Okay, so here’s the deal. Brilliant Labs just dropped these smart glasses—called Halo—and they’re kind of wild, right? They’ve got these full-color displays, some bone conduction speakers (not entirely sure how those work, but they sound fancy), and an AI assistant you can chat with. And all this for, like, $300. Like, when did tech start getting this affordable?
They’re pretty light, just over 40 grams. So I guess they’re building off their older stuff, like the Monocle in 2023, which was like a clip-on thing for developers. And then there was the Frame, which came out later and was sleeker. Now they’re aiming for everyday use—anyway, what was I talking about?
Oh right, the specs! They’re going all out with vision correction—good for those of us squinting at screens all day. It runs on this low-power processor—Alif B1, I think—with some fancy CPU and neural processing unit stuff. Honestly, not my thing, but it sounds impressive.
Now, there’s this AI assistant named Noa. It’s supposed to be super smart and remember stuff you see. The kind of friend who actually remembers your birthday, you know? Battery life’s around 14 hours, so you could use it all day. Makes you wonder if we’re living in the future yet.
And—oh yeah—there’s some microphones so you can talk to Noa. Plus, it’s got gesture stuff, so maybe you can do some Minority Report-style swiping in the air? (Or not, who knows? Could be just for basic stuff.) Uses Bluetooth for connecting to… things?
Side note: They have this single optical sensor. It’s not for capturing your coffee art for Insta, just for “AI inference.” I’m guessing it’s to help the AI do its thing? No blinking recording lights like those other brands—probably because it doesn’t actually record video.
They’re going to offer Noa as a free version or a subscription version. Price for the premium one is still a mystery. And the best part? They’re open source! You can fiddle around with their design files and source code, if you’re into that sort of thing. So hacker paradise, I guess?
Shipping is set for late 2025—first come, first served, they say. Pre-orders are up. Weirdly professional sounding all of a sudden, but yeah, go check them out if you’re interested. Specs are somewhere below—take a look if you’re into numbers and details.
