Halliday Smart Glasses Are a Stylish and Discreet AI Tech Accessory for Under $500

When you think of augmented reality glasses, most people think of the late, not-so-great Google Glasses. That or they get them confused with VR headsets. What they don’t think of is something stylish, discreet, and smart. The team behind Halliday smart glasses hopes to change this!

Halliday Smart Glasses

The Halliday smart glasses stand out in several ways. For one thing, they don’t scream, “Hello, I’m wearing smart glasses on my face.” More of a “Hello, I grew up thinking Milo from The Descendents was cool.”

In addition, they’re a featherweight 35 grams, which puts them squarely in the realm of average glasses. This makes them much more comfortable and likely to be used for all-day wear. And, with a projected 8 hours of battery life, you might be wearing them all day!

What’s exceptionally cool is the screen technology involved. Halliday smart glasses use what they’re calling a DigiWindow to deliver information via a 3.5″ screen that sits in the upper right corner out of your main field of view. It’s a near-eye display module, meaning it’s not a lens built into the glasses.

This means no more wavy edges or rainbow effects and no issues in direct sunlight. It also means there won’t be extra hoops for prescription eyewear; users can get lenses fitted to these just like a regular pair of frames, with no special steps required.

The display in the Halliday Smart Glasses

Underneath all the hardware, the Halliday smart glasses run on a proactive AI that can take audio memos, provide a cheat sheet/teleprompter, offer navigation directions, and have an Echo Mode that can provide suggestions and answers from the context of your conversations.

As an aside, you might be thinking, “Halliday, like the guy from Ready Player One?” Yes, the company says the name is an homage to the character in RPO. Considering the character returns as a rogue evil AI in Ready Player Two, let’s hope the inspiration stayed firmly in the first book!

Best of all, they won’t cost a mortgage payment when they do drop. The company aims to ship these for $399 to $499 at the end of the first quarter of 2025.

You can learn more about the Halliday smart glasses by clicking here. If you want to save on a pair, you can find them for a great discount when you back them on Kickstarter.

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5 Comments on "Halliday Smart Glasses Are a Stylish and Discreet AI Tech Accessory for Under $500"

  1. This sounds very interesting. The screen is more like 3.5 mm, right?

  2. Well,that is a nifty accessory. I love that they are lightweight, and they don’t scream the 1950s and 1960s horn-rimmed look.

  3. What is neat is Halliday smart glasses use what they’re calling a DigiWindow to deliver information via a 3.5? screen that sits in the upper right corner out of your main field of view.

  4. Yeah, you really can’t tell from the glasses that they’re using AI. Will I be able to wear these to the exams or test? )))

  5. MisterTrance | January 13, 2025 at 10:48 pm |

    These look so cool! The sleek design and smart features make them really practical too!

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