Man, so you ever hear about Brilliant Labs’ latest release? They just dropped these new smart glasses called Halo, and honestly, they’re like, packing a punch. Imagine this: a full-color micro OLED display, bone conduction speakers, and some kind of sci-fi voice-based AI assistant — all for around $300. Crazy, right? I’m not even pretending to understand OLED tech, but it sounds all futuristic and stuff.
So, these glasses, they weigh just over 40 grams — light enough that, who knows, you might forget you’re wearing them. Remember how they had those old projects? Like, there was Monocle in 2023, and then Frame? This is sorta like the next step, more consumer-y, or whatever you call it. There’s vision correction, AI stuff, and open-source gadgetry all smooshed together.
Oh, and the brain of these glasses, if you wanna call it that, is this low-power Alif B1 processor, featuring a Cortex-M55 CPU. And, get this, there’s something called a neural processing unit onboard. You know, just casually performing AI tasks right there on your face.
A biggie is this AI assistant, Noa. It’s not just about chatting but like, remembering what you’ve seen and kinda being there all day — they say it lasts about 14 hours, which is plenty for my daily grind. I mean, 14 hours is like a super-long movie marathon!
Anyway, it’s got these microphones so you chat with Noa, and there’s a low-power optical sensor and a six-axis IMU. Don’t ask me what IMU stands for, but it sounds impressive, right? Oh, and Bluetooth 5.3 handles all the connectivity jazz.
Here’s a weird bit — the optical sensor isn’t really for snapping selfies; it’s more for “AI inference.” What the heck that means? I dunno. But, no flashing LED like those Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Probably ‘cause it’s not really recording your every move.
Now, Noa’s gonna have two flavors: a free ‘Basic’ one and a ‘Plus’ version that costs more but speeds up conversations or something. Haven’t spilled the beans on the pricing of this premium tier yet.
For those of us needing glasses, the display optics let you adjust between +2 to -6 diopters, or even get prescription lenses, which is neat, if you ask me. My glasses always end up crooked somehow, so maybe this helps?
Plus, Halo’s open-source, like their other stuff. They’ve got the design files up on GitHub for anyone who wants to tinker. You could even Franken-gadget your own specs if that’s your thing.
They’re saying shipping starts in Q4 2025. Everything’s on a “first come, first served” thingamajig, so if you’re itching to get one, maybe pre-order it on their site for $299. Not bad if you ask me!
Here’s a quick look at the specs, if you’re into the nitty-gritty:
– Micro color OLED display, adjustable diopters from +2 to -6.
– Audio from 2x bone conduction speakers.
– Alif B1 processor with Cortex-M55 CPU and NPU.
– Low-power optical sensor; 2x mics with some kind of activity detection; 6-axis IMU.
– Options for prescription/sunglass lenses.
– Bluetooth 5.3 for connectivity.
– Open Source software on GitHub, yadda yadda.
– 14 hours of battery life, apparently.
– Weighs just over 40 grams.
So, there it is. Halo smart glasses — might just be the real-life Tony Stark glasses we’ve all kinda wanted, even if we didn’t totally know it.
