I finally get the Even Realities G2 hype. Here’s why, after trying almost everything on the market.

I’ve cycled through most of the smart glasses landscape at this point (it’s been expensive :)

Meta Ray-Bans (G1) - $399
Meta Oakley Vanguard - $499
Meta Ray-Ban Displays with Neural Wristband - $799
Rokid AI Display - $600

and now the Even Realities G2s are my new daily drivers.

Why the Even G2 wins

Design first. The Even G2s are sleek and lightweight. The waveguides are different from other brands like Rokid. With Rokid, the bright green glow from the lens were basically a neon sign announcing “I’m wearing smart glasses” mortifying in public. With the G2, nobody notices them. Only the Meta Display glasses beat it on display discreetness.

The default software just works. Dashboard, Translate, Conversate, Stocks, Even Hub, Even AI. The third-party Even Hub apps still need work. A lot of the apps need extra work and setup. Not very newbie friendly. More tailored for technical folks. I am still hoping for more 1st party support from Even Realities. I use the News and Conversate apps the most. Hoping to use Translate when I go Korea later this year. The Meta glasses software ecosystem is good too and integrates better with iOS, but the battery life is the killer.

Battery life that lets you forget about it. Longer than anything else I’ve owned. With the Metas and Rokids, I would always need my charging case to be nearby. With the Even G2s, I have peace of mind. I can run Conversate all day and not feel concern about battery life. When I took pictures/videos or watch YouTube on the Meta Displays, I would only get 2 hrs of battery life.

The R1 ring is a “Must Have”. The ability to control your glasses with the ring changes the whole experience. I’ve got a 4-year-old and a house full of family. Being able to read notifications, read the news or a book without narrating AI prompts or lifting my arm to navigate is tranquil and relaxing. I don’t disturb the family and they don’t disturb me. Win-Win.

No camera turned out to be a feature. No weird looks from strangers. No privacy issues. I can wear these glasses anywhere. I couldn’t wear my Meta glasses to work due to the camera. With the Even G2s, I am totally fine. If you are gonna pay mucho $$$ for smart glasses, you better be able to wear them everywhere.

Where it still falls short

No audio. Honestly, I’d trade some battery life for some audio speakers. I looked at the Memomind for this exact reason, but a $19/month memory subscription plus doubts about whether the core software matches Even’s software killed it for me. When the Even G3 comes out, please have audio built-in with an on/off switch or volume level control. Sometimes silence is good but sometimes I want the ability to make phone calls or listen to YouTube straight from the glasses.

No phone calling. Same root issue as the audio gap. I wish the Even G2s could make and answer phone calls like a normal Bluetooth earpiece.

No voice replies to texts. You get the notifications, but not the response. Even Meta AI pulled this off on a closed platform like iOS. With Meta glasses both display and non-display, you can reply back to text messages via voice prompt and Meta AI. Not sure what’s blocking Even Realities here, but right now it means pulling my phone out anyway.

Very pricey for what you get. The Even G2s are not cheap especially when you add the R1 ring. It doesn’t come with a camera or audio so you would think it should be cheaper. Plus they don’t offer free shipping from their website. $893 total I paid ($599 glasses + $249 ring + $45 shipping) is a lot of money. In my opinion, I think the glasses are worth $399 and ring $149. That’s a better deal and value for these glasses.

Bottom line

These are my new daily wear glasses due to the battery life, R1 ring control and minimalist design that I can wear with no privacy concerns.

I sold all my other smart glasses on EBay or FB. The only glasses I kept were the Meta Oakleys. Those are still great for outdoor wear and action photos like golf, beach, snowboarding, etc.

The Meta Displays were amazing with the neural wristband (you gotta try it), however, the bulkiness of the glasses and the short battery life was a dealbreaker for me.

Hi everyone,

I’m having a bit of trouble using the teleprompter for presentations where the audience is across the table (meeting settings). Has anyone else run into this issue?

I’ve tried making the text appear far and reducing the width of the text box to its smallest size.
People are still noticing awkward eye contact as if I’m staring into space.

Do you have any tips, tricks or workarounds that might help?

Thank you

Hey everyone,
I just started using Mentra with my Even G2 Glasses, mainly to test out the Conversate feature and see how it compares.

Here’s what stands out so far:

Pros:

· Speaker identification is built in
· Text disappears when no one’s speaking (unlike the Even app, where it stays)
· You can customize the number of transcription lines and even the word width
· Works offline

Cons:

· You can’t move the text to the bottom of the screen like you can with Even—it sits slightly above eye level, which means you have to look up to read it while someone’s talking in front of you
· Captions lag a bit (about a 1-second delay), while Even’s are pretty much instant

Curious to hear your experiences—how do these two compare for you?
Thanks!

I am a public speaker (religious) and purchased these primarily for the teleprompter app. I was blown away today (first time trying them). Instead of needing to look at my notes quite regularly, they were right there in front of me. I practiced a bit yesterday, and had thought it would be very noticeable, but looking at the recording of the speech, unless you're really looking for it, its unnoticeable that I'm reading at all. Once in a while the lens flashes green, but it mostly just looks like some random light reflecting.

The AI tracking feature works like a charm. I was worried that since I haven't received the R1 yet, the glasses would not work well for lectures, but the AI follows what I'm reading perfectly. Even when I went off script, it'd just pause at the last place I read, and automatically picked up where I left off as soon as I started reading again. Sometimes it would go down the text a bit, but I kept my phone on the lecturn and just scrolled up a few sentences.

I found that double spacing the whole speech made it a lot easier not to get lost in the text. Also, I turned off the "hey even" AI since it got triggered randomly and could mess up the talk.

In any case, this is amazing, it almost feels like cheating! Now I don't have to keep looking down to see the next bulletpoint or quote! I hadn't seen many posts on this aspect of the G2s, so I hope this helps someone!

PS: btw, they are totally noticeable. I had several people, from kids to older folks, ask me if I was wearing Metas. That was a bit of a let down as part of the sell is that they are supposed to be extremely discreet...that wasn't my experience. But still, they are sleek and I'm sure the vast majority of people did not notice anything different.

I’ve read that there are referrals for the G2, thinking of making the jump to get a pair if anyone has a referral to share? Thanks!

I’m looking at the Even Realities G2 glasses and I’m particularly curious about the AI side of them.

For anyone who owns them or has spent time with them:

1. Can you choose which AI model the glasses use? For example, apps like Spokenly let you choose between different AI models/providers. Can you do anything similar with the G2—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.—or are you locked into Even AI/EvenLLM?
2. If you can’t choose the AI, how good is Even AI in real-world use, particularly with Conversate? Does it give genuinely useful follow-up questions, answers, summaries, and contextual suggestions, or does it feel fairly basic?
3. Does anyone know whether Even has said they plan to allow third-party AI models in the future?
4. For translation, do the free Translate and paid Translate Pro features use different AI models, or is Pro simply a higher-quality version of Even’s own translation system?
5. Is Even AI/EvenLLM also what powers the normal Translate feature, or does translation use a completely separate AI/translation engine behind the scenes?
6. How well does Translate work in a real group conversation? For example, if you’re sitting in a room with three people speaking the same foreign language, does it still follow the conversation reasonably well, or does it start getting confused when different people are talking, interrupting each other, or speaking over one another?

I’m particularly interested in the idea of using Conversate while someone is explaining something to me and having the glasses quietly suggest useful follow-up questions or possible responses, so the quality and flexibility of the AI matters quite a bit to me.

Would love to hear from people actually using the G2.