Alibaba's Qwen launches AI glasses N1 and clip-on earbuds, glasses from 2,218 yuan
千问APP · wechat · 2026-10-13
Alibaba's Qwen released three hardware products now on sale: AI glasses N1 and N1 Pro, plus clip-on AI earbuds.
- N1 Pro: first AI glasses with real-time health monitoring (heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature) plus AI-generated insights; industry-first eye tracking and iris recognition, enabling Alipay-linked iris payments; 50MP camera with 4K video.
- On-device: low-power sensing chip and Qwen's own on-device vision model proactively surface gate/time info at train stations and airports.
- Earbuds: open clip design, tuned by Bose Sound Design, support translation in 89 languages, AI transcription, and task delegation.
- Pricing: glasses from 2,218 yuan (after subsidies), earbuds from 1,099 yuan; the Qwen open platform's "Skill Plaza" lets users install third-party skills.
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