Brilliant Labs Launches All-Day Smart Glasses with Color Display, Pre-Orders Start at $300

Hey, so Brilliant Labs just dropped these new glasses called Halo. And, okay, they’re loaded with stuff like a super colorful OLED display and those bone conduction speakers, you know, the ones where you can hear sound without blocking out everything else. Plus, they’re priced at like $300. Yeah, really.

Here’s the thing, they weigh about 40 grams. Just saying that feels weirdly important. Halo’s kind of like the next big thing after their Monocle clip-on back in 2023. And then there was Frame—good times, honestly. Halo’s designed for regular people, not just tech geeks. It does vision correction, AI, all that.

Speaking of tech stuff, it’s got this low-energy processor dubbed Alif B1. Fancy name, but yeah, it does AI right on the device itself. They sneak in a new AI assistant called Noa. This isn’t the type to ghost you, though—it remembers what you see. I mean, if AI could have a memory, this would be it. Supposedly runs for 14 hours, too. Almost sounds too good to be true, right?

And of course, there’s microphones, because talking to Noa probably makes you feel like you’re in a futuristic sci-fi film. Oh, there’s a sensor and motion detector for gestures or whatever. Connect it all with Bluetooth 5.3. Honestly, I didn’t even know there was a 5.3, but let’s go with it.

Now, get this, the single sensor does AI stuff, not Instagram posts. Refreshing, I guess? Maybe a bit sneaky, but hey, whatever works. They didn’t even bother with a recording light. Deciding between free and “Plus” tiers of Noa has me scratching my head, though. Basic’s enough for most, but who doesn’t want full-speed AI?

Vision clarity is a thing here too, with lenses adjusting from +2 to -6 diopters. And if you have prescriptions? Options aren’t limited. They’ve teamed up with Smart Buy Glasses for that. Collaboration’s all the rage now.

And yeah, it’s open-source. Wanna mess with the design? Go dig into GitHub. Nerds rejoice, DIY is a go. You can get in line to pre-order if you’re into that sort of thing. Ships end of 2025, but better hurry—I’m betting on a waitlist by then.

I wouldn’t usually end with this, but here are some specs—OLED display, bone speakers, an Alif B1 processor, some sensors… yada yada. Battery? Claims up to 14 flippin’ hours! Crazy, but hey, sometimes tech lives up to the promise. Catch ya later!