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Even Realities unveiled their new smart glasses with several surprises and key upgrades to advance the product. The biggest surprise was that not only did the company unveil the Even G2 Display Smart Glasses but they also announced the Even R1 Smart Ring that doubles as a control device for the glasses.
I've been testing both the Even G2 and the Even R1 since the end of October, when Even Realities hosted a small press event in New York to demo both products for journalists.
Still, since not all of the features have been fully polished or made functional yet, I would call this article my first impressions story rather than a full product review.
And I won't bury the lead here.
I consider the Even G2 the most comfortable and the most fashionable set of smart glasses that I've tried. And I've tried virtually all of the leading products, including all of the models from Meta. And because of the focus on privacy in the Even G2 -- with no cameras or speakers -- they are also the only smart glasses I'd be comfortable wearing at all times of the day.
Also: I tried the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and they got me excited for the post-smartphone era
Priced at the same level as the first-generation product at $599, the Even G2 glasses remain a product that's priced more like a premium pair of eye glasses than a tech gadget.
The main feature of the Even Reality glasses is a bright monochrome green screen display in both eyes that enables a number of key features including live translation, phone notifications, step-by-step navigation, quick notes, AI-based conversation enhancement, and a basic AI chatbot.
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