At CES this year, several trends dominate the showcased products, including AI and smart glasses. Despite the fierce competition, Halliday’s smart glasses stood out because of their impressive design and performance, which emphasize comfort.
The Halliday smart glasses unveiled at CES have an invisible display; that is, the display is not built into the lens but rather integrated into the frame. This is made possible by using what the company calls the world’s smallest optical module. Despite its 3.6mm size, the display provides users with a field of view similar to that of a 3.5-inch screen.
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The major advantage of such a small display is that the frames are very light, weighing just 35 grams. Compared to the 48-gram Meta Ray-Bans I wore to the event, these felt noticeably lighter. The frames have a classic, sleek design, a battery that lasts up to 12 hours, a microphone, and speakers — and come in three colors: Amber, Black, and Gradient.
Enough of the hardware: Here’s the part you’ve been waiting for — the display.
The tiny display is located just above the right lens, meaning you have to look up to see it, as seen in the photo of me at the top of the article. Although this may seem unnatural, it was pretty comfortable. Placing the graphics slightly above your field of view is helpful because it doesn’t obstruct your view when looking straight ahead.
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The display shows your graphics, such as icons, words, and texts, in green. You can use that Digi Window display for a variety of functions, such as AI real-time translations in more than 40 languages; teleprompter text; notes; notifications such as texts, music titles, and lyrics; and even turn-by-turn navigation.
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