Despite only having one face, I made testing work. I’m currently wearing a pair of smart glasses called the Even Realities G2. Another two pairs, from Rokid, sit on my desk.

This crop of smart glasses is the most stylish, affordable, comfortable, and capable yet. They still don’t make sense. Right now, it’s difficult to tell these devices apart. Not only do they look alike, but most are similarly unsubtle in their attempts to stick AI on your face.

Right now, it’s difficult to tell these devices apart. Not only do they look alike, but most are similarly unsubtle in their attempts to stick AI on your face.

But after a year of testing, I’m yet to see anything that lives up to those promises. And if the smart glasses category is going to succeed, it’s going to need a better story for why they should stay on your face all day.