Solos’ new smart glasses come with a literal plastic shield to block the camera

What you need to know

• Solos' new AirGo A6 ditches the camera, prioritizing comfort, privacy, and an everyday glasses-like design.
• Despite losing the camera, the A6 still packs AI features like live translation, voice commands, messaging, reminders, and open-ear audio.
• The AirGo V2 is now available globally from $299, offering a 16MP camera, 2K video, modular frames, and up to 12 hours of battery life.
• Solos' new Privacy Kit physically blocks the AirGo V2's camera instead of relying on software indicators alone.

Smart glasses are quickly becoming one of tech's biggest battlegrounds, but one hurdle remains: convincing people to actually wear them. According to Solos, the answer isn't to cram in more hardware but to make smart glasses look and feel like regular glasses while giving users more control over their privacy.

That's precisely what the company is promising with its latest announcements at the AI Smartglasses Symposium 2026 in Hong Kong. Solos has launched the AirGo A6 and a new Privacy Kit for its camera-enabled glasses and officially launched the AirGo V2 around the world.

AirGo A6 puts comfort before cameras

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The AirGo A6 takes a different approach rather than chasing bigger specs. It skips the built-in camera entirely, making it a better fit for users who want AI features without constantly wearing a visible camera on their face.

The company claims that the glasses weigh around 19 grams without lenses, making them one of the lightest AI smart glasses announced to date. They are also fully compatible with prescription lenses.

While the design is minimal, there are still a lot of AI-powered features here. The AirGo A6 has hands-free SolosChat, wake-word activation, automatic power management, voice memos, live translation, messaging, a calendar, reminders, and open-ear audio for calls and music. Solos also says the glasses run on an open AI platform that will continue to evolve with future software updates, SDK integrations, and additional AI assistants.

A physical solution to a privacy problem

Camera-equipped smart glasses have been dogged by privacy concerns, and Solos is doing something refreshingly simple. Instead of software indicators, the company has launched a new Privacy Kit that physically blocks the camera when you don't want it available.

The kit comes with a transparent ClearView Temple and a Clip-On Privacy Shield that completely covers the camera. A clip-on polarized sun lens is also included so users can easily add UV protection when swapping accessories.

The AirGo V2 is now available globally

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While the A6 is still on the horizon, you can purchase the AirGo V2 now. The company's flagship smart glasses, priced from $299, feature a lightweight prescription-ready frame and a 16MP camera capable of taking photos and recording 2K video at 30fps with electronic image stabilization. Solos also notes YouTube livestreaming support is on the roadmap.

You also get the company's modular SmartHinge design, which allows you to swap out different front frame faces depending on style or privacy needs.

The AirGo V2 also boasts software features like hands-free voice controls with SolosChat 4.0. Users can take photos, record video, control music, ask AI questions, and get live translation via the wake phrase Hey Solos." Open-ear speakers allow you to listen to music, calls, and AI responses while still listening to the world around you. Solos says the glasses will last 10 to 12 hours with everyday use. Optional swappable battery temples can extend that runtime for longer trips or events.

The glasses also support a variety of prescription lens types, including progressive, transition, polarized, and blue-light filtering lenses, and customers can upload their prescriptions at checkout.

Looking ahead, Solos is planning a dedicated charging case for August 2026. The case will recharge the swappable battery temples through USB-C and protect the glasses while traveling, although pricing has not been revealed yet. The AirGo A6's launch date and pricing are still under wraps too. The new Privacy Kit starts at $39, and the full bundle is $79.

Android Central's Take

The upside here is obvious: you get the slick hands-free translation and wearable assistant without broadcasting your entire life to the cloud-assuming you actually remember to snap on that $49 plastic Privacy Shield. But selling a literal piece of plastic as an innovative privacy kit" to combat the surveillance creep of their own camera-packed smart glasses is a pretty bold PR spin. We'll see if the AirGo V2 really respects our boundaries or if it's just a placebo clip-on to make us feel better about wearing a wire to the grocery store.