Even Realities G2 smart glasses focus on productivity without camera
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Even Realities has released the G2 smart glasses, a productivity-focused device that deliberately omits cameras and speakers to avoid concerns about recording others. The glasses feature a monochrome green heads-up display and rely heavily on connectivity with a smartphone, which one reviewer found unreliable and frustrating initially, though app updates improved the issue. The G2 is an upgrade over the company’s G1 model, with a brighter 1,200-nit display, four microphones, and a 75% larger display area. The glasses are targeted at people who attend meetings, give presentations, or travel to countries with different languages. The company also launched a companion ring called the R1 for $249, which includes health tracking and touch controls, but the reviewer found it unnecessary since the glasses’ own touch controls perform the same functions. The G2 costs $599 and is described as having solid hardware in a light, good-looking frame, but the reviewer noted that outside of jobs requiring translation or teleprompting, it is hard to find a clear everyday use case.
What’s reported
Even Realities G2 smart glasses have no cameras or speakers by design, focusing on productivity.
The glasses feature a monochrome green heads-up display with a 1,200-nit brightness and 60Hz refresh rate.
The G2 weighs 35 grams and is made of magnesium alloy and titanium alloy.
Battery life is claimed to last up to two days on a single charge, with a case that can recharge them up to seven times.
The glasses offer features including Translate, Conversate, Teleprompt, a to-do list, and Navigate.
Navigate does not work with Google or Apple Maps; routes must be set through the Even Realities app.
The companion R1 ring costs $249 and includes health tracking for heart rate, calories, steps, sleep, and SpO2.
The G2 costs $599.
The company has reached unicorn status, according to the article.
Open questions
Whether the company will improve the Navigate feature’s address accuracy.
Whether Even Realities will add automatic brightness control or manual brightness control on the glasses themselves.
Whether the company will develop more first-party software to increase daily use.
Key figures
Even Realities (company)
Meta (competitor)
Snap (competitor)
Rokid (competitor)
Inmo (competitor)
Oura (competitor for health rings)
Ultrahuman (competitor for health rings)
Sources: TechCrunch
