![]() ![]() ![]() A small red indicator LED lights while charging is underway and turns off when the battery is full. Its twin magnetically-latching connectors magically align themselves and connect to the charging contacts on the underside of the limbs. If you crank up the volume, folks around you will definitely hear some of what you’re listening to.Īlso convenient is the USB charging cable. It also avoids that problem that can plague earbuds and headphones, where a call will come in on Teams or Zoom, and if you don’t have your buds or cans right there, ready to go, you end up fumbling around while your caller listens to the ring sound. When it’s time for a meeting, just jump on your call and the glasses do the rest - it’s incredibly liberating. They’re heavier than a standard pair of glasses, but still light enough for all-day use. Some audio glasses suffer from an uncomfortable fit, but I’ve been able to use the Lite 2 as my daily driver glasses for several days in a row and with the exception of a bit of pressure from the nose pads, I found them almost as comfy as my optometrist-created prescription glasses. ![]() Once the Vue Lite 2 are paired via Bluetooth to your phone, laptop, or tablet, you can forget all about earbuds and headphones, and just get on with your day. They’re heavier than a standard pair of glasses, but still light enough for all-day use.īut for those of us who rely on glasses just to be able to see our monitors, the big advantage is simplicity. For sunglasses, this helps with maintaining that all-important situational awareness, especially while running or cycling. The key benefit to most audio glasses is the way they keep your ears open and free from earbuds while still letting you enjoy music, calls, or podcasts. Convenience is king Simon Cohen / Digital Trends But I was able to upload my prescription and the lenses that Vue created turned out to be every bit as good as my optometrist-created lenses. I was initially dubious that Vue would be able to outfit the Lite 2 with progressive lenses that I could use. My Cygnus review model, with progressives and blue light filtering, cost $479, which effectively makes the “smart” portion a $134 upgrade. That’s not exactly cheap, but neither is it crazy - a set of Warby Parker progressives with blue light filtering will run you $345. Depending on the option and frame style, prices start at $199 and can go as high as $529. When it comes to prescriptions, you can get single-vision or progressives. You can go clear, tinted, or polarized, and if you want lenses that can do double-duty (sort of) you can choose photochromic lenses, too. The Vue Lite 2 checks all of these boxes with a wealth of lens options. Many frames, many lenses Simon Cohen / Digital TrendsĪudio glasses are of limited value if they only work as sunglasses, or if you can’t get the prescription you need. The only compromise is that, when folded, the temples don’t lie perfectly flat as they might on some frame designs the outer arm will always protrude a bit. The controls are also incredibly discrete: Small circle-V logos near where the limbs meet the glasses temples. The charging contacts - a pair of gold-tone circles - are tiny and sit flush with the bottoms of each limb. Our review unit is a Cygnus, but there are seven other styles to choose from. They’re also surprisingly rugged, with an IPX5 rating for water resistance that will keep them safe from damage as long as you don’t immerse them.Īnd while those limbs are universal on all Vue Lite 2 models, the company provides a range of styles for the lens portion. The Vue are easily the most stealthy of the pack. JLab’s $50 JBuds Frames turn any glasses into audio glassesīut one look at the competition from Bose, Soundcore, Razer, Amazon, and Fauna is all you need to realize just how thick and obvious-looking audio glasses can get. Microsoft launches work-from-home audio gear, including Surface Headphones 2+ The temples are thicker in height than many styles of prescription eyeglasses, but not all of them - a Ray-Ban Wayfarer style would be just as broad. Even in the accompanying photos, you have to look very closely to see them. The speakers are tiny and integrated into the temples in such a way that you’d never know they were there unless you went looking for them. Design Simon Cohen / Digital TrendsĮasily the best part of the Vue Lite 2 is that they look just like regular eyeglasses. The Vue Lite 2 aim to take at least some of that pain away by invisibly integrating speakers and mics into a set of eyeglasses. Neither is especially comfortable or convenient, especially if you wear prescription glasses. Thus begins a daily ritual of popping earbuds in and out or slapping on a big set of cans.
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