There is a new one a pair of smart glasses without a camera in town: the G2 feastdesigned to eavesdrop on workplace meetings, capture what’s happening, and summarize all the interesting stuff, such as clothes that are worn all the time. Halliday says the microphone can be turned on for meetings, using AI voice commands, or making calls, but turned off when not in use.
They are casual looking glasses, meant to be worn in a professional environment, i.e. without a camera. They cost $599, with first shipments scheduled for September 2026. There are premium subscription tiers for AI services that range from $10 per month to $99, but users can opt for a free tier that provides 120 minutes of recording time.
Halliday’s glasses may not be as good as one of its competitors. Smart glasses brand Even Realities launched its G2 glasses at the end of last year, with pride to consider lack of camera in his spectacles; Halliday’s G2 has the same name and the same method as the mantra, not to mention the striking resemblance. (In both cases, G2 is short for Generation 2, so it indicates a stage of the device, not necessarily a specific brand name.)
Making smart glasses without a camera seems to be more and more popular. The market is still dominated by Meta Ray-Ban smart glassesalthough they have gathereddistort the glass” moniker because the device’s built-in cameras have been abused to take pictures and videos of people (mostly women) without their knowledge. hide their camerasor, like Even Realities and now Halliday, they skip them altogether. Still, the glasses are ready to record the sound around you.
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In a press release, Halliday says that unlike smart glasses with built-in cameras, the G2 is intended to be “a professional tool for real work and social environments. Without a camera, the glasses are better suited for meetings, client conversations, secure workplaces, and other spaces where recording equipment may not be desirable.”
Other than that, Halliday’s G2 glasses don’t have an indicator light or other means of informing people around the wearer that the glasses are recording audio. Wearables like Bee Founder emit a light to indicate that they are recording, although the device is so obscure that many people may not yet notice it.
“The user should disclose to the room that recording is in progress, as required with any other recording device,” Halliday’s contact wrote in response to questions from WIRED.
