"Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there's nothing obvious setting Mentra's glasses apart from its more well-known competitors, but they come with their own dedicated app store, and employ an open-source OS with an SDK that developers have had access to since early 2025. Mentra says the MiniApp Store is the first app store of its nature for smart glasses, and it will be available to iOS and Android users through the Mentra app."
"It might be a bit of a reach to call it the smartphone-ification of smart glasses at this early stage, but that seems to be Mentra's aim. Apps might do something as simple as saving hand-written notes on the fly, but a more specific example is "Chess Cheater," which will use the front-facing camera and AI to analyze your position and literally whisper a suggested next move to you."
"As for the glasses themselves, they're powered by a Mediatek MTK8766 chipset and feature a 12-megapixel camera with a 119-degree FOV. There are three microphones and built-in stereo speakers. The front-facing camera also does HD video, with livestreaming functionality supported to the likes of X, YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. You can also listen to music and take calls from WhatsApp, FaceTime and any other calling app you might use."
Mentra will start shipping the Mentra Live smart glasses in February, priced at $299. The glasses run an open-source operating system and include a developer SDK plus a dedicated MiniApp Store accessible via the Mentra app on iOS and Android. Apps can capture handwritten notes, analyze scenes with AI, and livestream from the front-facing camera to platforms like X, YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. Hardware includes a Mediatek MTK8766 chipset, a 12-megapixel 119-degree FOV camera, three microphones, and stereo speakers. The glasses weigh 43 grams, offer more than 12 hours of use plus 50+ hours from a 2,200mAh charging case, and are prescription-ready.
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