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Halliday Launches Camera‑Free G2 Smart Glasses for Meetings

The G2 pairs a bright binocular waveguide display with Meeting Flow AI to surface live captions, translations, contextual research, action items, post‑meeting summaries.

Overview

  • Halliday opened preorders on July 21, 2026 with a refundable $10 deposit that secures a $100 discount and the company plans first shipments in September 2026.
  • The glasses cost $599 and use binocular waveguide optics driven by dual micro‑LED projectors rated at 600×300 pixels per eye and up to 1,600 nits of peak brightness.
  • Meeting Flow provides real‑time meeting assistance with live captions, translation in more than 45 languages, instant recaps, contextual quick research, thread tracking, decision confirmation, commitment checks and post‑meeting transcripts.
  • Hardware includes a four‑microphone array with voice pickup up to two meters, roughly 12 hours of typical battery life and a target weight under 50 grams, while Halliday offers a free tier with 120 minutes of recording plus paid plans from about $10 to $99 per month.
  • Although the G2 has no camera, it records audio during meetings without an external recording indicator light, a design choice that Halliday says requires users to disclose recording to others and that raises questions about consent and workplace acceptability as the market moves toward camera‑free, productivity wearables.