Alibaba Launches New-Generation Qwen N1 Smart Glasses With Iris-Based Payments and Eye-Tracking

Alibaba unveiled the new Qwen N1 and N1 Pro smart glasses on October 13, marking the company's latest push into consumer AI hardware and positioning itself as a challenger to Meta's Ray-Ban Display in the emerging smart eyewear market. The glasses represent Alibaba's expansion of its Qwen AI ecosystem—now spanning a portfolio that includes the Qwen Book computer and Qwen Clip earbuds unveiled at the Apsara Conference.