{"id":230651,"date":"2026-01-10T09:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/230651\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T09:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:23:07","slug":"chinese-smart-eyewear-makers-shine-at-ces-with-focus-on-challenging-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/230651\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese smart eyewear makers shine at CES with focus on challenging Meta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the four-day annual trade show, which concluded on Friday, Chinese brands made up most of the roughly 60 smart eyewear exhibitors. Their products ranged from audio-first frames designed for all-day wear to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/virtual-reality-augmented-reality?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">augmented reality<\/a> (AR) glasses that overlay digital information onto the real world.Exhibitors included <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3313482\/chinese-ar-glasses-maker-rokid-prepares-global-launch-aliexpress-during-618-event?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rokid<\/a>, which debuted its audio-centric, no-display product called the Rokid AI Glasses Style supported by a mix of US and Chinese large language models; <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3311264\/what-if-ai-had-eyes-meet-chinese-firm-xreal-googles-partner-ar-glasses-project?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xreal<\/a>, which unveiled new AR wearables such as the Xreal 1S and the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/video-gaming?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video gaming<\/a>-focused ROG Xreal R1; and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china-future-tech\/ai\/article\/3338776\/chinas-telecoms-giants-bet-ar-smart-glasses-major-investment-rayneo?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RayNeo<\/a>, which introduced its X3 Pro Project, featuring <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3329515\/how-iphone-airs-esim-debut-reshapes-chinas-telecoms-landscape?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eSIM<\/a> support that allowed the glasses to run without a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/smartphones?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">smartphone<\/a> link.Also at CES were LLVision Technology, which showcased its Leion Hey2 translation-focused glasses; <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3280965\/chinese-smart-glasses-maker-even-realities-puts-displays-first-alternative-vision-meta?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Even Realities<\/a>, which featured its newly launched 36-gram Even G2 smart eyewear with a companion smart ring; and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/alibaba?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alibaba Group Holding<\/a>, which showed its <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3334399\/alibaba-launches-us537-quark-ai-glasses-challenge-wearables-meta-xiaomi-rokid?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quark AI Glasses<\/a>. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.Other exhibitors included <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3315111\/ant-group-pushes-wider-adoption-ai-enabled-smart-glasses-mobile-payments?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Meizu<\/a>, Sharge, INMO, projector maker Xgimi and earphone brand Shokz.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LLVision\u2019s Leion Hey2 augmented reality translation smart glasses on display at the CES trade show. Photo: Wency Chen\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e4e30108-bd6e-435f-8b6e-30474df05e7f_53933fe2.jpg\" title=\"LLVision\u2019s Leion Hey2 augmented reality translation smart glasses on display at the CES trade show. Photo: Wency Chen\"\/>LLVision\u2019s Leion Hey2 augmented reality translation smart glasses on display at the CES trade show. Photo: Wency ChenChinese firms\u2019 strong showing at CES underscored how large language models (LLMs) and multimodal AI had made it possible to embed intelligence into a fast-developing range of consumer hardware and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/wearables?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wearables<\/a>. Some already considered smart glasses as potentially the next major personal computing platforms after smartphones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the four-day annual trade show, which concluded on Friday, Chinese brands made up most of the roughly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[345,2939,670,125478,1631,15827,5560,108523,1657,3388,8179,125476,125472,2938,40728,10248,85,125469,46,11067,20596,125479,125477,3032,125467,15042,15728,125473,8170,125466,125475,71556,71540,125468,125471,13451,7379,125474,125,208,125465,340,335,74385,125470,93940],"class_list":["post-230651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ai","tag-alibaba-group-holding","tag-apple","tag-appotronics","tag-asia-pacific","tag-augmented-reality","tag-beijing","tag-ces","tag-china","tag-chinese","tag-esim","tag-even-realities","tag-goertek","tag-hangzhou","tag-hunan","tag-idc","tag-il","tag-inmo","tag-israel","tag-large-language-models","tag-las-vegas","tag-lens-technology","tag-llvision-technology","tag-mark-zuckerberg","tag-meizu","tag-meta-platforms","tag-multimodal-ai","tag-o-film","tag-omdia","tag-quark-ai-glasses","tag-ray-ban-display","tag-rayneo","tag-rokid","tag-sharge","tag-shokz","tag-smart-glasses","tag-smartphone","tag-sunny-optical","tag-technology","tag-us","tag-video-gaming","tag-virtual-reality","tag-wearables","tag-wu-fei","tag-xgimi","tag-xreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}