Xgimi MemoMind One Review: You Don’t Want Smart Glasses That Record Everything You Say

Smart glasses are taking a lot of heat right now, and almost all of it is because of one thing: cameras. The idea that someone (a “glasshole,” by most people’s standards) can walk around and record others discreetly in high resolution is not an appealing one to most. Turns out, as eroded as our collective sense of privacy has become, we still don’t like when our faces wind up as fodder on some jerk’s TikTok prank. But cameras aren’t the only way you can capture intimate pieces of one’s life without their knowledge. There’s also audio, and if you think Meta’s AI glasses are taking things too far, you’re going to want to keep reading. Xgimi's Memomind One have a solid display and feature set, but a feature that records audio constantly is just creepy. The idea of recording everything you say all the time isn’t a new one in consumer tech. Gadgets like the AI pendant from a company called Limitless, which was eventually acquired by Meta (go figure), were designed to be always-on recorders, capturing everything you say all day long in the hopes of making you more productive, efficient, and, as a result, very creepy to be around. While Limitless is no longer selling its AI pendant after