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Cision Canada
29-04-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Meizu Launched the World's First Offline Payment Function for AR Glasses
HONG KONG, April 29, 2025 /CNW/ -- After a user utters a payment confirmation command, the merchant instantly receives payment from the smart glasses. Payment can be completed simply via the smart glasses, with no need for users to pull out their phones. This is not a scene from a sci-fi movie but the world's first implemented offline payment function for AR glasses. In Hong Kong on April 29, 2025, Meizu announced its official launch of the world's first offline payment function for AR glasses, which was initially integrated into the StarV Air2 smart glasses. It is learned that the function is set to be gradually implemented in Q3 this year, and all new smart glasses to be launched by Meizu in 2025 will offer this payment function. This innovation not only delivers a fresh payment experience for consumers but also marks another major breakthrough for Meizu in the smart glasses industry. Ushering in a New Era of Payment as the World's First The offline payment function for AR glasses unveiled this time marks its global debut. This achievement stems from the deep collaboration between Meizu and the cross-border payment technology team of Ant International Alipay+. Leveraging the cutting-edge payment technology of Alipay+, Meizu harnessed multiple AR glasses capabilities, such as optical waveguide display technology, voice noise reduction and capture technology, and camera-based code scanning technology, to innovate payment scenarios, delivering a more convenient payment experience for overseas users. At the Ant International Alipay+ Global Partner Summit, this pioneering function attracted widespread attention and recognition from industry partners. Pioneer in AI Ecosystem Integration Meizu's leading position in the smart glasses industry is undeniable. According to public data, the StarV series captured 41.5% of the AR smart glasses market in the first quarter after its launch, ranking first in China. In 2025, the StarV Air2 maintained the top spot on Best-Selling Smart Glasses List for three consecutive months. The introduction of this offline payment function not only strengthens the StarV series' competitive edge but also underscores Meizu's industry responsibility of pioneering advancements in the AR glasses sector. Meizu has consistently led the industry in AR technology, as most directly evidenced by its products. For instance, the highly popular StarV Air2 is equipped with the world's smallest Micro LED display system and features optical waveguide lenses made of tempered glass to ensure clarity and enhance the user experience. Amid the rapid growth in the current AR glasses market, Meizu actively integrates AI ecosystems to expand the application boundaries of smart glasses. Its self-developed Flyme AI model, coupled with collaborations with leading third-party AI models like Alibaba Cloud's Tongyi Qianwen, ByteDance's Doubao, and Baidu's ERNIE Bot, delivers smarter and more convenient AI services to users. The offline payment function exemplifies another achievement in Meizu's AI ecosystem integration. It enhances the practicality and appeal of smart glasses while creating new business growth drivers for Meizu. It is expected to further drive market popularization of the StarV series and sustain business growth. Unlock New Growth Frontiers for the Industry Today, smart glasses are increasingly applied in work and daily life. The addition of the payment function expands application scenarios and accelerates market penetration and popularization of smart glasses. As a pioneer in smart glasses technology, Meizu sets technical benchmarks for the industry by exploring new scenarios and functions. By building a "hardware + payment + services" ecosystem, Meizu is propelling smart glasses toward becoming the next-generation smart terminals after smartphones, unlocking new growth frontiers for the consumer electronics sector. Meizu is the smartphone brand of DreamSmart Group, which carries AI eco-products in three product areas, which are smartphones, XR and smart cars. With deep technological expertise in multiple industries, DreamSmart is recognized as a leader in smart ecosystems. The realization of the world's first offline payment function for smart glasses not only charts a new development path for the global consumer electronics industry but also drives progress across the AR glasses industry and its supply chain. With outstanding performance in technologies, products, and strategic planning, Meizu is leading the smart hardware industry toward a smarter and more convenient future, creating enhanced smart living experiences for consumers worldwide.
The Star
29-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Geely-owned DreamSmart to push mobile payments via AI glasses, eyes overseas expansion
DreamSmart is working with Ant International to enable mobile payments for users of its StarV Air2 eyewear. — SCMP Consumer electronics firm DreamSmart Group, owned by Chinese auto giant Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, will soon enable mobile payments via smart glasses, according to an executive, as the race to make eyewear powered by artificial intelligence (AI) more useful to the public heats up. DreamSmart is working with fintech giant Ant International to allow AI smart glass users to make payments, a feature that will be made available on its StarV Air2 eyewear in the third quarter this year, according to Guo Peng, general manager of the company's XR (extended reality) business unit.
South China Morning Post
29-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Geely-owned DreamSmart to push mobile payments via AI glasses, eyes overseas expansion
Advertisement DreamSmart is working with Chinese fintech giant Ant Group to allow AI smart glass users to make payments, a feature that will be made available on its StarV Air2 eyewear in the third quarter this year, according to Guo Peng, general manager of the company's XR (extended reality) business unit. Ant Group is an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding , owner of the South China Morning Post. Payment is an important use case as it is 'closely tied to consumers' daily behaviour and frequently used', Guo said in an interview with the Post on Monday. 'I personally don't believe that a single 'killer app' on AI glasses would make them popular overnight,' Guo said. 'As a long-term goal, they should become a daily wearable device for most people … and have many practical application scenarios.' The mobile payments functionality reflects how proponents of AI glasses are expanding the use cases to help broaden the adoption of smart eyewear. Advertisement StarV Air2 users will be able to complete a payment by simply tapping a button on one of the temples – the arms connected to the frame of the eyeglasses that extend behind a user's ears – and confirm the transaction via voice command, as shown to the Post by DreamSmart in a product demonstration on Monday.
Associated Press
26-04-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Meizu Dazzled at Geely Global Intelligent Mobility Expo, Showcasing the Appeal of Its Integrated AI Ecosystem in the World
HANGZHOU, China, April 26, 2025 /CNW/ -- Meizu participated in the Geely Global Intelligent Mobility Expo on April 25, 2025. Meizu set up an exhibition booth at the Geely Building Plaza in Hangzhou and delivered a keynote speech during the workshop session, introducing its smartphones, AR smart glasses, smart cockpit and other products to global consumers and demonstrating the appeal of its integrated AI ecosystem in the world. As a key part of Geely's promotion campaigns for Auto Shanghai 2025, the Geely Global Intelligent Mobility Expo attracted over 400 guests. Through diverse interactive activities, the event showcased Geely's cutting-edge achievements and its ecosystem strategy in the smart mobility sector. At Meizu's booth, smartphones and wearable devices designed for overseas markets drew significant attention. Several foreign journalists experienced products such as AR smart glasses, showing particular interest in StarV View and StarV Air2. StarV View, utilizing a BirdBath solution, offers users an immersive 188-inch virtual screen equivalent to a 6-meter viewing distance, enabling on-the-go immersive entertainment. It is also the only smart glasses in its price range featuring 0-600° myopia adjustment. During a recent Dubai launch event, local attendees excitedly pointed at the StarV View and exclaimed, 'I have to buy this!' The StarV Air2 also attracted the attention of foreign journalists. When witnessing real-time translation of Chinese presentations into English displayed directly on the glasses, many guests exclaimed 'Amazing!' and captured the amazing moment on camera. Currently supporting 14 languages for bidirectional translation, StarV Air2's 'multilingual AI-powered real-time translation' feature has been used for over 390,000 hours, accompanying users to travel across more than 30 countries and regions. It facilitates seamless communication in business meetings and travel. Beyond translation, StarV Air2 integrates functions like teleprompter, AR navigation, meeting assistance, music, etc. Its voice-to-text feature also bridges communication gaps for hearing-impaired users by converting speech into text in real time. During the workshop, Peng Bo, Meizu's Product Director, delivered a keynote speech titled 'Empowering Smart Glasses: How AI Technology Drives Innovation and Practical Applications'. Peng Bo emphasized that AI-enabled smart glasses extend human senses, transforming them into versatile terminals integrated into daily life, and smart glasses may emerge as the next-generation personal computing devices and AI terminals to unlock a huge market worth hundreds of billions of yuan. Moving forward, Meizu will continue innovating AR smart glasses by enhancing product performance and battery life through AI integration, while collaborating with more partners to expand application scenarios of AR smart glasses. Meizu's booth epitomized its accelerating global expansion. Starting from product development, Meizu has defined products to meet the requirements of users from different countries and regions to support its globalization. These products have been recognized and welcomed by overseas users. With its overseas footprint expanding, Meizu's ecosystem products have been sold in many countries and regions such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe, and cars equipped with Flyme Auto have been exported to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Meizu's overseas AI ecosystem products integrating 'people, cars, and homes' have taken shape. Meizu is the smartphone brand of DreamSmart Group, which carries AI eco-products in three product areas, which are smartphones, XR and smart cars. With deep technological expertise in multiple industries, DreamSmart is recognized as a leader in smart ecosystems. In 2025, Meizu is advancing its globalization strategy, partnering with Geely to host new product launch and interaction events in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, the UAE, and other countries. In the future, Meizu will hold more than 10 product events overseas to launch more new products for the global market, and build ecological experience stores presenting smartphones, cars, and glasses overseas. Meizu will also work with Geely to build a premium tech ecosystem brand to export products, technologies, and ecosystems, showcasing the appeal of integrated AI ecosystem to more overseas users. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Meizu
Cision Canada
26-04-2025
- Automotive
- Cision Canada
Meizu Dazzled at Geely Global Intelligent Mobility Expo, Showcasing the Appeal of Its Integrated AI Ecosystem in the World
HANGZHOU, China, April 26, 2025 /CNW/ -- Meizu participated in the Geely Global Intelligent Mobility Expo on April 25, 2025. Meizu set up an exhibition booth at the Geely Building Plaza in Hangzhou and delivered a keynote speech during the workshop session, introducing its smartphones, AR smart glasses, smart cockpit and other products to global consumers and demonstrating the appeal of its integrated AI ecosystem in the world. As a key part of Geely's promotion campaigns for Auto Shanghai 2025, the Geely Global Intelligent Mobility Expo attracted over 400 guests. Through diverse interactive activities, the event showcased Geely's cutting-edge achievements and its ecosystem strategy in the smart mobility sector. At Meizu's booth, smartphones and wearable devices designed for overseas markets drew significant attention. Several foreign journalists experienced products such as AR smart glasses, showing particular interest in StarV View and StarV Air2. StarV View, utilizing a BirdBath solution, offers users an immersive 188-inch virtual screen equivalent to a 6-meter viewing distance, enabling on-the-go immersive entertainment. It is also the only smart glasses in its price range featuring 0-600° myopia adjustment. During a recent Dubai launch event, local attendees excitedly pointed at the StarV View and exclaimed, "I have to buy this!" The StarV Air2 also attracted the attention of foreign journalists. When witnessing real-time translation of Chinese presentations into English displayed directly on the glasses, many guests exclaimed "Amazing!" and captured the amazing moment on camera. Currently supporting 14 languages for bidirectional translation, StarV Air2's "multilingual AI-powered real-time translation" feature has been used for over 390,000 hours, accompanying users to travel across more than 30 countries and regions. It facilitates seamless communication in business meetings and travel. Beyond translation, StarV Air2 integrates functions like teleprompter, AR navigation, meeting assistance, music, etc. Its voice-to-text feature also bridges communication gaps for hearing-impaired users by converting speech into text in real time. During the workshop, Peng Bo, Meizu's Product Director, delivered a keynote speech titled "Empowering Smart Glasses: How AI Technology Drives Innovation and Practical Applications". Peng Bo emphasized that AI-enabled smart glasses extend human senses, transforming them into versatile terminals integrated into daily life, and smart glasses may emerge as the next-generation personal computing devices and AI terminals to unlock a huge market worth hundreds of billions of yuan. Moving forward, Meizu will continue innovating AR smart glasses by enhancing product performance and battery life through AI integration, while collaborating with more partners to expand application scenarios of AR smart glasses. Meizu's booth epitomized its accelerating global expansion. Starting from product development, Meizu has defined products to meet the requirements of users from different countries and regions to support its globalization. These products have been recognized and welcomed by overseas users. With its overseas footprint expanding, Meizu's ecosystem products have been sold in many countries and regions such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe, and cars equipped with Flyme Auto have been exported to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Meizu's overseas AI ecosystem products integrating "people, cars, and homes" have taken shape. Meizu is the smartphone brand of DreamSmart Group, which carries AI eco-products in three product areas, which are smartphones, XR and smart cars. With deep technological expertise in multiple industries, DreamSmart is recognized as a leader in smart ecosystems. In 2025, Meizu is advancing its globalization strategy, partnering with Geely to host new product launch and interaction events in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, the UAE, and other countries. In the future, Meizu will hold more than 10 product events overseas to launch more new products for the global market, and build ecological experience stores presenting smartphones, cars, and glasses overseas. Meizu will also work with Geely to build a premium tech ecosystem brand to export products, technologies, and ecosystems, showcasing the appeal of integrated AI ecosystem to more overseas users.
