Smart Glasses
Smart Glasses
A wearable device worn like glasses that provides access to various digital features.
In Simple Terms
Smart glasses are devices you wear like regular eyeglasses to access all kinds of digital features. Some models overlay text and images onto the scene in front of you, while others skip the display entirely and rely on voice, cameras, and AI features instead. They're used for a wide range of purposes, from displaying work instructions on the job site to hands-free photo and video capture, navigation on the go, and voice control. Many models include a camera and microphone, letting you control them with your voice or hand gestures.
Behind the Name
The name combines "smart," meaning clever, with "glasses" for the eyewear itself. Just like a "smartphone," it points to glasses packed with computer-like features -- eyewear smart enough to act like a tiny computer.
Take a Closer Look!
Smart glasses are wearable devices you put on your face just like regular eyeglasses.
You wear them the same way you'd wear ordinary glasses, but they give you access to voice features, a camera, and digital information.
How they work varies by product. Some models use a display or transparent lens technology to overlay text and images onto your field of view, while others skip the display altogether and focus on camera input, voice control, and AI assistance instead.
Many models pack in a camera, various sensors, and a microphone, so you can operate them with voice commands or hand and finger gestures.
Some even connect to AI to recognize what you're looking at or translate languages in real time.
On industrial job sites, they're used to display work instructions right in your field of view or check hands-free guidance, all while keeping both hands free to work.
In everyday life, they're used for all kinds of things too, like taking photos and videos, getting directions while walking, and checking notifications.