Over the years, Lenovo’s “Legion” gaming brand has expanded beyond the usual computer and desktop offerings to include dedicated gaming handhelds and even more niche products. Speaking of the latter, the company recently unveiled a new addition to its hardware lineup, dubbed the Legion AR Smart Glasses. With smart headwear becoming more and more mainstream in the past couple of years, it was only a matter of time before we saw more companies hop on the bandwagon.
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While it’s not Lenovo’s first dig at smart glasses, the company has introduced some new hardware upgrades this time around. One key detail though is that the glasses are currently exclusive for Chinese markets, although it wouldn’t be too surprising to see them make their way to more regions soon. That being said, they’re priced at around CNY 2,500 or around £260 when converted. They also make their debut just a few weeks after Meta’s latest collaboration with Oakley, and Xiaomi’s new AI-powered glasses.
As for hardware, the Legion AR glasses feature a pair of 120 Hz displays, which also come with built-in “2D to 3D” capabilities. They’re also extremely bright, peaking at 6,000 nits, which is brighter than most smartphone and laptop screens on the market—they also outshine Lenovo’s previous smart glass efforts, which top out at around 800 nits. They’re reasonably light at just around 63 grams, and also support magnetic lens attachments, and even adjustable nose pads for a better fit.
As we mentioned earlier, more and more brands are launching updated smart headwear—back in June, Meta partnered with eyewear veteran Oakley to launch the Oakley Meta “HSTN,” which features 3K video recording, extended battery life of up to eight hours and improved audio. The glasses also integrate Meta AI features accessible via voice activation and an IPX4 splash-resistant design. Xiaomi also launched its AI Glasses which boast real-time translation and multimodal AI capabilities.
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Going back to the Legion AR Glasses, Lenovo claims that the built-in 2D to 3D tech is capable of working with a variety of AAA gaming titles from major studios, and even with handheld gaming devices. They also come with a dual-linear speaker setup that’s built to direct audio towards a wearer’s ears. No global launch date has been mentioned at the moment, but we’d imagine that they might make their way to more regions within the year.
