01 — Menus
Order like a regular.
Glance at a handwritten menu and see dishes and prices in English, right where they're written.
JA → ENNIKOVATranslating…Translated
AI translation glassesStarting with Japanese
The world, in your words.
世界を、あなたの言葉で。
Menus, street signs, a conversation mid-sentence. NIKOVA translates English and Japanese right in your line of sight, with more languages to follow.
Menus · Directions · Conversation · English ⇄ 日本語 · More languages to come ·
Live translation
Read the room. In real time.
Scroll to see what NIKOVA shows in your lens.
02 — Directions
Signs that speak your language.
Station names, exits and street signs are translated as you walk, so you can keep your eyes on the street, not your phone.
←渋谷駅
← Shibuya Station
原宿→
Harajuku →
この道をまっすぐ行って、二つ目の信号を左です。
Go straight, then left at the second light.
JA → ENNIKOVATranslating…Translated
03 — Conversation
Talk, don't type.
Hear Japanese and read it in English. Reply naturally, and NIKOVA helps carry your words across.
Server
いらっしゃいませ！何名様ですか？
Welcome! How many in your party?
You
Two, please.
EN → JA 2名です。
Server
こちらのお席へどうぞ。
Right this way, please.
JA ⇄ ENNIKOVAListening…Translated
Made for real moments
Three things, done beautifully.
01
Menus
Dishes, prices and specials, translated in place. No more pointing and hoping.
02
Directions
Street signs, station exits and spoken directions, made clear while you keep moving.
03
Conversation
Live subtitles for the person in front of you, so the moment stays face to face.
How it works
As simple as putting them on.
- 1一
Put them on
Frames designed to feel like the glasses you already love.
- 2二
Say “Hey Niko”
NIKOVA starts listening. No phone to unlock, no app to open.
- 3三
Understand and reply
Translations appear in your view as people speak, and your replies are carried back across.
Design & specs
Designed to disappear.
A preview of what we're designing toward. Final specifications will be shared closer to launch.
Built-in camera
Open-ear audio
Everyday frame shape
Design goal
All-day comfort
Balanced frames meant to be worn from breakfast to the last train.
Design goal
Discreet display
Captions that sit quietly in your view, there when you need them.
Design goal
Open-ear audio
Hear translations without shutting out the world around you.
Design goal
Everyday style
Eyewear first, technology second. Frames you'd choose even without the AI.
Design goal
Privacy in mind
Privacy treated as a core principle, not an afterthought.
Design goal
More languages
Starting with English ⇄ Japanese, with more language pairs to follow.
Starting with Japanese.
Not stopping there.
English ⇄ 日本語Launch language pairMore languagesComing later
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