Even Realities Unveils $599 G2 Smart Glasses With 1,200-Nit Display as It Drops Cameras for Productivity
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jul 11
Even Realities Unveils $599 G2 Smart Glasses With 1,200-Nit Display as It Drops Cameras for Productivity
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jul 11
Summary
$599 G2 glasses pair a brighter 1,200-nit monochrome display with four mics, a 75% larger viewing area and a 60Hz refresh rate, positioning the device as a productivity-focused upgrade over the G1.
Camera-free and speaker-free by design, the glasses target meetings, translation and teleprompting rather than recording, while weighing 35 grams and offering up to two days of battery life plus seven extra case recharges.
Phone dependence still limits the experience: connectivity improved after app updates, but notifications remained unreliable, navigation requires Even's own app and often got addresses wrong, and the voice assistant frequently misheard requests outdoors.
Translate and AI-assisted meeting notes stood out as the most useful features, especially for multilingual conversations and briefings, while broader everyday use cases remained hard to justify outside constant travel or presentation-heavy work.
A companion R1 control ring adds touch controls and health tracking for $249, but the review found little reason to buy it, underscoring Even's bigger challenge of building software compelling enough for daily use.