own free companion app. If you want something that captures what you are looking at with a touch, answers questions about it (the M02C adds voice-activated visual AI) or plays audio and calls through open-ear speakers, those are the jobs our glasses are built for. The M08 has an 8 MP camera and open-ear audio at $99 at checkout, and both come in sun, photochromic and clear lenses. Ask before you record people and know your local rules; capture starts only with a visible touch on the temple. Our camera glasses guide and the comparison page go through the range.

Shipping, refunds and warranty. Free shipping from $99. US orders typically arrive in 5–9 business days; international orders take 9–14 business days after shipment, and import VAT or duties outside the US are paid by the recipient. No refunds except transit damage (replaced or refunded); faults are repaired or replaced under the 2-year warranty; change of mind and unmet expectations are not refundable. None of our frames take prescription lenses. Read the refund policy and the shipping policy before you order.

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