Let's Talk Tech
Google IO 2025 is in full swing!
Executives took the stage today to kick off the developer conference, and there was a LOT of talk about AI. At the end of the show though, we got a look at Android XR, and the future of smart glasses.
Haven’t we seen features like this before on older glasses? Continue reading “Google IO Android XR Reactions! Do we REALLY need Android in our glasses?”
There are different ways to make smart glasses, and there are different reasons why we would want to put displays on our face. Here’s a run down on the different technologies we can use, and the different experiences people can try.
From Google Glass to Vuzix and Even Realities, these are REAL products you can try right now.
Why wait for Apple to eventually make SOMETHING some day in the future? You can play with a real gadget today!
Continue reading “What You NEED to Know About SmartGlasses (and why Apple keeps failing at them)!”
Vuzix calls this a dev kit, but after launching in 2023, it’s a nicely polished experience.
The Z100 are a super lightweight pair of glasses with a wave guide optic built into one lens, that can deliver bite-sized bits of info up at eye level, with over two days of battery life.
Comfortable, practical, and affordable. So… Why aren’t people trying glasses like these? Continue reading “Vuzix Z100: Smartglasses for Developers, But are they Ready for the Public?”
Your next AI assistant should live in your glasses!
Halliday is sponsoring this video to talk about heads up displays and Agentic AI. I’ve been using the prototype glasses Halliday showed off at CES (they got a LOT of attention on the show floor this year), and I have a LOT of thoughts about the future of face displays! Continue reading “Halliday AI Glasses! A Proactive AI Agent in Your Frames!”
I LOVE smart glasses, but they’re often heavy. The folks at Brilliant Labs have a fresh take on a simple Heads Up Display, and it’s the lightest headset I’ve ever worn. A tool for developers, FRAME is the most interesting hardware I’ve seen for AI. Machine learning is a lot more fun when you go hands free… Continue reading “Frame by Brilliant Labs: Smart Glasses are the Best Way to Use AI!”
RayNeo Air 2 are here!
A subsidiary of TCL, these are some of the most streamlined and inexpensive XR glasses I’ve used yet. Are there TOO many compromises made to hit a lower price?
Let’s chat about the fit… Continue reading “RayNeo Air 2 XR Glasses Review: Too Many Compromises?”
Nreal is bringing the Air AR Glasses to the United States, and they’re adding iPhone support!
This is an exciting step for augmented reality.
The Air are sleek sunglasses that pack some fantastic OLED displays. Connecting to a phone, tablet, laptop, or console, you can simulate the experience of looking at a 130″ TV, or you can use head tracking to position apps in space around you. They were ALMOST like normal glasses, and they aren’t crazy expensive.
Shipping soon the USA, let’s take a closer look at what the Nreal Air can do!
Continue reading “Xreal Air AR Glasses! Now Supporting iPhones and Shipping to the USA!”