In the consumer electronics market, smart glasses have gone through several stages of development, including Bluetooth audio glasses, AR/VR glasses, and AI glasses equipped with cameras. Their natural product form advantage and large potential user base have garnered significant attention from both the industry and consumers. Especially with the application of generative AI technology, smart glasses have gained new functional experiences, bringing new opportunities for the development of the entire industry.
Currently, the popularization of AI glasses still faces some challenges. In terms of appearance, limited by internal hardware configuration and battery life requirements, their size has not yet been able to match that of ordinary glasses, which affects the comfort of long-term wear. In terms of technical solutions, the options are relatively limited and the costs are high, leading to terminal product prices exceeding consumer psychological expectations.
As the core solution of AI glasses, the main control scheme plays a decisive role in the overall performance of terminal products and is also a key factor limiting product size and cost. Recently, Allwinner Technology held the “Allwinner ‘Smart Eye’ AI Glasses Series Solution Launch Conference,” sharing a complete solution for AI glasses based on the mass production design of the V821 Allwinner Smart Vision SoC chip, showcasing a more accessible product; at the same time, the fully upgraded V881 Allwinner next-generation wearable visual solution was released, helping terminal products further enhance user experience, as reported on I Love Audio Network.
The V821 Allwinner Smart Vision SoC: Supporting the Popularization of AI Glasses
The Allwinner V821 is a series of highly integrated low-power multi-lens IPC SoCs, utilizing a dual RISC-V architecture processor, supporting real-time access for two cameras, with a high-performance ISP and H264 encoding unit providing 4M HD video processing capabilities. At the same time, the V821 integrates Wi-Fi, LDO, IRCUT, and audio codec, providing an extremely cost-effective encoding solution. Based on excellent HD image and video processing capabilities, as well as small size, high integration, low power consumption, and low cost characteristics, the Allwinner V821 meets the design requirements of AI glasses well.
At this launch event, Qingcheng Wireless, focusing on software and hardware services in the smart wearable market, detailed the complete solution for V821 AI glasses. This solution adopts a main control + Bluetooth dual-chip design, which is more cost-effective and accessible. The main control chip uses the fully integrated Allwinner V821 visual chip, supporting 5MP to 8MP photography, 1080P to 2K video recording, and supports anti-shake algorithms, meeting users’ basic usage needs; the typical power consumption for 1080P/30 fps recording is about 283 to 295mW, ensuring product battery life; with built-in Wi-Fi/DDR, dimensions of only 9*9mm, and a PCB requiring only 4 to 6 layers, the core board’s typical size is only 10mm*50mm, enabling a more compact and lightweight appearance design.
Allwinner Technology also provides a series of software development kits for the V821, including hardware reference designs that can be quickly paired with Bluetooth, a software solution that compiles firmware for nine basic functional scenarios with one click, RTOS protocols that facilitate quick Bluetooth porting, supporting image algorithms such as anti-shake and image enhancement, as well as tools for rapid Wi-Fi certification of hardware/machine, fully supporting terminal brand products to quickly enter the market.
At the launch event, Qingcheng Wireless showcased the “Smart Eye” AI glasses designed based on the Allwinner V821 fully integrated visual chip, which visually matches the mainstream products currently on the market. In terms of interaction, it features independent physical buttons for photography/video recording, audio recording, pause/play, touch buttons for volume adjustment, and voice wake-up and control with “Hello, Little Orange/Hey Cyan.” Functionally, it supports up to 8MP photography, 2K video recording, dual MIC noise reduction, online real-time translation, AI dialogue, AI image recognition, etc., with the AI large model integrated, the domestic version has connected to Doubao, and the overseas version supports ChatGPT.
The product also supports control linkage with smart rings and smartwatches, with functions such as thumbnail display on smartwatches. Future upgrades will continue to enhance visual-related aspects, gradually providing photo level correction, optional vertical video mode, low-light enhancement, color enhancement functions, and support for global live broadcast mode. In terms of AI, it will shorten AI response time, and typical scene intelligent agents will support customization, achieving a better user experience.
At the launch event, MLIB Magic Treasure, focusing on the research, design, manufacturing, and customization services of smart wearables, shared the design and manufacturing of smart glasses and introduced several star products based on the Allwinner V821 fully integrated visual chip, covering AI glasses for daily use and sports appearance, demonstrating the universality of this solution.
The V881 Allwinner Next-Generation Wearable Visual Solution: Creating a Flagship AI Glasses Experience
As a company with deep accumulation in the field of wearable vision, Allwinner has laid a solid foundation in various aspects such as image quality, AI + low-power battery life, Wi-Fi full integration, and fast-start software systems. Regarding the AI glasses market, Allwinner predicts that future differentiation will be based on camera resolution, with products of 5MP to 8MP being practical entry-level, and products of 12MP and above being flagship level.
For entry-level, Allwinner launched the V821 Allwinner Smart Vision SoC solution. For flagship level, the V881 Allwinner next-generation wearable visual solution was officially released at this launch event, further upgrading in visual, AI edge experience, chip integration, and size.
The Allwinner V881 next-generation wearable visual solution supports 12MP to 24MP photography, 4K/30fps video recording, supports lens distortion correction, HDR, digital six-axis anti-shake, providing better image quality; it offers 1T edge computing power for face detection/recognition, scene perception detection, QR code detection, etc.; built-in DDR upgraded to 128MB DDR3, built-in Wi-Fi upgraded to dual-band Wi-Fi6, while the size is reduced to 6.x*11.xmm, helping terminal brands create a flagship AI glasses experience for users.
At the launch event, the Allwinner “Smart Eye” V881 development board was showcased. The V881 chip solution can seamlessly upgrade from the V821 wearable solution, assisting terminal brands in more conveniently enhancing product experience.
At this launch event, in addition to detailing the two Allwinner AI glasses main control solutions, industry partners such as Geke Microelectronics shared “Breaking the Space Dilemma of AI Glasses: New Breakthroughs in Miniaturized CIS Packaging,” Huoshan Engine shared “AI Large Models and Smart Hardware Solutions,” and Agora shared “Smart Hardware Under Large Models: New Real-Time Interaction Experience Brought by RTC,” showcasing various breakthroughs in the AI glasses industry. Looking forward to the future, as these technologies continue to develop and integrate, AI glasses can further enhance functional experiences, truly becoming an indispensable smart device in people’s daily lives.
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