Even Realities' G2 Smart Glasses Bring AI Into Your Real-Life Conversations

Smart glasses maker Even Realities today released its latest model, the Even G2 Display Smart Glasses. Featuring a monochrome display, stylish frames, and a unique ring controller, G2s are available now for $599. In contrast to Meta Ray-Ban Displays' "do-everything" approach, G2s are designed to do one specific thing: provide a smart display that only the wearer can see.

Instead of a camera and speaker, the G2s feature a suite of basic apps, like a teleprompter and a map that you can see with a tilt of your head or a touch of your ring, packed into a pair of light, slick-looking designer frames. The idea is to create cool-looking everyday glasses that are useful instead of obtrusive.

Improvements over the last generation of Even Realities smart glasses

I reviewed Even Realities' G1 smart glasses (and even used them to scam a free drink) and found them impressive. Well, Even Realities says these are even better. It has improved on the micro-LED display from the last generation-which is pretty great already-to provide a bigger, sharper, and brighter display that includes two-level 3D, so certain information can appear closer to your field of view.

Another new wrinkle is contextual AI: Switch it on during a conversation, and, according to the company at least, your glasses will silently display "suggestions for a more meaningful exchange" that only you will be able to see. If implemented correctly, this feature could be a useful way to augment your life-and if it can provide closed captioning for conversations, I'm fully on board.

All of the above is controlled via a smart ring that lets you click, tap, and scroll. It also monitors your vital signs and health information, so you could display a live-read of your heart-rate or the number of steps you've taken that day.

A new app infrastructure (and third-party support)

Those are all welcome upgrades, but maybe the most interesting improvement isn't to the G2's hardware. On its website, Even Realities promises third-party app support is coming soon. G1 glasses do everything they're designed to do really well, but the actual use cases are fairly limited-a teleprompter is cool, but how often do you really give speeches? Opening the glasses up to developers who want to make something new on the Even OS could result in a must-have app, or at least improve apps the glasses already have.

Even Realities nailed the basics with the G1, and these technical improvements and G2's app support could turn a great concept into an everyday essential. That is, if everything works. Once I test 'em out, I'll let you know how they match up to what's being promised.