Brilliant Labs, the startup behind the open-source smart glasses Frame, has launched its second-generation smart glasses called Halo. These new glasses have a wayfarer style and include AI features. People who wear glasses can get prescription lenses in over 100 countries through a partnership with SmartBuyGlasses.
Halo weighs only 40 grams and comes with a camera, microphone, and bone-conduction speakers. It has a color OLED display and a battery that can last for 14 hours on a single charge. Instead of showing images directly on the lenses, Halo projects information into the wearer’s peripheral vision.
Brilliant Labs also offers an AI assistant named Noa, designed to work naturally with the glasses. Noa understands what it hears and sees and provides relevant information in real time. Another feature, called Narrative, can remember people you meet and conversations you have, even years later, by using the glasses’ sensors and microphones.
To protect privacy, Noa acts like a VPN, keeping your interactions private. Users can control how much data they share and can use voice commands to turn off the microphone, camera, or the glasses.
Halo also allows users to create custom apps by simply telling Noa what they want. Pre-orders start today at $299, with shipping expected in late November 2025. Prescription lenses will be available separately. Only a limited number of Halo glasses will be sold, so early buyers should act quickly.
