Rokid adds a full-color AI glasses model starting at 4,999 yuan, with a ring for input

Rokid has launched a new full-color AI glasses model starting at 4,999 yuan, with a ring used as an interaction device, according to a retail roundup published by Ebrun on October 28.

The item appeared under the heading of an escalating race in AI glasses, and it names two product hooks: a full-color display and ring-based interaction. Beyond the 4,999 yuan starting price, the roundup gives no hardware specifications, ship date or application detail.

Full color is the clearest dividing line in this generation of smart glasses. Most shipping devices use monochrome panels for notifications and teleprompter text, which limits how much information a glance can carry; a full-color display moves the glasses closer to a small wearable screen, opening room for navigation, translated subtitles and photo review.

The ring addresses a different problem. Raising a hand to touch the temple, or talking to the glasses continuously in public, is socially awkward; small finger gestures could cut both the motion and the friction, and turn voice from the only input into one input among several.

At 4,999 yuan and up, the product sits in the upper-middle of the consumer segment. A full-color optical engine, display module and a separate gesture ring all add bill-of-materials cost, which suggests Rokid is selling display capability rather than a low price to early buyers.

Three questions remain open: when the glasses actually ship, which actions the ring covers, and what weight, power and battery trade-offs a full-color design imposes. The roundup answers none of them, and hands-on testing will say more than the pricing about whether this is a real step or a specification bump.