00:00Hey, I've been wearing the Even Realities G2 smart glasses for about three months now,
00:04and I gotta say, they have really surprised me.
00:06Would I go as far as to call them the best smart glasses that you can buy right now?
00:10Well, I don't want to give away the video, but I'll tell you this in an episode of Buyer's Skip,
00:15worth watching if you're looking for a Ray-Ban meta alternative without cameras.
00:20From its discreet styling, built-in productivity features, including a super handy teleprompter
00:25that I use all the time, and its focus on privacy, there is a lot to like with these glasses.
00:30But, also a few reasons why they might not be the right fit for you.
00:34So, in this Even Realities G2 smart glasses review, I'll share what these glasses do well,
00:39who I think they're for, and some of the quirks that you should keep in mind before picking up a
00:43pair.
00:45Now, the first thing that caught my attention about these smart glasses is that they really
00:49don't look like smart glasses at all, right? Especially compared to some of the other options
00:54out there. The rim and end pieces look pretty unsuspecting, and the only slight giveaway is
00:59the back of the temples, which houses the batteries, and works as the touch sensors to control everything
01:04on screen. From the front, it's also really hard to tell that the heads-up displays are in each eye.
01:10Now, at certain angles, especially if you're looking up at them, you can sometimes get a glimpse of the
01:15green tint. But, in day-to-day use, not many people have actually noticed that my glasses were smart.
01:21They're also pretty light at just 36 grams. They're even IP65 dust and water resistant,
01:27and can be submerged in water for up to 30 minutes. I haven't needed to try this out myself,
01:32but I am glad that I can still wear these by the pool or beach.
01:36Okay, but obviously what actually makes these glasses so special is the tech-packed inside.
01:41The dual-eye green monochrome heads-up display gives me major Fallout Pip-Boy vibes.
01:46Super cool, but also very comfortable and easy to read, whether I'm outdoors,
01:51indoors, and it never really feels fatiguing. Your main dashboard gives you quick access to
01:56your notifications, stocks, news, and your health data, and this is where you can also find its other
02:01really cool features. One of my favorites is called Conversate, which uses contextual AI to follow my
02:07conversations. It gives me a live transcription of the conversation and even provides helpful insights,
02:13whether that's defining complex words or summarizing the topics of the discussion.
02:18Really cool. Basically, it allows me to still be engaged in the moment, but also able to easily
02:24get insights or recall information when needed. I also found myself using the G2 for navigation.
02:30The navigation feature gives you turn-by-turn directions overlaid on a street view.
02:34Currently, it doesn't offer public transportation, even realities. If you are watching this video,
02:40I would love to see that feature added, but for walking around or even biking, this has been great.
02:45Of course, these glasses have their own built-in AI assistant, which you activate saying,
02:50hey, even, and I can even ask questions and follow-up prompts or open apps, all the typical
02:55voice assistant stuff. But like a lot of you, it's the teleprompter feature that got me interested
03:02in trying out these glasses. Having a teleprompter built into my glasses seemed like a great idea,
03:08and I'm happy to say it's been working really well for the videos that I make.
03:12Cool and wacky tech I'm reviewing, and until the next one, I'll catch you later.
03:15To be fair, the teleprompter does take a bit of practice, and I wouldn't say it's as good as a
03:20real teleprompter that you typically attach on your camera, like we use in the studio here,
03:23but the biggest advantage is that I can read my video scripts from anywhere now. In its app,
03:29you can adjust the width and height of the teleprompter, and personally,
03:33I find it to look most natural when the text is more narrow, which helps me maintain a more
03:38natural eye contact with the camera. On top of that, one of the coolest things is its auto AI
03:44scrolling, which will pace the script as I speak. For the most part, it's smart enough to pause
03:49recording when I go off script and pick back up when I resume. This has been great for improvising
03:54or sharing a quick thought without completely messing up my flow. Like I already shared, there are certain
04:00angles where the green screen is more noticeable, and sometimes the auto scrolling has been a bit
04:05buggy, but if there's only one feature that I could keep with these glasses, it's got to be the
04:10teleprompter. That's just how useful it's been for me. Okay, so here's where I was worried I'd be
04:15missing my Ray-Ban Metas more. The Even Realities G2 are smart glasses without cameras. Obviously,
04:22taking videos and photos is a big part of my job, and the Ray-Ban Metas have been great for
04:27taking those
04:28quick FPV shots and free up my hands completely, but the truth is, I do wish the G2 had cameras,
04:34but I know that they would come with a lot of compromises, which would pretty much defeat the
04:38purpose of these glasses. First, there's no way that the G2s would be this thin and discreet if they
04:44had cameras inside. The frames would be noticeably chunkier, heavier, not to mention uglier. You've
04:51also probably seen it in the news quite a bit, but there are significant privacy concerns around
04:55glasses like the Ray-Ban Metas because of their discrete recording capabilities, enabling
05:00potentially non-consensual filming of others. Even though the Metas have that little recording
05:05light, it's pretty dim outdoors, and people have found ways to hide or completely disable it. And
05:10let's say you were to use it responsibly, and I hope you would, most people still don't like the
05:14idea of a camera always being pointed at them, whether it's on or not, and that honestly just isn't an
05:19issue with the EVEN G2. Another big upside without having a camera is that you get much longer battery
05:25life. The Ray-Ban Metas get up to eight hours on a single charge compared to around two days
05:30with the G2. But what do you guys think about camera glasses? Are you willing to take a hit to
05:36battery life and design? And do you think there is a better way to keep privacy in check?
05:42I have talked a lot about why I like the G2 so far, but there are some trade-offs to
05:47keep in mind.
05:48You know, going back to the differences with Meta glasses for one, the design options here are
05:53pretty limited in comparison. For me, rounder frames tend to look better on my face. The Crown
05:57Plateau model that I have here with its rounded lenses at the bottom and flat top look pretty good,
06:02but I still would have preferred a more traditional oval shape like my dumb pair over here. As of now,
06:07the only other shape that you can choose from is rectangular, and the three color choices are gray,
06:12brown, and green, which, yes, are cool, but compared to Meta glasses, there are like 100 combinations
06:17and frames and lenses that you can choose from before you even add in the Oakley styles. These
06:22are things that I wear every day, so ideally, yes, having more frames that match my style is very
06:27important. So on that note, as someone who actually wears glasses daily to see, I mean, go figure,
06:33I want to quickly talk about lens support. The G2 is available as prescription smart glasses,
06:38supporting negative 12 to plus 12 for single vision. Progressive lenses are not available online,
06:44but you can order them from an authorized retail partner. Where I am a little bit upset though is
06:50the additional cost. It's $159 for their 1.6 index lenses, and that goes up to a whopping $349 for
06:58their thinner 1.74 index, which you will need for stronger prescriptions. Besides that, another big
07:04bummer is that there currently are no options for transition lenses, something that my optometrist has
07:10strongly recommended I go with. Instead, they offer a clip-on solution for $99, which, if you ask me,
07:17is way too much for something that I think should cost maybe $30 at most. Suddenly, these $600 glasses
07:23are almost $1,000, and that will definitely make a lot of people rethink if these are worth the investment.
07:31A final thing to keep in mind, and I did not realize just how much I wanted this until I
07:35got
07:36my first hands-on demo with the MemoMind 1s the other week, but the Even Reality G2 does not have
07:42any speakers. On one hand, ditching speakers allows these glasses to have that really thin metal temple
07:47and keeps the weight down, which helps really sell the idea that these are normal. But I think these
07:51glasses would have been way more useful with speakers, even just to interact with the AI and how
07:56to be able to respond back. I'd also really love to listen to music, watch shows, and take calls
08:02without needing to reach for my AirPods each time, and that'd just be one less thing that I need to
08:06carry along with me. And honestly, it was probably one of my favorite features with the MemoMind 1,
08:12and I know a lot of people also love the speaker and microphone combo quality with the Meta Glasses.
08:17So yeah, the G2s aren't the way to go if you want media playback.
08:23Three months in, I can safely say that the Even Reality G2 have been one of my most used pair
08:28of
08:29smart glasses and offer some genuinely useful features that have made me a believer in AI
08:33glasses. But the price is steep and honestly borderline unreasonable if you have a prescription,
08:40and this pair does lack some of the quintessential smart glasses features found on the competition.
08:45That said, if you're after smart glasses that still look and feel like normal glasses that focus on
08:51productivity features instead of cameras and media playback, then the Even Reality G2 are probably
08:56one of the best pair of smart glasses they can get right now. Let me know what you guys think,
09:00or if there are any other smart glasses I should try and compare these to next. Be sure to stay
09:05subscribed for more Buy or Skip episodes and follow me to see other cool tech I'm reviewing. And until
09:09the next one, I'll catch you later.
09:14Oh no.
09:15Now I'm super incognito. You can't even tell, right? I'm seeing you to the future.
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