The glasses are Bluetooth-enabled and currently rely on a smartphone to access various AI models, but the founders aim to eventually embed lightweight machine-learning models directly into the glasses. Frame will be available for pre-order starting today and will retail at $349, with shipping beginning in April. The new investment from Hanke brings Brilliant Labs' total financing to $6 million.
Key takeaways:
- Brilliant Labs, a Singapore-based startup, has announced its new product, Frame, a pair of lightweight AR glasses powered by a multimodal AI assistant called Noa.
- The glasses have attracted the attention and investment of John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, the augmented reality platform behind games like Pokemon Go. The amount of funding received from Hanke has not been disclosed.
- Frame's lenses have a resolution of 640 x 400 for displaying videos and photos, and Noa is capable of visual processing, image generation and translation, thanks to the integration of several AI models.
- Frame will be available for pre-order starting today and will retail at $349. The devices will begin shipping in April. The new capital injection from Hanke brings the firm’s total financing to $6 million.