AI glasses move from gadget to everyday tool for travellers and people with hearing loss

“More than half of the world’s AI glasses are made here in China,” says Yang Zhao, CGTN, at Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei market, where thousands of visitors try them every day.

For Australian Juanita Neville-Te Rito, who struggled without an interpreter, they offer real-time translation. “We can speak our own words in our own language, it’s amazing!”

For Liu Shanshan, who lost her hearing aged three, RayNeo’s glasses display speech as captions almost in real time. “At a meeting, eating out, or hailing a taxi - I would always wear them,” she says.

Privacy concerns persist, while makers hope to replace smartphones.