Okay, so here’s the deal: Brilliant Labs dropped this thing called Halo—yeah, smart glasses. Not your typical clunky ones; they weigh about as much as a feather at just over 40 grams. I couldn’t believe it either. Anyway, they’re crammed with all sorts of techy magic like a full-color tiny OLED screen and speakers that literally buzz on your bones. All for 300 bucks! The pricing was the part that got me scratching my head.
I remember those guys doing some wild experiments before—like Monocle, which I think clipped on? And Frame, which was slimmer—might’ve seen it? No clue, but these ones are geared for everyday life, with vision support and some AI wizardry happening right on your face. The brains behind it all is this Alif B1 chip thing with Cortex-M55 CPU (sounds like Star Trek, right?) and this awesome NPU for AI stuff. I’m half convinced it’s going to outsmart me soon.
And here’s where it gets funky—there’s this AI assistant, Noa. I haven’t met her, obviously, but she’s supposed to chat with you, see everything you see, and apparently even remember it. Great, just what I needed—a pair of glasses that can guilt-trip you later. Battery life is pretty solid, though—14 hours. Long enough for a good ramble or two.
Let’s talk details—microphones? Check. Even got gesture recognition with some fancy low-power sensor. Bluetooth 5.3 for staying connected. Imagine that—Bluetooth in your glasses. No camera recording lights like those fancy Ray-Ban ones, just a sensor for AI guessing games.
There’s a free version of Noa, but they’re teasing us with a Plus version. No price on that yet, they really like keeping us in suspense. The lenses are adjustable—+2 to -6 for those like me with imperfect vision—and they’ve partnered with Smart Buy Glasses for prescription ones. Props to them for thinking ahead.
Oh, and they’ve gone open source—like, here’re the keys, developers, go nuts! You could pre-order these bad boys now for $299, and they’re shipping on some first-come-first-serve thing in Q4 2025. So, there’s that intriguing nugget.
Now if only they worked underwater—you know, because why not? Wouldn’t that be something?
