These new smart glasses from former OnePlus engineers have a hidden cost

A lot of smart glasses have AI bots inside them now. The one in Latitude 52 degrees northGoya glasses are named after Francisco Goya, the famous Spanish artist who painted famous Romantic masterpieces.

CEO and founder Gary Chen, who has worked on wearables for companies like Oppo, OnePlus, and HTC, says his company’s glasses are focused on travelers, with AI features that act as tour guides and talk about all the paintings in famous museums.

“Basically, you can say, ‘Hey, Goya, what’s with the Mona Lisa?'” Chen says. “You can ask anything, and with your permission, they will take a photo to analyze what is in front of you.”

I ask you if you could ask a question about Goya’s most famous painting, the terrifying Gothic horror picture of Saturn devours his son.

“Yes, yes, and he can also give you some restaurant recommendations,” Chen says.

Based in Berlin Latitude 52 degrees north He is a new player in Smart glasses Space, where its first pairs were sold on Kickstarter in September 2025, where campaign It exceeded its funding goal and raised more than $400,000. There have been some bumps since then, as have been the case with shipments delay Originally advertised release date In February 2026, one model was under development canceled sincere. Now, L’Atitude 52°N has announced the official release date of its smart glasses.

Pre-orders for one model are called Berlinstarting on May 19. The glasses will go on sale physically on May 26. This may come as a disappointment to Kickstarter backers, as… Latest official update From the campaign it came in March and said that shipping would start on April 15 for the Berlin units and on June 7 for the second model called Milan. L’Atitude 52°N has not set an official Milan launch date, other than to say it will “arrive in the second quarter of 2026.”

Berlin Glasses cost $399. Add another $50 for optical lenses. There’s a very big catch: The AI ​​features enabled on the device will only work for 12 months, which L’Atitude 52°N calls an “AI trial.” Customers then have to pay for a subscription service, or they’ll be limited to basic features, like music playback and media capture.

How much will this subscription service cost? Chen says he doesn’t know.