Halliday's new AI-infused smart glasses: amazing new wearable or surefire way to cheat?
This CES is all about the tech race for space on your face. There’s a new set of smart glasses everywhere you turn this year. But Halliday’s new AI-packed specs are the apple of my eye at CES 2025.
With a teeny, tiny projection screen that beams information into your field of vision, these smart glasses are discreet, easy to use, and do some pretty cool things — like translate a foreign language in real time.
I tested this feature with the product's cofounder, who speaks Mandarin, and it worked amazingly well — much faster than any other real-time translators I’ve tried to date. It’s also great for hands-free phone calls, texts, directions and more.
CES 2025 video: See Jennifer Jolly test Halliday’s new AI-packed specs on Instagram
While there isn't a camera built into the Halliday smart glasses — which feels like a missing must-have — according to the product's cofounder, that could change with future versions.
These could definitely become a new way to cheat in class too, because no one can tell that you’re getting information beamed into your eyeballs. Seriously.
The battery life is a whopping 12 hours, and it comes with a ring that works like a trackpad for an even easier way to toggle between screens and functions.
We’ve yet to see smart glasses reach "can’t-live-without-’em" status, but for a shockingly reasonable $369 preorder price ($499 MSRP), it won’t break the bank to give them a shot when they land during Q1 of this year.
Less smart but more fashion-forward are Chamelo’s new color-changing shades. The company’s new Aura glasses ($385) change from cool blue to purple, ruby, and even crystal clear with the tap of a finger.
The Chamelo Music Shield glasses ($249) include built-in audio and adjustable tint that changes in an instant. The Falcon shades ($199) are also tint-adjustable, but without the audio functionality.
Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning consumer tech columnist and on-air contributor for the "Today" show. The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY. Contact her at JJ@Techish.com or @JennJolly on Instagram.
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