Solos AirGo A6 Smart Glasses Skip the Camera for Privacy-Conscious Users

Smart glasses have a privacy problem. Walk into a coffee shop wearing a pair with a built-in camera, and people notice. They wonder if you’re recording. Solos, a US-based brand, has been thinking about this tension, and its answer is a pair of glasses that simply leaves the camera out.

The company announced the AirGo A6 on Tuesday, a smart glasses model with zero cameras onboard. At 19 grams without lenses (it supports prescription inserts), the idea isn’t to strip features for the sake of minimalism — it’s to offer the AI assistant experience without the social friction.

What the AirGo A6 does have: a hands-free AI assistant activated by wake word, voice memos, real-time translation, messaging, and calendar access. Open-ear speakers on both sides handle calls and music playback. Solos says more features will arrive through software updates after launch.

For users who want the camera but only sometimes, Solos also introduced a physical privacy kit. It’s a clip-on accessory that physically blocks the lens on camera-equipped Solos models, turning them into AirGo A6-equivalents when privacy matters. The kit comes with polarized sunglass lenses as a bonus.

Meanwhile, Solos confirmed that its flagship AirGo V2 will launch globally soon. That model carries a 16-megapixel camera capable of 2K video at 30 fps, with a starting price of $299. It’s the opposite end of the spectrum — all the features, camera included — but the privacy kit bridges the gap between the two approaches.

The question Solos is betting on: are there enough people who want AI in their glasses but don’t want to look like they’re always recording? Enough that a camera-free SKU is worth building. The AirGo A6 suggests the company thinks the answer is yes.