INMO has introduced the GO3, a pair of smart glasses aimed at two common complaints about the category: the lack of a true display and the unease surrounding built-in cameras. The company positions the device as an AI-focused wearable that lets users get things done while reaching for their phones less often.
Unlike many current smart glasses, the GO3 places a real display in the wearer's line of sight. It uses MicroLED panels, one for each eye, which reach up to 1,500 nits of brightness and offer a 30-degree field of view. That allows users to see information without breaking off a conversation to glance at a handset.
Translation is one of the headline features. The GO3 supports real-time translation across 98 languages, and 13 of those languages work fully offline. The glasses pick up speech from the person facing the wearer and show the translated text in the wearer's eyeline, so a phone does not have to sit between the two people. The glasses can also take notes during meetings, and the ability to show summaries directly on the lenses is described as coming soon.
The display doubles as a teleprompter and as an interface for an AI assistant. INMO says the assistant is powered by Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT. It can answer questions, recognize images captured by the camera and take notes, among other tasks. Turn-by-turn navigation is also available on the display, again reducing the need to check a phone.
Despite the added hardware, the glasses are relatively light at 58 grams, only slightly more than Meta's Ray-Ban glasses that have no display. The temples measure 8mm, which helps the GO3 pass for an ordinary pair of glasses.
Battery life, a persistent limit for smart glasses, is addressed with an interchangeable power pack. When the first battery runs low, the wearer can swap in a fresh one that has been sitting on a charger and keep going without taking the glasses off for long. A charging case is included and can still top up the battery, though a replaceable cell gets users back up and running faster.
On privacy, the GO3 does include a camera, but INMO has added a physical cover that shades the lens. The cover offers visible confirmation that the camera is not in use, which is meant to ease the friction that cameras on smart glasses have created.
A range of accessories extends the glasses. A speaker can work alongside AI translation so the wearer can reply to the other person in their language, using an AI clone of the wearer's own voice. A controller ring lets users operate the software without touching the glasses. A sunglasses cover improves usability outdoors, and prescription lens inserts are also available.
