Smart glasses company Solos has just perfected its latest facial technology, which sounds like its most “realistic” attempt yet to make wearable AI feel genuinely useful and not just a gimmick.
Announced at the CES 2026 Technology Show in Las Vegas, the new model goes by the name Solos AirGo V2 and is built on the brand's modular AirGo platform. The most notable upgrade, however, is the glasses-style camera, which boasts an ultra-slim 16 MP setup designed to capture high-resolution photos and full HD video even when you're on the move, thanks to electronic image stabilization (EIS).
Solos also touts low-power Wi-Fi for live video streaming, allowing you to broadcast what you're watching without the glasses draining your battery like crazy.
Real-time AI
Another really interesting thing about this face wearable is how Solos blends the camera and AI layers. Powered by SolosChat 3.0, AirGo V2 supports “multimodal” AI across images, video, audio, and text. In layman's terms, this basically means you can ask questions about what you're looking at, translate text, identify objects, and get instant context without having to pull out your phone every 10 seconds.
According to Solos, it can connect to major AI systems such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, and its interaction model is very similar to what you would expect from a gadget like this. It features wake-up word activation, (seemingly) natural conversation, and automatic power on/off.
On the hardware side, Soros said you can expect improved directional audio with minimal sound leakage, a replaceable battery that lasts longer, and a SmartHinge modular design that allows you to swap out the front of the frame depending on the look you want, the activity you're doing, or the “camera obviousness” of the glasses.
Solos AirGo V2 is available now from Solosglasses.com starting at $299. It costs around £220 in the UK, but there's no word yet on when (or if) it will go on sale on this side of the pond.
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More convenient than a gimmick
In addition to the new glasses, Solos aims to further leverage the AirGo SDK ecosystem for 2026, allowing partners to build useful things directly on top of the platform. It's less of, “Here's our product,” and more of, “Here's the foundation you can build on,” and if you don't want to be known as just a novelty, that's probably where smart glasses need to go.
In addition to smart glasses, Soros also previewed a new portable charging case with a 1100mAh battery at CES 2026. The great thing about this is that it's designed around the same SmartHinge modular idea, so you can swap battery temples while charging and use it over multiple days. The deal is scheduled for spring/summer 2026, with a price yet to be confirmed.
