Top 25 Best High-End Smart Glasses Brands 2021

SMARTGLASSES or SMART GLASSES are wearable computer glasses that add information alongside or to what the wearer sees. Alternatively, smartglasses are sometimes defined as wearable computer glasses that are able to change their optical properties at runtime. Smart sunglasses which are programmed to change tint by electronic means are an example of the latter type of smartglasses.

Superimposing information onto a field of view is achieved through an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) or embedded wireless glasses with transparent heads-up display (HUD) or augmented reality (AR) overlay. These systems have the capability to reflect projected digital images as well as allow the user to see through it or see better with it. While early models can perform basic tasks, such as serving as a front end display for a remote system, as in the case of smartglasses utilizing cellular technology or Wi-Fi, modern smart glasses are effectively wearable computers which can run self-contained mobile apps. Some are handsfree and can communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands, while others use touch buttons.

Like other computers, smartglasses may collect information from internal or external sensors. It may control or retrieve data from other instruments or computers. It may support wireless technologies like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS. A small number of models run a mobile operating system and function as portable media players to send audio and video files to the user via a Bluetooth or WiFi headset. Some smartglasses models also feature full lifelogging and activity tracker capability.

Smart Glasses News, Reviews & Resources

• 8 Best Augmented Reality Glasses for 2018 - "Become an early adopter, and experience augmented reality or mixed reality first-hand, with one of these pairs of smart glasses."
• Amazon Echo Frames preview: trying on the Alexa smart glasses - "Wear Alexa on your head everywhere you go."
• AMAZON ECHO FRAMES REVIEW: LISTEN TO THESE SPECS - "Great in concept, but there’s a limit to what Alexa can do on a phone."
• Are Smart Glasses Coming to an Event Near You? - "Google may have debuted their first smart glasses in 2012, but the technology is only now starting to gain momentum. Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook are all developing their own products. But what are smart glasses, and will they be coming to an event near you?"
• Augmented Reality Glasses: What You Can Buy Now (or Soon) - tom's guide.
• best augmented reality glasses 2019 - "Snap, Vuzix, Microsoft, North & more."
• Bionic contact lens - Wikipedia.
• Bose audio sunglasses appear in FCC filings - "They could be part of the company’s Frames line."
• Bose Frames review: smart audio sunglasses are a blast - "Music without earbuds looks and sounds surprisingly good, making these smart glasses the antithesis of Google Glass."
• Bose is developing augmented reality glasses with a focus on sound - The Verge.
• Can Facebook’s smart glasses be smart about security & privacy? - "Facebook’s smart glasses ambitions are in the news again. The company has launched a worldwide project dubbed Ego4D to research new uses for smart glasses. In September, Facebook unveiled its Ray-Ban Stories glasses, which have two cameras and three microphones built in. The glasses capture audio and video so wearers can record their experiences and interactions."
• Chinese police using facial recognition glasses to identify suspects - The Telegraph.
• FACEBOOK ON YOUR FACE - "Hands-on with Facebook and Ray-Ban’s first pair of smart glasses."
• Facebook Ray-Ban Stories review - "US$299 smart glasses will help live out your James Bond fantasies but are unlikely to replace your smartphone anytime soon." Facebook partnered with Ray-Ban to launch its smart glasses, which feature two hidden cameras allowing you to secretly snap photos and video on the go.
• Fauna Audio Spiro Transparent Brown Sunglasses review - "Comfortable unisex shades with taps, slides and discreet audio fit for podcasts and making calls."
• Google announces a new $999 Glass augmented reality headset - The Verge.
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• Google Glass - augmented reality wearable computer with a head-mounted display (HMD). Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like format hands-free, can interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands, and uses Google's Android operating system. While the frames do not currently have lenses fitted to them, Google is considering partnering with sunglass retailers such as Ray-Ban or Warby Parker. FAQ.
• GOOGLE GLASS 2.0 IS A STARTLING SECOND ACT - Wired.
• GOOGLE GLASS IS BACK - NOW WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Wired.
• Google Glass is back from the dead - The Verge.
• Google Glass set for comeback, hardware boss hints - The Telegraph.
• Google is ending support for the Explorer Edition of Glass - "It's rolling out a final update for the wearable."
• Google makes it easier to buy its Glass headset for workers - "Developers (or anyone else) can purchase it directly from Google resellers."
• Google patents smart lenses you inject into your eyes - engadget.
• Head-mounted display - Wikipedia.
• I wish Ray-Ban's Stories smart glasses were made by anyone but Facebook - "Please, please find a new wake word."
• Intel & Oakley made sunglasses that talk to you - The Verge.
• Intel Cancels Recently Unveiled Vaunt Smart Glasses - ExtremeTech.
• INTEL MADE SMART GLASSES THAT LOOK NORMAL - Snap, Vuzix, ODG, Sony & more.
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• Intelligent Glasses - glasses that can translate text by NTT DoCoMo.
• Is AR's future in smart glasses, or just your phone - Wired.
• It’s 2019 - where are our smart glasses? - The Verge.
• Leak reveals Facebook & Ray-Ban's upcoming smart glasses - "They show three classic Ray-Ban frame styles."
• Lucyd Lyte Bluetooth Sunglasses Double As Undercover Wireless Headphones - "Bluetooth Smart Audio sunglasses are a fun and unexpected alternative to typical headphones and earbuds. Fashionable, lightweight, and easy to set-up, you just connect them to your phone, throw them on and go. No wires, no hassle."
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• Meta Pro Space Glasses - reality headset that supports cool stuff like 3D visualizations, facial recognition, virtual gaming, laser tagging, voxel editor and more.
• North's Focals are stylish Alexa smartglasses you'll actually wear and use - "These custom, connected glasses could right the wrongs of Google Glass."
• North’s Focals smart glasses now support Android’s notification actions - "Manage your emails or retweet directly from your face."
• Nreal's latest smartglasses were designed for watching YouTube - "The Nreal Air is compatible with iOS devices and is supposed to cost a fraction of its predecessor's price."
• Police in China are scanning travelers with facial recognition glasses - engadget.
• Quantified self - Wikipedia.
• Ray-Ban Stories vs. Snapchat Spectacles: Who wants Facebook on their face? - "Why Facebook and Snap think camera-enabled sunglasses will help them define the future of AR."
• Razer’s new Anzu smart glasses break from the pack with truly wireless audio - The Verge.
• SMART GLASSES ARE STILL AN IMPORTANT PART OF TECH - "It’s 2019 - where are our smart glasses?".
• Smart Glasses at Amazon.com - as of October 22, 2021: 109 results.
• Smart glasses could stream video without killing your battery - engadget.
• Smartglasses - Wikipedia.
• Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second HD camera - "They’re $380 and go on sale in November."
• Snap is reportedly working on a new version of Spectacles - The Verge.
• Snap may release two new pairs of Spectacles soon - engadget.
• Snap Spectacles: Are They the Face Camera We’ve Been Waiting For? - Wired / YouTube 4:22.
• Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality - "The fourth-gen glasses have built-in AR displays. Snap’s new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet. But there’s a big catch: you can’t buy them."
• Snap’s second-generation Spectacles are more grown up - and more expensive - The Verge.
• Snap’s Spectacles now available directly from Amazon - The Verge.
• SNAPCHAT SPECTACLES ARE HERE: THEY ARE RIDICULOUSLY FUN - The Verge.
• Snapchat's Spectacles are low-risk move into wearables - engadget.
• Sony's SmartEyeglass concept - SONY.
• Spectacles’ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside Snapchat - The Verge.
• TCL’s Nxtwear G cinema glasses could have been great - "Smart idea, awkward execution."
• The guy who built his own smartwatch is back with a pair of GPS smart glasses - "Samson March, maker of the DIY smartwatch, built his own smart sunglasses."
• The JLab JBuds Frames are open-ear headphones you clip to your glasses - "JLab is introducing a new Bluetooth audio gadget designed to be clipped onto your existing glasses or sunglasses. The JBuds Frames are two modules with downward-firing speakers you position right outside your ears. They are part of a resurgent trend of open-ear audio that has usually been the domain of Bluetooth-enabled sunglasses and bone-conducting bands."
• These smart glasses convert words into voice for people who are visually impaired - The Verge.
• Top 10 Best Smart Glasses You can Get in 2018 - Best Viva.
• vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) - Wikipedia.
• VR/AR HEADSETS COMPARISON - Aniwaa.
• Vuzix Blade $1,000 smart glasses are ready to meet your face - engadget.
• Vuzix is launching the first Alexa-enabled AR glasses - engadget.
• Wearable technology - Wikipedia.
• Why do billions of people still not have glasses? - "Making spacecraft is not a job in which you can afford to be slapdash."
• WHY IT'S SO HARD TO DESIGN FASHIONABLE AUGMENTED-REALITY GLASSES - Wired.
• Xiaomi shows off concept smart glasses with MicroLED display - "They do more than Facebook’s Ray-Bans, assuming they actually exist."
• Your next activity tracker could be a pair of glasses - The Verge.

Top 25 Best High-End Smart Glasses Brands

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• Amazon Echo Frames (2nd Gen) - "All-day glasses with hands-free access to Alexa." Just ask Alexa - Make calls, set reminders, add to your to-do lists, listen to podcasts, or control your smart home from anywhere. Designed for all-day wear - Echo Frames are lightweight and compatible with most prescription lenses.
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• Bose Frames - "Audio Sunglasses." Exclusive Bose Open Ear Audio technology produces sound you’d never expect from sunglasses. With options available for sports and fashion. These high-gloss rectangular and cat eye sunglasses flaunt polarized lenses, premium craftsmanship, and lifelike sound that’s fuller and deeper than the original Bose Frames.
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• CARL ZEISS CINEMIZER - "CinemizerOLED video glasses offers sharp and lively immersive experiences. Perfect to fly your drone in First Person View, to enjoy HD content for private cinema sessions when connected to your phone, gaming console or TV box."
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• Epson Moverio BT-300 - "Smart glasses with superior transparency for augmented reality." (AR/Developer Edition). Experience a new way of seeing the world with the revolutionary Moverio BT-300 smart glasses from Epson®. These highly transparent glasses redefine augmented reality (AR) with a groundbreaking Si-OLED display. Superior transparency, plus a high-resolution camera, ensures seamless integration of digital content with the outside world.
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• Everysight Raptor - "AR smartglasses designed for cycling." AR Smartglasses for Smarter Cycling. Augment your ride with Raptor’s patented Everysight BEAM projection technology, providing easily-accessible yet non-intrusive information. BEAM’s ultra-high brightness digital display is designed for an outdoor environment and is fully see-through, with no fiddly add-ons or blind spots. Digitally fitted to your personal IPD, the display can be activated and deactivated as needed.
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• FAUNA Designer Audio Unisex Sunglasses - with Exceptional Open-Ear Audio and Bluetooth Connectivity - Comes with Charging Case - Tinted Lenses, Spiro Transparent Brown. The Spiro Transparent Brown Designer Audio Glasses fuse fashion and technology in a comfortable, lightweight design so that you can enjoy music and take phone calls hands-free and ears-free. Features intuitive and comfortable touch control via two touchpads that are conveniently stationed on the sides of each frame. Take your calls with just one touch of your smart glasses without you or go completely hands free using your devices voice assistant.
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• Garmin Varia Vision In-sight Display - "View Cycling Stats Without Taking Your Eyes Off the Road." Featherweight device easily attaches to either side of your favorite sunglasses to put ride information right in your line of sight.
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• Glass Enterprise Edition 2 - "Faster and more helpful."
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• Google Glass Enterprise Edition - "Businesses have been getting hands-on with Glass Enterprise Edition." Thanks for exploring with us. The journey doesn't end here. You'll start to see future versions of Glass when they're ready (for now, no peeking).
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• ICE Theia - "Wearable Video Camera Glasses with Drive Safe Assist." ICE brings you a product so amazing and yet so practical that its blurs the line between real life and technology even further. Unlike regular everyday gadgets, the more you use this piece of innovation, the lesser you will see of it - while it stays with you and ‘on you’ in everything you do.
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• JBUDS FRAMES WIRELESS AUDIO FOR YOUR GLASSES - "Open-ear audio for your frames." Bring your own frames (BYOF) and we’ll supply the sound. From workday calls to grocery runs or weekend hikes, JBuds Frames true wireless attachments fit any glasses or sunglasses frame offering amazing sound on-the-GO. Powerful 16mm drivers and upgraded microphones provide high quality sound, and a universal design ensures a snug fit, from thin to thick temple sizes. Enjoy 8+ hours of battery life and buttons to control your sound and access voice assistance.
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• Lucyd Lyte Bluetooth Smart Audio Sunglasses - Wireless Headphones. Built-In Mic. Headphones can be dangerous outdoor because they can limit your awareness. These smart glasses change your outdoor routine: enjoy music without losing track of what's going around you or use the voice assistant for sending texts. Easy to use; there are only two buttons located in the front part of the arms. You can reach them naturally to start a call, pause music, change a song, control your volume. Connect your glasses to your laptop, smartwatch, cellphone, console, and make the most of your experience!
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• Microsoft HoloLens 2 - "Microsoft HoloLens is the first self-contained, holographic computer, enabling you to engage with your digital content and interact with holograms in the world around you."
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• Nreal - "Nreal, founded in 2017, is dedicated to realizing consumer-facing Mixed Reality (MR) user experiences around the world. Nreal's flagship Nreal Light MR glasses are lightweight, comfortable and sport a wide Field of View (FoV). First unveiled at 2019's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nreal Light was unanimously critically acclaimed for its wearability and digital interactions. Nreal was awarded Engadget's "Best of CES Award" and the first Chinese startup to win this since the award's inception."
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• North Focals - "Stay connected to the people, places, and things that matter most." Custom-built glasses with a display only you can see. Get instant access to the people you care about and the information you need so you can stay on top of your day. These custom, connected glasses could right the wrongs of Google Glass.
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• ODG - "The ultimate extended reality smartglasses." ODG smartglasses are changing the way we view the world. So much bigger than a device, it’s a whole new computing medium that brings people, places, and objects from your physical and digital worlds together. This blended environment becomes our new reality and transforms how we interact with and discover information and engage with people and objects in the world around us.
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• Ray-Ban Stories - "The New Way To Capture, Share & Listen." In partnership with Facebook, discover our first generation of smart sunglasses and eyeglasses that keeps you connected. So you can keep your eyes on the world around you.
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• Razer Anzu Smart Glasses - "Lifestyle eyewear with built-in headphones for immersive audio." Round Design - Size SM - Blue Light and Sunglass Lens Bundle. Rethink eyewear with the Razer Anzu—open-ear audio glasses that protect your eyes and immerse your ears. With built-in speakers hidden in its frame, taking in the sights and sounds now has a whole new meaning.
• Smart Glasses at Amazon.com - as of September 10, 2021: 117 models.
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• Smith Lowdown Focus - "Up your mental game with the Lowdown Focus." Life and sport are filled with chaos and distraction. Now there is a way to mentally train for better focus and concentration. Introducing Lowdown Focus with the Smith Focus App to help you develop a heightened sense of self-awareness and train your cognitive performance. The integrated brain-sensing technology provides real-time feedback on your brain’s activity level so you can learn how to control your focus.
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• Solos - "Speed. Power. Cadence. Heartrate. Coaching." Solos merges your preferred performance data and puts them all right in front of you. Keeping your eyes on the road and your head in the moment. No looking down. No breaking stride. No unsafe distractions. Head Mounted Display Sunglasses for Cycling.
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• Sony SmartEyeglass SED-E1 - "Sony’s augmented reality SmartEyeglass is developed for increasing business productivity and reducing errors. Transform the way you work by enhancing reality with information and graphics." SmartEyeglass includes unique holographic waveguide technology, which enables super thin augmented reality lenses with high transparency and excellent brightness.
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• Spectacles by Snap - since 2016. "Capture your world in 3D. Relive it with your 3D Viewer." Spectacles are sunglasses that Snap! Two cameras. Three dimensions. Two HD cameras capture 3D photos and videos at 60 fps - while four built-in microphones record immersive, high-fidelity audio. Images from both cameras combine to build out a geometric map of the world around you. With this new sense of depth perception, you can experience - and reimagine - your memories like never before.
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• Spectacles by Snap Next Generation - (2021-). "Create the world you want to see." The new Spectacles are our first pair of glasses that bring augmented reality to life, allowing creators to bring Snap’s world of AR anywhere for boundless creativity and exploration.
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• Vue smart glasses - "Your Everyday Smart Glasses." Vue is the world's first pair of smart glasses that are designed for everyday use. Offered in prescription, plano, and sunglasses.
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• Vuzix Blade AR Smart Glasses - with Amazon Alexa Built-in, HD Camera and Voice-Controls. Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses (weighing 3.36 ounces) support streaming video content from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others. The field of view (FOV) on the Vuzix Blade is equivalent to a 32-inch TV at 8 feet away
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• Xiaomi Smart Glasses - "Xiaomi shows off concept smart glasses with MicroLED display." They do more than Facebook’s Ray-Bans, assuming they actually exist.