Brilliant Labs Unveils Next-Gen Smart Glasses Coming July 31st

Sure, let’s do this in a way that feels real, human, and a little all over the place. Here we go:

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So, here’s the scoop. Brilliant Labs is apparently on the verge of rolling out yet another set of smart glasses. By “end of the month,” they say. That makes it their third — yeah, third — attempt since they kicked things off back in 2019. Honestly, time flies when you’re watching tech evolve, right?

I remember 2023, kind of blurry, but that’s when they dropped Monocle. Just a dev kit back then. Basically, it was like a little screen you could smack onto the glasses you’ve already got. A bit like adding sprinkles to ice cream but way techier.

Fast forward a year and voilà, they give us Frame. I mean, it’s like Monocle had a glow-up or something. Now you had this almost glasses-like thing with one lens and a camera. Crazy light too — less than 40g — which is, well, feather-like? Or maybe not. I don’t really know what 40g feels like to be honest.

Frame was supposed to be your AI buddy. Handy, right? I mean, who doesn’t want a little AI friend by their side, telling you what you’re looking at? Live translations? Internet searches while you gaze into the abyss? Sounds sci-fi. But anyway, they pulled it off using stuff like Perplexity and ChatGPT and some other tech jargon that makes me feel like I’m in a futuristic movie.

Now, fast-forward to today (or July 31st, whatever), and here comes the new kid on the block. Details? Not many, as of yet. Bobak Tavangar, one of the big brains behind the company, is planning a chat on the augmented reality subreddit, which could be neat for those in the loop. Or sideline observers like me who just find this AR stuff way too wild not to peek into.

And oh, there’s a sneak pic floating around — the new glasses tossed aside the round shape. Yay for modern? Or maybe a bold retro throwback. We’ll see. July 31st can’t come soon enough. I’ll probably be creeping around on Reddit then.

But wait — so much is happening. Smart glasses everywhere. Meta and EssilorLuxottica have their new Oakley Meta HSTN glasses out now. Plus, Xiaomi can’t sit still with their latest AI Glasses. It’s like a darn parade. Google is also in the mix, whipping up something with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Their Android XR glasses might have a screen too??

Brilliant Labs is ahead for now, but it’s one heck of a race. Google’s whispered some plans about adding a display. And Meta? Rumor has it they’re throwing in some sort of wrist gadget for controls. Because, really, why should glasses not be super high-tech and a bit like sci-fi dreams coming alive?

So yeah, that’s it. Who knew glasses could be this exciting — or this messy to keep track of? But hey, keeps things interesting.