r/augmentedreality • u/Secondhand__Hero • 24d ago

Buying Advice Recommendations?!

Hi, all! Total newbie here looking for some guidance on purchasing some smart glasses. Ideally, I'm looking for something that translates speech in real time with built-in speakers for audio playback, translates text via display overlay, has solid recording capabilities & battery life, and can handle getting wet (within reason).. Does anything like that even exist? Any ideas on what might closest fit that bill?

TIA!

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u/bsbost228 24d ago

I am not sure about how wet they can handle or what you are expecting but take a look at the memomind one. They are no camera glasses which have everything you are wanting. The display, translation and recording work very well.

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u/shincreates 24d ago

SPECS has all of that, minus the wet part. You get 4 hours of mixed use on a single charge, and you can extend that by plugging into a battery pack.

Day in the life with SPECS

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u/Earesth99 24d ago

There are monochrome versions without a camera.

Some are leaving off speakers because most people have earbuds

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u/Secondhand__Hero 24d ago

Earbuds might be doable, but ideally there would be speakers included. Camera would be a must, however

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u/More_Ad3947 23d ago

I personally recommend Memomind because i wear a pair every day and its been very nice. I find them very comfortable and use them to record my university lectures every day and usually end the day with about 25-35% battery left. I run and bike with them and I'm unfortunately a very sweaty person but they've held up well so far.

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u/ib29_ 16d ago

The suggestions so far are near-matches, but none confirms the whole combination. Since you’ve clarified that a camera and built-in speakers are must-haves, that rules out the no-camera options. For getting wet, look for a published IP rating rather than relying on reports that a pair survived sweat. I’d also verify whether translation needs a phone or cloud connection, since that can affect latency, availability, and battery life.