Best Smart Glasses 2024 + Types of Smart Glasses 2024

BEST SMART GLASSES 2024
The top smart glasses of 2024, the categories of smart glasses that currently/actually exist right now, and new glasses dropping in 2024.
In this video, we look at the state of the art (SOTA) smart glasses hardware. Soon, I'll release a video showing numerous killer apps of smart glasses that exist or that developers will build in 2024.
LINKS
Me: Cayden Pierce, caydenpierce.com
TeamOpenSmartGlasses: teamopensmartglasses.com
Convoscope: github.com/TeamOpenSmartGlass...
PARTNERS AND FRIENDS
Thanks to Vuzix for partnering with TeamOpenSmartGlasses on Convoscope deployment on Z100s, and for providing free hardware. Also thanks to Activelook, TCL, and others for the partnership and free hardware
LEARN MORE
To learn more about smart glasses, checkout these resources:
The AR Show - www.thearshow.com
KGOnTech - kguttag.com
Augmented Reality subreddit - / augmentedreality
LEARN NOW
Birdbath vs waveguide optics is a good thing to understand:
All day wearability: Glasses must be under 45grams, and probably under 40 grams, to be all day wearable. I have tried dozens of them for all day use, and this has never been broken. Ray-Ban Meta Stories (latest) are ~49grams, and they are not all day wearable for most people. Of course, ergonomic design and weight balancing is crucial, more weight on ears and good, high spatial area coverage everywhere the glasses distributes weight on the head is crucial for comfort. For example, the Vuzix Shield is 140+ grams, but I can rock it for 4 hours, and ran a 10K wearing them, because the ergonomics design is excellent.
MicroLED light projector with diffractive or reflective waveguide lenses are seen in Vuzix Z100, Inmo Go, Meizu, MYVU, and other current state of the art all day HUD glasses. Waveguide material include plastic, glass, silicon carbide, and resin materials.
Birdbath is seen in XREAL, Rokid, etc. with OLED or other bright and larger projector. These have incredible, bright, high FOV, but they cover the eyes while feeling painful after hours of wear from their nose heavy weight. The latest birdbath glasses can be worn for a few hours (less than 90grams) for some use cases.
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FEATURED GLASSES
Vuzix Z100, RayBan Meta Stories, Razer Anzu, TCL Rayneo X2 and TCL Rayneo X2 Lite, Inmo Go, Meizu Myvu, Viture One, XREAL Air 2 Ultra, Rokid Max, Snapchat Spectacles Next Generation, Solos Kopin Smart Glasses, Vuzix Blade 2, Vuzix Blade 1.5, Google Glass, Google Iris, Meta Orion, Meta Aria, Dispelix, microLED, birdbath, Huawei Gentle Monster, Brilliant Frames, Meta Aria, Adhawk MindLink, Activelook Engo 2, Vuzix Shield, Amazon Echo Frames, Bose Frames, XLIP.ai Smart glasses, Lucyd, and more.
TIMELINE
Timeline:
0:00 Intro
0:17 HUD Classic Smart Glasses
1:18 Camera Glasses
1:49 Audio Glasses
2:14 Mixed Reality AR Glasses
2:51 Fitness/Sports Glasses
3:20 Open Source Smart Glasses
3:36 Screen/Monitor Smart Glasses
4:09 Sensor Glasses
4:37 Top 3 Smart Glasses 2024
4:44 Vuzix Z100
5:04 Ray-Ban Meta Stories
5:22 Razer Anzu
5:50 Upcoming 2024 Glasses
6:12 OPPO Air Glass 2
6:37 TCL Rayneo X2 Lite
7:03 XREAL Air 2 Ultra
7:16 Other Glasses Coming 2024
7:22 Brilliant Frames
7:24 Meta Smart Glasses 2024
7:37 Outro

[@AlexIsraelov]

Can I get your autograph? I'll pay $4000 for a signed Engo 2!

[@caydengineer]

Deal!

[@pavlestanimirovic]

Yes I'll send you an auto I have plenty .

[@VicktoriaVicky]

How can we email him?

[@WestyEast]

Thank you for the very informative video. Question, I don't know if you're familiar with the Over The Reality app which allows visualization of AR experiences through the phone. Can any of these allow me to use the app through the glasses?

[@caydengineer]

You could try this out on any pair of smart glasses that run Android and allows installation of third party apps, and has a camera. Vuzix Shield, Rayneo X2, Inmo Air, etc. just install the app on the glasses.

[@chashere2621]

Im hoping to use glasses so that I can look say a photograph and trace the image onto canvas, are there any that would let me do this please. Help in painting thanks Charles

[@blao2607]

hey, you mentioned the lenovo thinkreality a3 as the "best" option to use as a monitor replacement. right now with a price of around 1.3k€ that would be a bit too expensive for me, what cheaper alterative would you say could be a good alternative? if there is any in the sub 500 price range.

[@caydengineer]

Probably Xreal.

[@cfou8068]

I am visually impaired and use my iPhone camera to zoom into blackboards, restaurant display menus at far distance or even close up, or when trying to read number of an approaching bus or read distant street signs . Do any of the glasses you’ve reviewed allow you to tele zoom in real time like 5x or more? I have seen Seperhexa which looks like a Google glass do that but haven’t seen anything new on it since 2022 and I want to buy something like it now.

[@caydengineer]

Checkout eSight.

[@MCT1515]

I'm looking for a pair of glasses that I can connect to my garmin fish finders. I know i might have to use a cable, I would also like to have them polarized. of course I would be outdoors. Any thoughts

[@caydengineer]

That sounds awesome. What info do you want in the display? What is the make/model and can you code/have a team that can code? It won't work out of the box but it should be pretty easy to write an app for it. Feel free to email me with detailed explanation.

[@marinbuconic7694]

Great vid, i have question, is it possible to view pdf files on the vuzix z100 or any other glasses?

[@PerfektHarmonie]

Thanks very much for your video. I was wondering if you could suggest a pair of glasses that would fit on top of my prescription glasses or do you need to get prescription lenses inserted into the smart glasses? I was eyeing Viture. I just want something that can be used as a monitor for my MacBook and gaming on my Nintendo Switch. Thanks!

[@caydengineer]

I think most need prescription inserts. Maybe consider a Pico 4 or similar HMD if you want to be able to use your own glasses

[@NorthernStar-pe2hb]

Great video! Does anyone know of any smart glasses for reading small print? I normally use my smartphone camera for zooming in on small print. It would be cool if the camera app was on smart glasses.

[@slloyd25]

So i want a pair that has navigation, translation, additional screens for laptop, bluetooth, sound, and integrates well with other apps. What do you think are 2 or 3 I should be looking at besides the Neo X2? I trust your expertise in this area

[@caydengineer]

I don't think there's anything that does all those things well. You could look at Xreal and screen share those apps to your glasses.

[@DonutMafter]

Any recommendation for smartglasses to livestream to youtube/twitch etc. in horizontal mode ? or some for vertical livestreams (mobile format) ?

[@caydengineer]

It's a great use. Unfortunately not many. Ray-Ban Meta Stories will allow you to stream to Instagram. Other wise you'll need to make your own with some custom code and camera glasses/spy glasses/streaming WiFi camera glasses from Amazon or AliExpress.

[@flourcraft3877]

Can you recommend any glass that does the following -voice phone music functionalities like the bose frame that I am currently using -plus hud display at least 480 by 480 full colour display to mirror my phone so I can literally leave my phone in the pocket. TCL RAYNEO X2 LITE, INMO AIR 2 OR VUZIX BLADE 2 ???

[@caydengineer]

There are a couple of glasses that can do this now at a light weight: Meizu Myvu and Inmo Go. However neither has an SDK, so you're limited to the apps they make (for now), which doesn't include phone screen mirroring. There are many other smart glasses that can do this, but they're too heavy to wear continuously all the time. Examples: Vuzix Shield, Inmo Air 2, TCL Rayneo X2, Vuzix Blade 2, etc.

[@alexandergelfer9935]

Good day. I'm interested in the real-time speech translation function. Could you recommend something that truly works and fully performs this function? Maybe we need to wait a bit longer for new versions of the glasses? Thank you.

[@caydengineer]

A few glasses have this. They're not all amazing, but some are good. Inmo comes with it. Vuzix can support it with the right apps. XRAI just announced translation for Xreal glasses which I haven't tried yet but imagine is good.

[@Tr0nikMonk3y]

@@caydengineer How is the translation on the vuzix z100? I think translation seems by far the most revolutionary feature, you said they were the #1 pick for this, but it seems they are still in development, or at least you can on only buy a "developers edition"? All seems a bit weird and markety to me, why don't they legit just come out with these things with apps like any other normal tech thing lol. Does developers edition just mean "we want to cover our asses and bottom line by not putting too much effort in, and therefore won't get in trouble when they're unfinished or don't work bc we called them 'developers' /don't understand the egg must come before the chicken... haha, if that makes sense

[@lolo2k]

Hi, my boss is looking for AR/telepresence glasses. Just so an engineer can give tips on how to fix a malfunction remotely. Do you know of a nice, current day product? Hololens seems outdated by this point right? Thanks!

[@caydengineer]

Vuzix enterprise solutions is probably the best for this ("M" series), because it comes with TeamViewer and other supported remote mentoring software.

[@user-rw4sk8lp7u]

I am looking for a pair of smart glasses with screen, so that I will be able to project song lyrics, during singing a song. Is there something you could suggest?

[@flourcraft3877]

I know it is not design for it but can the rokid or xreal 2 glasses be used for normal outdoor prescription glasses with phone, music capabilities?

[@caydengineer]

Yes, both Rokid and Xreal glasses could be used as normal outdoor prescription glasses with adaptations for prescription lenses, alongside their phone and music capabilities.

[@flourcraft3877]

@caydengineer cool, i was reluctant to buy these as all review indicated it was only design for multimedia which is true, I however needed for business (hands free phone/call/music and viewing camera from a second business using screen mirroring.

[@freeman.7238]

Hello Sir, I was wondering now that we have all seen GPT-4o which glasses best work smoothly specifically with GPT-4o? Thank you for providing valuable information.

[@caydengineer]

Vuzix Z100 running Convoscope by TeamOpenSmartGlasses is the all-day wearable best smart glasses AI experience I know of.

[@MsGorteck]

Do these allow for prescription glasses? In the future you might give price points. Also perhaps you could make a video that shows how you make them work and what settings they would work best in. You mentioned the sport glasses.

[@chickapee69]

Where would I go where I live (Greensboro NC) to get a pair of smart glasses? How would I go about getting them with my prescription? I wear bifocals

[@caydengineer]

You buy them online.

[@alexandergelfer9935]

Hello. I have another question... Together with a team of programmers, I am creating a platform for online trainers. In it, trainers store exercise videos and create personalized workouts. My question is: Are there any glasses available today that would be convenient for this kind of training, if the video is transmitted directly to the glasses? I need advice, as already now everyone is starting to shoot their videos and possibly at the start, I need to recommend a format for the correct display in the trainer's glasses and their training.

[@caydengineer]

The users wear it while working out? And they're meant to see a video of the trainer in the glasses? It will be tough as the glasses will need to be bulky and heavy to get a nice display, but that is brutally uncomfortable while working out. I ran a 10k wearing Vuzix Shield. Was fun but no normie would have done it haha, and I wouldn't do it again. I use Vuzix Z100 while I work out, but just stream simple information, not a full video. It might just be a bit early for this. Activelook Engo is for workouts, but it's just small amounts of data, not a full video .

[@Progaros]

Nice Video! I'm really interested in an open source solution that can show texts and small information like a smart watch. My other use case would be screen glasses that can be plugged into any device through usb c or hdmi.

[@caydengineer]

Cool, what info do you want to see? Yeah, those are awesome, I'm getting setup with a pair.

[@lkedves]

Thanks for the excellent summary, subscribed immediately 🙂 To the final question, I am a developer with interest in AR, from Sutherland's Damocles through VFX1 that I met personally, to things that I can play with today. My choice would be a see-through system supporting prescription lenses that I can code directly by managing 3D objects and text in a virtual space real-time. It should support three reference frames. 1: fixed to the glass (HUD), 2: fixed to the body (direction sensors let you look around but things stay with you as you move), 3: fixed to the environment (movement sensors, cameras, etc. - but I can live without it). I would use it for spatial computing: direct graph management in 3D. I randomly looked into some of these alternatives but saw no convincing entry points with that direct coding (my highest priority). What would you recommend to look at? Thanks.

[@caydengineer]

What do you mean by code directly? Like you want to control your 3D window poses with your own code? If so, maybe look at Simula running on Lenovo A3, Xreal or related. If you want to do custom coding if the environment, it will get more complicated quick, because windows managers/display managers are complex beasts.

[@lkedves]

@@caydengineer I am old school. For me virtual reality is putting 3D polygons or shapes into a 3D space, add two connected virtual cameras. Then, project what they see to the person's eyes and you have a stereoscopic view of that space. If you have a rectangle with text and graphics, locked to the cameras, you have ref frame 1, the HUD. If you update the position of the cameras from directions sensors from the glass, you have ref frame 2. If you have position and direction relative to the environment, that's ref frame 3. Reversing this, I want to have a 3D space for each ref frame, put polygons into them, probably text onto the polygons, then change them from code like games do for decades. But without elephants in the middle... 🙃 [edit] ... probably will try to tame Unity and give Xreal another shot.

[@AdrianPapineau]

What a great breakdown video! Definitely learned a lot more. The Z100 is on my wish list for sure, would be nice to have binocular displays like the Shield. I'm glad smart glasses tech is really taking off! I guess we'll see in the near future where it goes!

[@caydengineer]

Thanks! Meizu Myvu, Oppo Air Glass 2, and Inmo Go I'm excited for in that category.

[@CantancerousOldMan]

I'll tell you what I'm looking for. I want to watch an exercise video in my glasses instead of having to move my head to look at a screen. It should have either internal memory or allow a microSD card. No wires! What is the thing that is closest to this set-up?

[@caydengineer]

Get a Vuzix Shield or Imo Air 2 and watch KZbin on them.

[@CantancerousOldMan]

@@caydengineer At $2500, the Vuzix Shield is too expensive for me. The Inmo Air 2 is better priced, but it has 30% 1-star reviews on Amazon.

[@MatthewPride]

Hello, I need glasses that have the ability to learn languages, which is a priority for me, such as Vuzix z100. As well as glasses that have the ability to display several virtual monitors at the same time, such as the Lenovo Thinkreality A3. Are there any glasses that have such options together in one glasses?😃

[@caydengineer]

Well, it you want grest virtual monitors, they're going to be large and heavy, so not great for bringing out into the real world for language learning. If you want light and thin for real world language learning, the display will be basic and low res. You could get some birdbath Android glasses like Xreal and then do both with them.

[@MatthewPride]

@@caydengineer great, thanks a lot

[@StephanieMeyer-SHD]

Hello, I'm looking for smart glasses that are easy to use for hands free video calling. We are an in home healthcare provider and we used the Hololens for a study but we are looking for an easier and lighter alternative thats less scary for our clients and easier to use for our careworkers. Main focus is being able to show a Dr on a videocall what the careworkers sees. Any suggestions?

[@caydengineer]

Is a display needed, or just a wearable camera? Perhaps just a GoPro if no camera needed? Could it be a necklace? Checkout the Vuzix Blade 2, Inmo Air 2, Vuzix Shield.

[@StephanieMeyer-SHD]

Thanks for your suggestion. A display would not be necessary but they might not be able to touch the glasses or camera for adjustment or interaction if they're doing wound care at the same time (this was an advantage of the Hololens 2 as they could interact without touching any surfaces). The advantage of glasses is that they can be sure the Dr sees exactly what they see without readjusting.@@caydengineer

[@agussuhariadi1796]

Rokid AR Lite? (Max 2 +Station2) Not in the list? Consider diopter feature Rokid is good option too

[@trevore1667]

Are there any glasses with a camera or that connect to a camera which will display the feed to your vision and can zoom in? I want a pair of glasses for detailed work like soldering or painting fine details on models. Being able to wear glasses and zoom 10x 20x etc and feed that to my vision would be a game changer for me. Great content! Thank you!

[@caydengineer]

I just use this simple solution: www.amazon.com/LXIANGN-Illuminated-Jeweler-Magnifier-Detachable/dp/B08QCX8PZR You could try to make an app like this for INMO or Vuzix Blade/Shield, but the experience will probably be grainy (smart glasses camera zoom is often awful).

[@ricefieldrecords]

Rayban META can’t capture in landscape and won’t stream to KZbin. I’m only looking for video camera capture and livestream capabilities in landscape mode to KZbin via Streamyard. With Continuity mode in IOS, if a pair of glasses has Bluetooth and WiFi, can’t I pair to an iPhone or MacBook and use another manufacturer’s camera glasses as an external video capture for making videos and streaming to KZbin?

[@caydengineer]

You can't do the iOS continuity thing with glasses. The only way you could do this without developing your own software or hardware is get glasses that behave as IP cameras, then get an app which streams IP camera to KZbin/twitch/etc.

[@ricefieldrecords]

@@caydengineer This is the first actionable suggestion I have received since querying Reddit and all the vendors listed in round up’s. Thank you!!

[@English_moment89]

I'm searching since almost a month i keep watching videos from different glasses but still lost and don't know which one I should get, can you please recommend one for me, i need it for tiktok content recording video and so on

[@caydengineer]

If you want to record tiktok videos, go for Ray Ban Meta Stories or Snapchat Spectacles.

[@English_moment89]

@@caydengineer thanks a lot 😊🙏

[@UndeadVideoProd]

I'm going to ask your advice and there might not be a proper answer but I want to monocular non glasses frame heads up display for web browsing and video viewing that's more like a scouter from Dragon Ball Z or something you would see from a cyberpunk type story, does that exist A single-sided HUD with audio and video

[@caydengineer]

Most of the glasses reasonable for all day wear are integrated into the glasses frame to minimize weight and increase symmetricity. What might fit your needs is the Vufine connected to HDMI on your phone with a pair of headphones (like OpenRun Aftershoks) for audio.

[@AGILISFPV]

I was curious about one of the glasses you mentioned. Specifically the smith focus ones so I googled it. Immediately saw its almost a decade old at this point, not sure how or why its relevant still. I cant even find it for sale anywhere. Now i wonder how many other products you show here are obsolete as well.

[@caydengineer]

You're right about the Smith Lowdown focus, thanks for pointing that out. When I did my last video, the Smith InterAxon Lowdown Focus Glasses were available. Otherwise, I think you'll find almost all of these glasses you can buy right now (I own most of them).

[@lmichellemedia]

Love The video Cayden!!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Great job!!! My favorite for Immersive Journaling right now are the Snapchat Spectacles and in some instances the Ray-Bans by Meta.🤓💯👊🏾

[@caydengineer]

Thanks! Great recommends!

[@AlKay-jl1cq]

Can't a company pick up where Anker soundcore frames left off? Interchangeable lenses while maintaining the core frame and technology?

[@caydengineer]

See Anker, Amazon, Huawei Gentle Monster, Razer glasses.

[@reza2kn]

Love your content! Would also love to connect and chat about an idea I have about making standalone "transcription" glasses available in Persian (Farsi).

[@metamoof]

Of these glasses, how many are accessible for less common prescriptions? I've seen some companies say they only support myopia and/or astigmatism lenses. How many of them are dealing with presbyopia (essential for anyone over the age of around 40), hypermetropia, or things that require prisms, such as strabismus, or colour inserts? How many can specify that only one eye is valid, and allow you to choose which? How many offer photochromic lenses?

[@caydengineer]

Varies greatly from company to company, with many companies offering no prescriptions at all and some having a wide range of options.

[@metamoof]

@@caydengineer it might be something to mention in the next round-up. Or to do one based on which ones are most flexible

[@4jaycee1]

Im looking for a pair of glasses for Golfing can you help

[@caydengineer]

What would you like them to do while you golf? You could maybe check out the Activelook Engo 2 with Garmin watch for golfing.

[@luisgregson7140]

Great video. The main two use cases I have for smart glasses are: 1. Watching videos while I cook and do chores. Ideally something like android TV so I can cast to it easily. 2. Virtual monitors so I can work anywhere. I'm not sure there's anything that does both those things at the right price yet. Hopefully this year though🤞

[@caydengineer]

For those requirements, get a used Xreal/Nreal Air 1 for ~$200-250 on Facebook marketplace or ebay.

[@luisgregson7140]

@@caydengineer thanks for taking the effort to reply. Appreciate that! I actually thought I'd be hindered by my phone not having the ability to send display out over usb c (Nothing Phone 2) I'll have a look for a cheap used xreal set. Thanks

[@caydengineer]

@@luisgregson7140 I do think you'll need a phone that can put out HDMI from USBC. Sorry to say for Nothing, but that's a standard smartphone feature now.

[@DkKombo]

​@@caydengineer I'm looking for something like that too. Something that would allow me to watch Acuff while I'm working on things but isn't in my vision too much. I just wanna connect to my phone and watch KZbin videos or have that three screen thing for a computer. I need it to replace my actual glasses contacts so I can see, can it do that? And do these glasses connect through Bluetooth cause I hope it isn't linked directly to my phone cause I was thinking of having a battery bank in my pocket to snake through my shirt and connect up to my glasses lol. That way I have complete charging to my phone and glasses. If any of these glasses fit that criteria, I'd love that.

[@SjaakSchulteis]

Those fitness glasses look really cool.

[@DkKombo]

I want to find ar glasses that: - video is hidden to others - matches my prescription so I can use them to see - can connect to my phone via Bluetooth - can be charged while in use

[@caydengineer]

A lot of these can do those things. Vuzix Z100 or pretty sweet!

[@DkKombo]

@@caydengineer Is it too obstructive at all? Like can i work while emjoying a little video at the corner of my vision i can see nicely? The best would be is if they could act as monitors for computers as well. I don't need a camera either lol. In fact I'd prefer if something like that isn't noticeable. I just wanna enjoy videos and monitors in the background while I work so it looks like I have regular, if not thick and have a cord, glasses lol. (I suppose I can put a piece of tape on them like I'm Poindexter or something lol. Like something fashionable maybe.) If they can be charged, I was thinking more of a battery block in my pocket with a cord snaked through my shirt connecting the two while I also charge my phone seperately,, NOT having it connecting to my phone directly. (Maybe something that has a large battery life. I'm not opposed to bulkier glasses either, as long as they're comfortable and won't slip off my face lol) Ooo maybe even a multi feature where I can have a little note or checklist while I work so I can have a reminder of tasks or things I must remember constantly and can check off with my phone! A multi app feature while I work where I have that and a video would be absolutely perfect!! I mean I'd be happy with just the videos and monitors mind you lol. Also, after answering my question, have you ever considered the idea of a totally Urban Secret computer system utilizing AR glasses? My idea involves it all being wrapped up and hidden Within inside of a sweatshirt, including a face mask that dampens your voice so you can be loud within the presence of others, a battery system lined Within the Torso of the sweatshirt, two separate mini computers connected together on the back of the sweatshirt, and a keyboard hidden within the front pocket of the sweatshirt so it just looks like you have your hands and the little kangaroo pouch in front of the sweatshirt LOL. (These are all things that can be found today btw, I can give you more details on the technology of you're interested) Now you have a secret computer that you can secretely game or talk to your freinds with anywhere. Please steal tf out of this idea and share it with other tech guys in diacord servers, tech events or anywhere else you can if you think its neat. Id love to see it as a thing. ♥ Thank you so much for having the patience to respond to me btw it means a whole lot man. Hope you have an awesome day!

[@OnionBun]

was just looking at those frames. You are right, 2024 is gonna be good for devs. I should wait until a solid choice comes in for consumers. But the X2 Lite's are my fav so far, but those Oppo air 2.... wow. All I want is HUD glasses that last 16 hours.

[@caydengineer]

Ha, 16 hours is a lot to ask for, but a realistic ask if you want to use them prescription lenses. I don't think we'll see that for a while. Likely 8-12 hours, or longer with periods they're turned off/in sleep mode.

[@jasonhedtke659]

I've been using the Inmo Go glasses and I usually get a few days of battery life. Granted I don't get many notifications for the display to turn on often but it's nice to have. The speakers on the glasses are good and the features are pretty solid too. Plus they're affordable as well. I do think the frames by brilliant labs will kill the Inmo go of the features and development is strong

[@en2oh]

Any review of smart glasses for low vision assistance?

[@caydengineer]

Not sure but checkout Envision, Benvision, and related companies.

[@nsi4africa]

Whats your views/impressions about INMO AIR2 and INMO Go?

[@caydengineer]

Inmo Air 2 is solid I think, but have never tried (I own a Inmo Air 1). Great low cost Android smart glasses that compete with Vuzix Shield (not nearly as good but far better price). Inmo Go is pretty amazing. If/when they drop an SDK, I'll get a pair. They are one of the best glasses on the market, very impressive. Aesthetic is a tad weird but they're light with audio and display and good battery, very impressive

[@uninteressant2196]

I want brightness to read pdfs outside and program a little, and have the image projected to infinity so i can focus on things far away. I have no problem with a cable running out the back so the ears have it lighter. Then i can slap them on a mobile workstation and work outside.

[@caydengineer]

Checkout Lenovo A3, XREAL, Rokid, Inmo for this.

[@bleach5980]

I am thinking of a smart glasses that has chaptgpt integrated to it in such a way the AI can help you analyse the person that you are interacting with, and while doing so also help provide prompts on what words can be said the the percentage ratios for each choices of words used when socialising with the person. Sort of like a smar glasses that provide prompts and analyses the person that you are socialising with and can help you better communicate with the person with a selectable choices of words.

[@caydengineer]

Wearable speech coach is fun, I have a demo video of that dropping soon! As for telling you what to say, I think it's dystopian and a bit future. Topic areas suggestions may be cool to help people identify common interests, but reading off things to other people is a sad interaction.

[@bleach5980]

@caydengineer I know what you mean but it is helpful to people who do not go out alot to interact with others. Aka those who stay at home most of time not exposed much to the outside world.

[@anzmil]

Is there a technology available to aid people with low vision?

[@caydengineer]

Some audio glasses with apps that describe the world to you exist, like Seleste, Benvision, others.

[@markspano3468]

All these glasses are interesting, but I cannot find a pair of glasses that will have my prescription and provide a hearing aid with audio conduction. I saw some in the UK but they are not sold in the USA.

[@caydengineer]

Not sure your options. Essilor Luxxotica announced a pair, should be out this year I think.

[@markspano3468]

I’ve read about those, but no retailers seem to know much about them.

[@15agramchud-qp1fh]

Vuzix Blade 2

[@15agramchud-qp1fh]

Vuzix Blade 2

[@JorgePenedo2015]

Hey. Great video. Up to date and very complete ! Just subscribed ! I run a small software company and we want to focus on development of business applications able to get information on the fly from servers based on objects in the real world, and performs transactions by voice. Like recognize a product in the shelves and bring information about inventory , for example Requirement for such glasses would include... camera to be able to recognize bar codes, qr codes (perhaps rfId ??), software SDK for development of custom applications able to connect to database servers, and speaker/mic able to receive voice information and give voice orders. Be not so heavy so people can use along the work. Based on that, what you would recommend (1) to start with based on cost/benefit (2) as ideal glass ? Again, congratulations for the video and the channel... this new frontier of wearable devices brings amazing possibilities !

[@caydengineer]

Probably look at some of the Android based smart glasses with display and camera like Inmo Air 2, Vuzix Blade 2, Vuzix Shield, TCL RayNeo X2, etc.

[@JorgePenedo2015]

​​@@caydengineer thx! Keep up the great work with your brilhant content!

[@Game_with_me-r6j]

I have an idea for google glasses. Unfortunately, i'm not an electronic guy so it could be stucked in my head.

[@DavidBarlaam]

I own the new Ray Ban Metas and like them a lot... Battery life is annoying, but the tech is great. The recognizing feature is ok, came close on my car, nailed what was wrong with a plant's health, doesn't know bugs... Any thoughts on when this might be able to be assistive technology for people like me with Prosopagnosia (face blindness)? The Google Glass was promising for us, but died out... looks like the possibilities are emerging again for a helper, would love your thoughts!

[@DavidBarlaam]

Oh, and my Ray Ban Metas are progressive, transition, prescription lenses, and are great. I didn't go polarized in order to easily read my car's head's up display...

[@DavidBarlaam]

The sound is really noteworthy as well... super clear, responsive, high quality, and rarely audible to anyone but me.

[@caydengineer]

Thanks for the feedback - the RayBan Stories are indeed a good pair of glasses - but they'll need to open up to third party devs to create an ecosystem.

[@RynaxAlien]

MicroLED display technology is future. Hope to see better quantum dot enchanced camera's for night vision

[@caydengineer]

I think so, microLED + waveguides seems to be winning for now and near future at least.

[@FIFI12233]

Nice! New video!

[@caydengineer]

Yeah!

[@mealisa27]

Very nice video! I'm a design student and i'm doing the research developing a design for color blind people. I found these glasses are very interesting. Do you have any suggestions based on the function of these glasses?

[@caydengineer]

Suggestions for ?

[@VicktoriaVicky]

if you’re doing a test and you have them on will it give you the answer?

[@pavlestanimirovic]

In the market, interested just in HD recording

[@michaelray282]

Very good update to last year's video, Ive dismissed Ray Bans until their vision ai beta recently and have thought about giving them a try, excited to see a HUD version....such a shame its Meta tho. I hoped something else would capture adoption first

[@caydengineer]

I don't think any dust has settled on who puts out the top consumer smart glasses over the next 1, 3, 5 years. Meta will be a player, but the ecosystem (software interoperability) will develop and there will be many top smart glasses to choose from. Meta is weakened by their lack of an SDK. If they have videoaudio

[@michaelray282]

@@caydengineer it seems meta has the potential and momentum for it, but still true it's early and we could be surprised

[@msreave]

I recently purchased the Meta Raybands. To me, they most resemble what most would consider 'normal glasses'. The other glasses are cool, but with all that tech crammed inside..looks a bit off and bulky.

[@adaptivehackerkhan]

Any with Eye tracking? Even hands free gaze dwell control for a disabled users like myself?

[@caydengineer]

AdHawk Mindlink and Pupil Labs. None with display/audio that I know of now.

[@HRofCS]

Im only wanting to be able to read texts in my glasses.

[@caydengineer]

What do you want to read?

[@wongywhuang]

Huawei eyewear 2?

[@caydengineer]

Link me if you know about this!

[@WillieRuizLive]

What do you suggest for just watching KZbin Netflix Movies?

[@caydengineer]

XREAL Air 1 or 2!

[@aniploits]

Hey Cayden, I was wondering if you can make smart glasses that look completely normal but with features like an ai that can solve things like math problems or science problems and I don’t need to use my voice or anything. If this is impossible then nvm but if it is we can discuss an amount and I’ll pay you

[@caydengineer]

I'll need a research team and 5 years xkcd.com/1425/

[@robertpeterson8597]

@@caydengineer I think @aniploits has graduated by then...

[@techreviewsau]

I'm told by another Tech reviewer that the RayNeo X2 Lite does not have body-tracking sensors on them (unlike the RayNeo X2 - which does). Comparing the Vuzix Z100 ($799 USD) and the TCL RayNeo X2 ($800 USD), I'll take the TCL RayNeo X2 any day as it has way more features than Vuzix (and Dual Displays in full colour, too!).

[@caydengineer]

TCL Rayneo X2 does indeed have "more features" than Vuzix Z100. However, the Z100 is all-day wearable (lightweight, aesthetic, battery) while the Rayneo X2 is huge, heavy, and offputting to look at someone wearing.

[@bancelutters8654]

Me, a developer in 2024, looking for a smart glass that allows me to run custom mx apps haha

[@theorganguy]

ok, let me pick your brain if I may: I'm looking for a "literal" *smart* glasses, that essentially run all smart watch apps, just in "field of view"

[@getahandle]

You missed Visor by Immersed

[@caydengineer]

Thanks for pointing that out. It hasn't released yet but looks pretty promising - will have to try it out!

[@RamBihade3]

I need glasses to remind the name of a person

[@caydengineer]

It's a cool use case! Though people don't take kindly often to you running facial recognition on your POV camera stream 24/7... I used to do that haha.

[@steve6631]

Which glasses will give me a heads up ... displaying people's names?

[@someguy6978]

Alright so i want the glasses that can do it all..... with camera and audio that i can wear all day...so....

[@donaldf.switlick3690]

Any smart glasses for billiards that show angles??? Poker???

[@caydengineer]

For poker, I'd use some of the HUD glasses that feature a camera, like Vuzix Shield. You'd have to have your own custom software developed. For billiards - you'd want some MR glasses with a camera (not many of these unfortunately despite claiming to be AR/MR) which have a large FOV, like XREAL Air 2 Ultra, or probably would have to skip glasses and do it with Meta Quest Pro or similiar passthrough device.

[@donaldf.switlick3690]

@@caydengineer TY

[@Jetter638]

Unfortunately I don't like the form factors of the Oppo glasses....And I'm not going to wear a pair of glasses that I don't like how I look in them. And no camera....that's a deal killer for me. It looks like I'll be waiting for next gen Meta glasses with the HUD.

[@caydengineer]

That's very fair. Oppo and Inmo Go might not be stylish enough. The Meizu Myvu looks nicer imo. What do you want to use smart glasses for?

[@Jetter638]

Thanks for the response, I'll check those out. Wrt to my uses/requirements...if the Meta Ray-ban Smart glasses had a HUD that could display basic info it would do everything that I need it to do now. So my uses would to: - Record pictures (but with landscape) & video (>1min) with FP POV. Mostly for personal use vs content creation for social media. - Listen to music via blue tooth. - Ability to get real time info and display it in a HUD (Directions, AI Query results, Language translation, stuff you can view on your phone). The glasses have to look reasonably normal. You wouldn't catch me dead wearing bird bath glasses or VR googles...in public. I need the glasses to be flexible enough so that I could use them both as prescription glasses and sunglasses. So I would want them to be able to support transition lenses. I think this is the sweet spot for todays technologies and if someone could deliver all of these items (preferably for ~$300) they'd have a winner on their hands. So far Meta is closest to delivering on my wish list. They just need to add a HUD...which from your video sounds like it is coming in 2025. All that said I would like their frames to be a bit thinner and I'd like to see them offer some smaller frames.

[@Henzumannen]

is there any smart glasses that could change RGB over 100% for real world? i want a more colorful world

[@caydengineer]

Love it! This will be hard to do, but probably would want to do it in video passthrough so you can actually change what you see. However all the manufacturers block camera access, which makes it hard.

[@ciscolicious87_32]

VUZI #1

[@saadchaaban5007]

so according to the transcript he said at least 42 times "smart glasses" you're welcome!

[@AlKay-jl1cq]

Where arre googles translator glasses? So much hype 😢

[@caydengineer]

Cancelled internally afaik unfortunately.

[@BowlNoodleEater]

Hi

[@caydengineer]

Hellooo!

[@Oddingen]

Maybe now is the time to relaunch Google Glass? 11 years have passed and the technology has developed.

[@cjfalco8779]

Stock move!

[@user-ik1lq6pe2w]

👍

[@jastoddart]

audio, hud and camera. ar is cute but

[@caydengineer]

Very much a nascent field. Will take time before we see real MR in lightweight, stylish glasses. For now the main use is in HUD style interaction.

[@BowlNoodleEater]

what are some glasses to help me with my math ☠

[@caydengineer]

GPT4 on desktop.

[@hand-eye4517]

@@caydengineer I see you are using the esp 32 in your glasses design why not build an api interface into your ecosystem for chat gpt, and the open source models that are now compatible !

[@Allwelfare]

Inmo go

[@caydengineer]

One of the best of the year!

[@TerraMagnus]

This is the most “he gets it” take on wearable AR that I’ve heard in awhile. I think the only place where I was saying “no, definitely not” was the speculation between AI assistant and restaurant system negotiating whether to recommend a meal to the wearer. Not only would I see that as a major breach of privacy to disclose these personal details about the wearer, it inculcates a deepening of investment in perverse incentives for businesses. Would it not be better to only trust restaurant to convey objective data points (time of day meal is available, portion size, ingredients, nutritional data, etc)? And for more subjective takes, optional social angles. Like… your BFF had this meal before and gave it a thumbs up. But offer nothing back to the restaurant about the wearer or their preferences.

[@wereid1978]

In between stages of functional AR... almost pointless. The heavier ones that require another device are what people are going to use right now. And we all know it except the people trying to sell this soon to be completely obsolete garbage.

[@caydengineer]

Don't agree. Simple data snacking

[@MrHarveytube]

great video but too fast. you give too much information too fast, the viewer can not digest the information this fast. re do this and be more definative. As a viewer I want you to out line whats available then crtique each classification as a layman/ how it works practically. But give me some time to breathe and may be take down a note or two. Then I can choose what is right for me. selfish yes, I know, but I'm the buyer.

[@caydengineer]

Appreciate the feedback. Trying to balance video length with a ton of content. Maybe there's room for an extended version in the future for this who want a deep dive.

[@SjaakSchulteis]

You can stop the video and replay as many times as you want. It's not TV, you know?

[@jotgrewal4874]

Replay the video if you can’t catch up.He is doing good job by giving the lot of information in a small time.keep it up

[@HIGHCALIBERGAMING]

No child left behind...

[@tobyadog]

pause the video lol, hit rewind.

[@paulbamber5519]

Why do you downplay meta's glasses? To me they seem to be the best of all worlds in one...

[@jeffreybower5959]

more distractions to cause accidents🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@caydengineer]

Haha, good thing the cars will drive themselves. But when walking, we will need to be concerned. It will be a danger for walking out into traffic. In the past, I would have laughed at that, but I almost did it once, and realised it's a real concern. We'll need cameras in the glasses that detect when we're in danger and warn us/turn off the display, and methods to avoid distraction in the first place (perhaps putting the display up to the top right, not directly in front of the eye).

[@user-pi8zv2ok8r]

You didn't even talk about the Vuzix personal prescription available. A large percentage of the population will need correctional lenses to wear smart glasses.

[@caydengineer]

Very hard to get this video down to a reasonable time, so that had to go. But 100% - this is pivotal - 60% of adults wear glasses now, so prescription smart glasses are a necessity.