Frame smart glasses with multimodal AI Noa priced at $349 (2 photos + video)

Startup Brilliant Labs introduced smart glassesFrame on an open platform with multimodal AI, with which you can search the Web, translate text or conversation, generate pictures, etc.

Frame weighing only 40g uses nRF52840 chipCortex-M4F and are equipped with a color micro-OLED display with a resolution of 640 x 400 pixels, which projects the image through a prism directly in front of the user. The image is displayed in a field of view of only 20°. By comparison, Xreal's Air 2 Ultra has a 52° field of view. That is, the Frame user will see the image or text in a small window.

Smart glasses operate under the control of a specialoperating system is "fully open source" and also supports the Noa application. The app includes an AI assistant that uses OpenAI for visual analysis, Whisper for translation, and Perplexity for web search. In an interview with Venture Beat, the company said Noa's AI "learns and adapts to both the user and the tasks they are given." Noa is free to use and has daily limits. The device can also be controlled using your voice.

The Frame package includes a camera with a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels, a microphone, a 222 mAh battery and a Mister Power charger, which, when connected, adds a “nose” to the glasses.

Frame comes in three colors:black, gray and transparent. The price of the new item is $349. You can also add prescription lenses, which increases the price to $448. Frame smart glasses are now available for pre-order and will begin shipping on April 15.