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Other smart glasses that we have tested
We have tested several other pairs of smart glasses – some good and some bad.
Photography: Simon Hill
Lucyd Reebok Octane for $ 199: Designed in partnership with Reebok for cyclists and runners, these light Bluetooth sunglasses have silver polarized glasses, good quality speakers and 8-hour battery life. I liked to listen to music and podcasts during the hike, and I like you to hear the world around you. The sound leak is not too bad, so you don’t disturb the people you spend. They also have physical controls which are much easier to use than touch controls, even when your hands are humid (they are also water resistant). You can take calls, get routes and ask your favorite AI assistant questions. Lucyd has been doing Bluetooth sunglasses for several years now and offers a wide range of different styles. We also tried the Lucyd 2.0 Bluetooth sunglasses (7/10, wired review) A few years ago.
Rokid Max 2 glasses for $ 529: Spider-Man style lenses give these comfortable intelligent glasses a little character, although they are not to everyone’s taste. They project a 215-inch screen (1,080p, 120 Hz, 600 Nits, FOV at 50 degrees) and boast of diopter diopter for update adjustments, but I had trouble eliminating the shock on the edges, and instead of an elegant electrochromic fat, there is a clip-on plastic shield. I also tried the Rokid Station 2 ($ 149)Who adds an Android TV interface to access entertainment applications, but also a trackpad and an air mouse for easier control. The original Rokid station was a more basic portable Android TV.
Even G1 realities for $ 599: G1 May Realities smart glasses (6/10, wired review) may be the nearest smart glasses with a projected HUD that could pass for regular glasses, but they do not have cameras or speakers. Critical criticism of Chris Haslam greeted them like smart glasses you want to wear, with an extremely impressive HUD projector that displays a green and crisp digital text (640 x 200 pixels). They provide notifications and have AI assistance for rotating navigation and audio language translation, but no function works perfectly, and the Perplexity– The fueled AI service can be slow to respond to requests.
Rayneo Air 2S for $ 450: Rayneo belonging to TCL has a lot of models, and although the 2S air glasses are cheaper than our other virtual screen choices, I found them lower in design, adjustment and comfort. They offer a 201 inch virtual screen (1080p, 120 Hz, 600 nits), but it is blurred on the edges. Rayneo’s software, required for 3 DOF, is very buggy and not polite. The 2S are only slightly better than the older TCL Rayneo Air Glasses (5/10, wired review) With improved sound, brightness and adjustment, but they are undergoing the same faults.
Do not bother
Here are the glasses that failed.
Photography: Simon Hill
Amazon Echo Cames for $ 300: Amazon Echo frames (3/10, wired review) are a bit old now, but you can still buy them. Too bad they don’t do much. They work like sunglasses, filter blue light and are classified IPX4. Regarding technology, they have a speaker and a microphone in each temple, and you can use them to question or order Alexa, as you would with an intelligent speaker, but there are no cameras here, which makes them much less capable than the Ray-Ban meta-lunes at similar prices.
Asus Airvision M1 for $ 693: I was delighted to see Asus throwing smart glasses, but the lack of brass band was a red flag. My first impressions of the light design were promising, and the M1 offers up to a virtual screen of 100 inch and an impressive brightness of 1,100 nits. Designed to connect to your phone, laptop, PC or portable game device, such as ROG AllyVia USB-C, the M1 also has integrated speakers and a microphone. Unfortunately, the refresh rate is maximum at 72 Hz and is limited to 60 Hz, unless you use Airvision software, which also allows you to select different modes (work, game, infinite), adjust the screen position and define the interpupillary distance (IPD). I found that the Sweet Spot In-Focus was small, and most of my virtual screen was blurred, no matter how I changed the parameters, which makes them uncomfortable, especially for work. There is also a basic plastic shield to block light, rather than electrochromic gradation, and the quality of the speaker is decidedly average, leaving me perplexed explaining why the price is so high.
Airgo Vision solos for $ 299: With an assistant AI integrated propelled by Chatgpt, the Vision Solos Airgo adds a camera on the connected speakers linked to Bluetooth in the rest of its range. Give him unhindered access to your location and your photo library, and it can describe what you see. The most obvious use cases are translation and navigation, although I am not convinced of the accuracy of its suggestions. The design is interesting, with large temples housing intelligence and interchangeable frames. There is no virtual screen or hud, but you can get a prescription lens, S and they seem relatively normal. Unfortunately, the quality of the photo and the audio is horrible, and the touch controls are frustrating and capricious. The application is also hungry for power and requires too many authorizations. Ray-Ban meta-lunes do the same things better.
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