I’ve tested several AI smart glasses in 2025, but these are the only ones I’d confidently wear

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Even Realities unveiled its new sensible glasses with a number of surprises and key upgrades to advance the product. The most important shock was that not solely did the corporate unveil the Even G2 Display Smart Glasses nevertheless it additionally introduced the Even R1 Smart Ring that doubles as a management gadget for the glasses. 

I have been testing each the Even G2 and the Even R1 because the finish of October, when Even Realities hosted a small press occasion in New York to demo each merchandise for journalists. 

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Nonetheless, since not the entire options have been totally polished or made useful but, I’d name this text my first impressions story somewhat than a full product evaluation.

And I will not bury the lead right here. 

I’ve tried all of the sensible glasses 

I think about the Even G2 probably the most comfy and most trendy set of sensible glasses I’ve tried. I’ve tried just about all of the main merchandise, together with all of the fashions from Meta. And due to the concentrate on privateness within the Even G2 — with no cameras or audio system — they’re additionally the one sensible glasses I might be comfy carrying always of the day. 

Priced on the similar stage because the first-generation product at $599, the Even G2 glasses stay a product that is priced extra like a premium pair of eyeglasses than a tech gadget. 

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The principle function of the Even Actuality glasses is a shiny, monochrome inexperienced display show in each eyes that allows a number of key options, together with stay translation, cellphone notifications, step-by-step navigation, fast notes, AI-based dialog enhancement, and a fundamental AI chatbot. 

However, by far, the very best and most polished function on these glasses is the teleprompter. It permits you to simply add scripts from customary textual content recordsdata and makes use of AI to trace your progress whereas talking the script, robotically advancing the textual content. It really works extremely effectively. 

Even G1 sensible glasses recap

Towards all odds, Even Realities had a viral hit with its Even G1 sensible glasses launched in 2024. These have been particularly championed by YouTubers, influencers, and content material creators, who liked the glasses virtually solely due to the teleprompter function. 

And past the YouTubers, the first-generation Even Realities glasses have been made well-known by distinguished public figures who unabashedly used them whereas giving public talks. That included authorities ministers from France and UAE, on-air TV hosts, folks giving TED Talks, and CEOs RJ Scaringe of Rivian and Palmer Luckey of Anduril. 

I used the teleprompter function on the Even G1 glasses to ship my opening remarks earlier than the AI keynote discussions that I hosted at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Las Vegas. And on the day earlier than publishing this text, I used the teleprompter on the Even G2 glasses to ship my remarks through the opening keynote of SpiceWorld 2025 in Austin, Texas. The function labored flawlessly in each instances. 

To be truthful, not the entire options of the Even Realties glasses are as polished because the teleprompter. Many reviewers of the first-generation glasses criticized the software program expertise as buggy, unintuitive at instances, and never at all times simple to navigate. I used the Even G1 glasses for a number of months in 2025, and I discovered the evaluation to be fairly correct. 

It might be troublesome to seek out issues in menus; among the options, similar to Navigation, felt unfinished, and the 8-bit fashion of the interface did not at all times make this really feel like a cutting-edge product. 

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That stated, my general impression of the Even G1 glasses was very optimistic. I loved carrying them greater than some other sensible glasses I’ve tried, largely because of the appear and feel of the product. Since they’re comfy, trendy, and shouldn’t have cameras identified on the world, they do not make you are feeling (justifiably) self-conscious about carrying them in any setting. 

So, how in regards to the Even G2 glasses? 

Testing Even G2 sensible glasses 

The most important and most important improve is to the show itself — it is 75% bigger and roughly 30% brighter, which unlocks quite a few capabilities and enhancements. Most notably to me was the teleprompter, in fact. A number of weeks aside, I used the teleprompter function onstage for keynote remarks utilizing the Even G1 and the Even G2. The Even G2 show was even clearer to see and comply with — which gave me just a little extra freedom to maneuver round extra naturally whereas utilizing the glasses on stage.

The bigger show additionally makes the Navigation function higher (and Even has upgraded the software program expertise as effectively). The larger show turns out to be useful for the language translation function as effectively, because the translation solely seems as textual content on display, because the glasses do not have audio system. 

Even Realities additionally launched a brand new function referred to as Conversate within the G2 glasses. This lets you activate the AI throughout a real-world dialog, so the glasses can comply with what’s being stated, and show info on vital phrases and matters being mentioned, and doubtlessly summarize the dialog afterward. That is much like a brand new function referred to as Stay AI on the Meta Ray-Ban Show glasses. 

For these new and upgraded options within the Even G2 glasses, I might like to make use of them extra and permit Even Realities to do a couple of software program updates earlier than I weigh in on the usefulness of the options apart from the teleprompter. 

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However the G2 glasses themselves are gentle (36g in comparison with 52g for Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 and 69g for Meta Ray-Ban Show), the battery simply will get by means of 1-2 days on a single cost (in comparison with 2-8 hours for the varied Meta merchandise), and so they can take a variety of prescription lenses from -12 to +12 (in comparison with -4 to +4 for Meta Ray-Ban Show). 

With the G2, Even Realities saved the 2 primary types — one spherical and one sq. — however added an extra inexperienced coloration to its grey and brown colours from the G1 lineup. The corporate additionally made a slight variation to the unique round-style glasses by giving the highest of the circle a flatter edge, which makes the G2 fashion even just a little extra distinctive.

How the R1 Sensible Ring matches in 

The opposite main query relating to this new product facilities on the companion R1 Sensible Ring. Even Realities has the suitable concept for what it is attempting to attain right here — offering a neater, extra full-featured, and extra discreet method to navigate a heads-up show — however the execution nonetheless wants some work. 

The ring is supposed to be worn in your index finger on both hand, and you then use your thumb to faucet, double-tap, and swipe up and all the way down to navigate the interface on the glasses. 

It took me some time to get used to the gestures for swiping across the G2 glasses utilizing the R1 ring, and it received fairly irritating at instances. I additionally had numerous unintended swipes that activated the glasses after I did not imply to, and executed actions that I did not intend. 

You should use the G2 glasses with out the R1 ring and use the contact pads on the finish of the arms on the glasses as an alternative. However I perceive what Even Realities is attempting to do, as a result of when the ring works effectively, it’s a extra delicate and extra highly effective method to navigate. Nonetheless, after I used the G2 glasses to ship an on-stage presentation with the teleprompter function, I put the ring in my pocket in order that I would not have any unintended swipes or interface mishaps. 

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Additionally, the R1 is not simply an interface gadget for the glasses. It additionally features as a sensible ring to trace your well being and exercise, much like sensible rings from Oura, Samsung, and others. And the brand new G2 visible interface contains quick access to your well being metrics. 

Nevertheless, in my testing, the sensible ring well being options have been nonetheless pretty buggy, and so I will anticipate Even Realities to complete up and polish off the software program earlier than I make a willpower on how effectively it is applied. That stated, I do have some confidence that the corporate can do that effectively, because the founder and CEO, Will Wang, beforehand labored on the Apple Watch staff. 

I am actually trying ahead to seeing how the R1’s perform evolves over time with software program updates and refinements. 

The R1 Sensible Ring prices $249 along with the $599 for the Even G2 glasses, so the pair will price $848 — That is dearer than the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Show glasses, which include a Neural Band and a full-color show in a single eye. Nevertheless, if you are going to buy the R1 with the G2 at launch, you then get the ring for 50% off, or $125 off, and that places the entire price of the pair at $725 at launch. 

Even Realities vs. Meta

And that brings us to the David-and-Goliath issue. Meta is at the moment the runaway market-leader in the smart glasses space with 70% market share. Meta is a world firm with over 75,000 workers and a $1.5 trillion market cap. Even Realities has about 200 workers and Wang instructed me that it is largely break up between two places, with the expertise staff in China and the glasses design staff in Switzerland. 

Nonetheless, Wang embraces the underdog function. He instructed me that he believes Even Realities will be the disruptor within the sensible glasses market by being narrowly targeted, having such a robust perspective on privateness, and designing its personal glasses with fashion on the forefront. 

My Even G2 shopping for recommendation

Relating to shopping for recommendation, I like to recommend two forms of patrons for the G2 — and since quite a few options are nonetheless being polished, this advice could develop over time. Nevertheless, for now, I might advocate the Even G2 to people who incessantly give shows, public speeches, and different polished remarks, and would admire having a teleprompter that accompanies them wherever, in any setting. 

This stays the very best and most refined function within the Even 2 Show Sensible Glasses. For these patrons, I might advocate getting the G2 with out the R1 Sensible Ring for now. 

The opposite kind of purchaser I might advocate is somebody who desires to have an AI chatbot on the prepared always however who’s additionally deeply involved with privateness and would not need to — or cannot — put on glasses with cameras on them in most of the settings they transfer in all through the day. For these patrons, I do advocate additionally including the R1 Sensible Ring as a result of it is vitally discreet and I am assured the usability will enhance over time. 

In the end, the fashion, consolation, battery life, and lack of cameras make the Even G2 glasses the one sensible glasses I see as sensible for carrying all day lengthy, for now.