HTC has entered the smart glasses space with its new Vive Eagle AI-powered eyewear. Since launching in 2016, HTC’s Vive VR headset has accrued an estimated 10 percent global market share — not nearly as much as Meta Quest MR and VR headsets (at 50 percent), Sony PlayStation or even the Apple Vision Pro, but a respectable berth from which to expand to everyday wearables. The Vive Eagle is fully voice controllable and lets users listen to music as well as capture photos and videos with a 12MP ultra-wide camera. The product is available for preorder in Taiwan for the equivalent of about $520.

“The Vive Eagle touts a ‘premium design’ at a lightweight 49 grams [1.7 ounces],” with an “open-ear design that lets users adjust its temples and nosepads for a comfortable fit,” Android Central reports, noting “Zeiss sun lenses, which provide UV protection ‘without compromising optical clarity.’”

The eyewear’s voice-activated AI supports Google Gemini and OpenAI ChatGPT, and offers real-time text-to-speech translation in 13 languages with “no need to open an app or reach for a phone,” HTC explains in its news release.

Powered by a 235mAh battery, Vive Eagle has up to 36 hours of standby time, with roughly around 4.5 hours of continuous music playback. The device supports magnetic fast charging, with a 50 percent power level achieved in 10-minutes using a power bank or phone, HTC says.

Tom’s Guide does a comparative analysis of the Vive Eagle with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and concludes the new contender is lighter with “a much bigger battery.” The two models have similar specs, but Tom’s suggests the combined battery strength, lighter weight and ability to choose from two different AI chatbots rather than being tethered to Meta AI “could give HTC a narrow lead here.”

Gizmodo points out that the Vive Eagle comes with “a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chipset and 32GB of onboard storage.” An HTC YouTube video showcases its features, including AI noise reduction for when you’re on a call.

Data is processed locally with military-grade AES-256 encryption, HTC notes. The glasses use Wi‑Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 for connectivity and can pair with phones running at least iOS 17.6 or Android 10 using the Vive Connect app.

Although there is no official word on when the Vive Eagle may become available beyond Taiwan, where it begins shipping September 1, niche outlets report the company is looking at a broader release in Q1 2026.