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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Wired.

  1. Hank LedgerHTC's VIVE Eagle smart glasses do nearly everything Meta's glasses do, but they aren't tied to a social media platform, Wired reports.

  2. Hank LedgerThey cost four hundred ninety-nine dollars in the United States.

  3. Dale BearmanRight, I've worn them for the review. Pro one: they weigh forty-nine grams, one gram more than the Ray-Bans.

  4. Dale BearmanCon one: I now know exactly how much my face weighs.

  5. Hank LedgerForty-nine grams.

  6. Dale BearmanPro two: an LED lights up when it records, so bystanders can tell.

  7. Dale BearmanCon two: it only works if somebody is looking at my face, and nobody has.

  8. Hank LedgerIt also has a twelve-megapixel ultra-wide camera and thirty-two gigabytes of storage. So you can film a lot of things nobody asked about.

  9. Dale BearmanPro three: you choose between Gemini and ChatGPT, so at least I get to pick who hears me muttering at the kettle.

  10. Dale BearmanCon three: they both hear it.

  11. Hank LedgerAnd the battery?

  12. Dale BearmanTwo hundred thirty-five milliamp hours, one percent to fifty in ten minutes in Fast Charge mode. So even when it's resting, it's nearly ready to listen again.

  13. Dale BearmanFour stars. One off for the price, a reviewer at How-To Geek says it's pricey.

  14. Hank LedgerKenji wants a pair anyway, apparently. He says it's for the privacy.

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