Solos has released the AirGo A6, a pair of smart glasses that operates entirely through voice commands instead of a camera. The glasses weigh around 19 grams — roughly half as much as the previous A5 model, which weighed 36 to 40 grams depending on the frame style, according to The Verge. The company has not yet announced pricing or a firm release date.

The weight comes down mainly from redesigned temple arms — the parts that sit over your ears. Solos has made the arms thinner, which reduces the space needed for speakers, batteries, and computer chips that normally take up most of the weight in glasses like this. The A6 still supports prescription lenses and comes in several styles, including transparent frames that deliberately show the electronics inside rather than hiding them.

What the A6 can do is limited compared to camera-equipped competitors. Its built-in AI assistant answers spoken questions, translates languages in real-time, and sets calendar reminders — all based on what you tell it, with no camera feed to see your surroundings. The speaker setup uses an open-ear design, meaning sound comes from tiny speakers positioned near your ears, so you can hear both the assistant and the world around you at the same time.

The lack of a camera is the bigger story here. Solos is selling the A6 alongside its AirGo V2 model, which launched at CES 2026 with a full 16-megapixel camera, image stabilization, and live-streaming capability, according to Solos. Rather than replacing the V2, the A6 exists as a separate option for people who want an AI assistant and audio features without a camera that could record people nearby without their knowledge.

Solos is also making that camera privacy concern easier to manage on the V2 side. The company introduced clip-on privacy shields ($49 each) and replacement temple arms that let you physically remove the camera module ($39 each), plus a bundled package of both for $79. These sit alongside the existing V2 at The Verge's reporting.

To get a sense of where A6 pricing might land, the A5 launched at $249 and the V2 at $299, both debuting in 2025. No price has been set for the A6 yet, but those figures give a reasonable range to watch for.

Over the past two years, smart glasses have raised a genuine question about whether a camera is even necessary. Multiple companies have released glasses with cameras, but they've hit real friction: people in public spaces worry about being filmed, some venues have banned them, and there's legitimate discomfort around an always-on recording device at eye level. A camera-free version sidesteps that problem entirely while still delivering what many people actually want from smart glasses — hands-free voice control, translation, reminders, and audio — all at a weight that's close to regular glasses rather than wearable gadgets.

Whether people will actually buy a camera-less model is a different question than whether the design itself makes sense. At 19 grams, the A6 genuinely sits in the weight class of good eyewear, not bulky electronics, and that matters far more for all-day comfort than any spec sheet suggests. The transparent frames are also a smart bet for a privacy-focused device. By showing rather than hiding the electronics, the glasses signal that there's nothing secret happening inside — it's an honest trade-off in design that sacrifices the sleek look some competitors aim for.

For businesses and accessibility-focused buyers who have tested AI glasses for translation and reminders without needing a camera, a lighter weight option removes one major obstacle they've raised in test deployments. The approach also gives Solos a two-tier strategy that's becoming common across wearables: one model emphasizing privacy, the other packed with features, so the company can sell to both camps of a market that hasn't yet decided which trade-off matters more.

Solos has not announced final pricing, exact launch date, or full regional availability details for the AirGo A6.