Walk up to someone wearing a pair of Halliday's smart glasses, and you might not notice they're looking at smartphone notifications, live language

But it’s the proactive AI aspect of the Halliday glasses that appears to be the true selling point. The glasses can analyze conversations you’re having and answer questions or

The Halliday Glasses have launched at CES 2025. They bring with them a built-in screen, smart ring control, an AI assistant, and a stylish design.

The wearables sector may have slowed down in recent years as tech companies shift focus towards AI, but Shenzhen-based company Halliday is reviving the trend. At CES 2025, the brand

Halliday – named for a key character in Ready, Player One – are 35-gram smart wearable eyeglasses that have the benefit of looking almost exactly like traditional eyewear. However, hidden inside the classic-looking glasses is a fair amount of technology, including an unusual Digi Window microdisplay.

The near-eye display is supported on both prescription lenses and if no lens is used at all. The displayed information isn’t visible to other people and can be controlled using either voice commands, frame interface controls, or a ring that features a built-in trackpad.

Most recent attempts at smart glasses have either forgone a display entirely, like Meta Ray-Bans, or tried methods that don’t work particularly well. One example of that was from Brilliant Labs, which had a prism projection system that had far too narrow a field of view in our testing. But the tech has been improving steadily over time.

A new wearable startup claims it has created the world's first proactive AI smart glasses and that it can work with any lenses.

Exhibitors and experts at CES 2025 believe smart glasses, such as Ray-Ban Meta eyewear, could be the next big computing platform.