ThinkAR's AiLENS V1 Smart Glasses Demoed at SoftBank Booth in Shizuoka
The exhibition treated real-time translation as an everyday consumer feature rather than a prototype, and with the glasses already on sale in Japan through SB C&S, the booth served as a public introduction of a shipping product to a general audience.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, PANORA.
ThinkAR Japan exhibited its AiLENS V1 AI smart glasses at the SoftBank booth on the public day of TECH BEAT Shizuoka 2026, held July 23-25 at Granship in Shizuoka City. The demo centered on real-time translation displayed in the wearer's field of view. The glasses support 76 languages, weigh about 38g, and run up to 10 hours on a charge. SB C&S has sold them in Japan since June 5, 2026.
AiLENS V1 was shown on the third day of the event, with SoftBank staff handling product explanations and fielding questions about how the glasses differ from other companies' smart glasses and how they might combine with external sensors and business systems.
Visitors asked about real-time translation in customer service, business negotiations, and sightseeing guidance. One attendee said they had not expected such a world to be so close at hand.
The glasses display translation, notifications, and AI assistant output on the lens, and work hands-free with a paired smartphone for calls and teleprompter use.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.