RayNeo has unveiled the iO smart glasses, designed so that users don't have to reach for their smartphone for every little thing: the device connects to a phone and displays the information you need right in your field of view. According to the manufacturer, the iO are virtually indistinguishable from regular optical glasses in appearance, with all the "smart" components hidden inside a lightweight frame. The glasses are aimed at anyone who wants to have their schedule, notifications, translations, and an AI assistant at hand without constantly checking their phone's screen.
Design and monochrome MicroLED display
The key element of the interface is a monochrome green display based on MicroLED technology, with a module that occupies just 0.1 cm³ in volume. According to RayNeo, it is nearly transparent, only 0.6 mm thick, and remains unnoticeable to onlookers, while the user sees an image with a brightness of up to 1300 nits. The picture is projected slightly above the central area of the field of view, allowing you to keep your gaze on the real world. The total weight of the glasses is 33 g — on par with regular eyeglasses.
Hardware and battery life
The lightweight frame houses a 240 mAh battery, four microphones, a bone conduction sensor, a smartwatch-style control module, as well as an accelerometer and gyroscope for head-movement detection and gesture control. It is specifically noted that there are no speakers in the design: the bone conduction module works in tandem with the microphones to capture clean audio. The frame is protected against dust and water splashes to the IP54 standard. The stated battery life is up to 48 hours in normal operation and up to 96 hours in standby; a charging case is available for an additional $69.
AI features and model ecosystem
The personal control panel in the iO interface is opened with an upward gaze gesture and shows your schedule, notifications, and weather data. The glasses orient themselves within the context of meetings and suggest specific actions that can be added to the calendar, and they also support real-time translation into 40 languages. The built-in RayNeo AI assistant builds long-term contextual memory of the user's habits for daily briefings. Connection to the Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite AI model is available at no extra charge, while a $9.99-per-month subscription for demanding users unlocks access to OpenAI ChatGPT 5.1, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5/Opus 4.1, and DeepSeek V3 for the voice assistant and text briefings.
Price and availability
The retail price of the RayNeo iO is $479, and the company says the smart glasses will go on sale on September 4. Thus, the device is positioned as an affordable option in the category of "companion glasses," with an emphasis on minimalism, battery life, and integration with external AI models rather than a built-in compute unit.
Contradictory data
Source verification revealed two points requiring clarification. First, the list of AI models names Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite as free, while the paid subscription includes Google Gemini 2.5 Pro — a combination in which the numerically "older" version ends up in the premium package, which could be misleading about the actual level of the models. Second, a number of publications (including hightech.plus and notebookcheck) present the announcement as the unveiling of two lines at once — the iO glasses and the RayNeo GT cinema series with a screen of up to 30.7 inches, whereas the main news text focuses exclusively on the iO. The differences in the scope of the announcement do not contradict the iO specifications, but it is important to note that the display, weight, and price figures refer specifically to the iO model.
