News > Smart & Connected Life Xiaomi Teases MicroLED Smart Glasses Proof-of-Concept You won't be able to buy them, but the glasses are a neat idea By Rob Rich Rob Rich Twitter News Reporter College for Creative Studies Rob is a freelance tech reporter with experience writing for a variety of outlets, including IGN, Unwinnable, 148Apps, Gamezebo, Pocket Gamer, Fanbolt, Zam, and more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 14, 2021 02:14PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Smart & Connected Life Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Xiaomi has revealed a new smart glasses concept that uses a MicroLED display, which looks neat but won't actually be available for sale. Smart Glasses have been popping up in the news somewhat frequently as of late, so it's understandable if you're thinking, "again?" However, what sets Xiaomi's glasses apart from, say, Facebook's Ray-Ban Stories is the inclusion of an augmented reality (AR) display. Though it bears repeating that, according to The Verge, Xiaomi's glasses are a proof-of-concept and not an actual product intended for sale. At least not right now. Xiaomi Xiaomi's announcement video claims that its 0.13-Inch MicroLED display is smaller than a grain of rice and has a light output up to 2 million nits. The lens uses reflection and diffusion to produce a larger than average AR display, which can be used for a variety of functions. Think phone calls, notifications, that sort of thing. A particularly neat moment of the video shows the user translating a restaurant menu in real-time—though again, this is all a concept and not a finished product. Xiaomi also says that the glasses can be self-contained, meaning you wouldn't have to pair them with any other devices. It even showcases GPS-like navigation with a heads-up display (HUD) shown through the lens. Xiaomi So this one pair of smart glasses could, theoretically, function as your phone (minus the touch screen games, presumably). Whether or not anything comes of this remains to be seen, as it's more of a "this is what smart glasses could be" than a "this is what we're making." It will be interesting to see what Xiaomi might do with the concept in the future, at least. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit