Even Realities G2 Review: Smart Glasses, Stupid Controls

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Adding a smart ring has made things worse.

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RATING : 6.9 / 10

Last year, I reviewed Even Realities' G1 and came away deeply impressed by what I saw. In fact, I'd say they're the smart glasses to beat. I was surprised, then, to see my colleague Sam Rutherford have issues with the second-generation unit when he tested an early beta version. After all, it's not often a hardware platform goes backwards, especially once it's established a solid series of fundamentals. But it seems that, in trying to broaden the usability of its glasses, Even Realities has regressed.

Hardware

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Even Realities makes smart glasses without a forward-facing camera that act as an alternative to a smartwatch. A pair of waveguide prisms in the lenses project data into your field of vision, including notifications, news headlines and turn-by-turn directions. You can also...

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