Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest
Hangzhou: In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets.
Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking a fresh boon for the sector.
US giant Meta is the clear market leader, but a host of Chinese companies — from behemoths like Alibaba and Xiaomi to start-ups like Rokid and XREAL — have their sights set on catching up.
