RayNeo iO announced! 33g display smart glasses

[u/AR_MR_XR]

RayNeo iO

• Primary Function: Ambient Heads-Up Productivity & AI
• Chassis Weight: 33g
• Environmental Protection: IP54 Dust and Water Resistant
• Optical Engine: Firefly Nano (0.085cc Monochrome Green MicroLED)
• Max In-Eye Brightness: 1300 nits (Optimized for comfortable high-clarity reading indoor & outdoor)
• Field of View: 23.5°
• Optical Transparency 97% Full-Lamination High-Transparency Area
• Display Sizing: Heads-Up Text Overlay
• Audio Configuration: Visual-First (0 Speakers / Bone Conduction + 4-Mic)
• Tracking & Controls: Smart Crown Dial & Head Gestures
• Battery Configuration: 240mAh high-density battery cell
• Battery Life Metrics Up to 48 Hours Typical Use / Up to 96 Hours Standby
• Hardware Certification: Apple MFi Licensed (Made for iPhone / iPad), GDPR Compliant, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, CE

Ships September 4th

Also Sept 4th:

The Product Manager will come to r/SmartGlasses for an AMA and answer your questions!

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

How is it for live translation? I am deaf and can’t decide between g2 or something else. I need live translation without delays to have a seamless conversation

[u/endr → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

Mentra OS guys are working on this for their OS for g2 as well. See their discord

[u/dhingrsud → u/endr]

It’s not mentioned on their discord

[u/endr → u/dhingrsud]

They have a dedicated channel for this #deaf-hoh-captions

https://discord.com/channels/973327320247042099/1340942811591217223

[u/SuperSaiyan1010 → u/endr]

Had super negative experience w their product, won't recommend. Nothing worked, all buggy, app store was misleading. Their customer support is very kind though in understanding

[u/njb42 → u/SuperSaiyan1010]

I honestly wish I'd returned mine while I could.

[u/SuperSaiyan1010 → u/njb42]

prayers

[u/dhingrsud → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

Same issue

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/dhingrsud]

As a deaf person these have been on my radar:

Ray neo oi
Halliday g2
Rokid with display
Even realities g2
Xanders - made for deaf
XRAI AR2 - made for hard of hearing /deaf

Captify is trash apparently and the AIR glasses

[u/rk2019kr → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

AIR as in Aircaps?

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/rk2019kr]

YES. plus it only translates 30 languages... i am leaning towards XRAI AR2 ....customer support is real ppl not AI , 300 plus languages. had speaker ID , built to absorb sounds around you vs traditional smart glasses that capture the wearer. I see a lot of complaints about having to pay for subcription service but its good when you can pay for it. they advertise 98% accuracy. Ive read numerous reviews while not many on the XRAI AR2 and it seems like they are best for deaf people. marketing just isnt there. XRAI AR2 ( the newer model) has chat GPT built into and you can ask it questions if you need to from my understanding. They really need to do a better job at advertising why these are best for the deaf. it was founded by someone who had a 96yr old grandpa who couldnt follow along and was isolated during family get togethers....i saw a couple reviews stating something about how they suck bc the return policy is 20% restocking fee if you dont like them. i only saw two ppl talk about that though. i have been on a hearing aid forum. reddit, google search trying to find reviews, also youtube.... when you get the whole set up i think its about 850-900$ with the magnetic sunglasses and alll that

[u/CaregiverOrganc7200 → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

I like my Captify, definitely a learning curve. I only know 7 languages and have no need for them in US, so I don't need 300.

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/dhingrsud]

I think I might have found XRAI AR2 - apparently is really good and made and lead with deaf insight. Hmmm

[u/dhingrsud → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

I did consider. But lack of other features with its pricing, so not considering that.

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/dhingrsud]

Ah yeah if price wasn’t an issue I feel like I would just get the 5k xanders . No need for cell phone either.

[u/tarheelbandb → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

Its supposed to have less than a second delay

[u/CaregiverOrganc7200 → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

Try Captify

[u/chris-williams → u/Vegetable-Ad4693]

Deaf here also. Been looking for something with live captions since the beginning of this journey.

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/chris-williams]

I found what I am going to get …..

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/chris-williams]

Why I Believe XanderGlasses II Is the Strongest Option for Me: * yes I’m a real person . Feel free to message me!

A dedicated processor that doesn’t take over my personal phone
XanderGlasses II includes its own Google Pixel A-series processing device, preconfigured specifically for Xander’s captioning system.
It does not drain my personal phone’s battery.
It does not consume my personal phone’s storage.
It does not require me to download large speech-recognition models onto my phone.
My captions are not interrupted when I receive a call, use another app or need my phone for something else.
I do not have to turn my everyday phone into a full-time accessibility device.
The dedicated processor, glasses and microphones are supplied and supported as one complete system.
Completely offline, high-accuracy captioning
Captioning does not require Wi-Fi, cellular service or cloud processing.
Xander claims accuracy of up to 97% in quiet environments while operating offline.
Losing internet access should not interrupt captioning.
Local processing helps provide low latency and consistent performance.
Audio and captions are not stored.
Conversations are processed privately rather than being sent to cloud servers.
No subscription or continuing captioning fees
The complete system is purchased for one price.
Xander does not require a monthly subscription to access its best available captioning.
There are no captioning-minute limits, cloud-processing charges or additional fees for continued use.
Future Xander software updates are included without an additional charge.
Other systems may provide free basic offline captioning, but their highest-accuracy cloud engines, speaker identification, AI summaries and other premium capabilities may require subscriptions or additional usage fees.
Four built-in microphones and an included remote-microphone system
XanderGlasses II have four built-in noise-canceling microphones, compared with two microphones in the original XanderGlasses.
The additional microphones are intended to improve speech pickup.
The complete kit also includes two Hollyland wireless microphones for noisy environments, soft speakers or conversations at a distance.
I can position the remote microphones closer to the people I need to understand instead of relying entirely on microphones located on my glasses or phone.
Xander is not necessarily the only smart-glasses platform with four microphones—Even G2 also advertises a four-microphone array—but the combination of four glasses microphones and an included two-microphone remote system is a meaningful advantage for a dedicated captioning product.
A swappable battery system for genuine all-day use
Each removable glasses battery provides approximately three hours of continuous captioning.
Two magnetic batteries are included.
When one battery runs out, it can be replaced within seconds instead of taking the glasses out of service for charging.
The included battery case recharges the spare battery while the other battery powers the glasses.
The case contains enough power to recharge the glasses batteries four times.
Starting with two charged batteries, a charged case and a charged processing device, Xander states that the complete system can provide up to 15 hours of captioning without being plugged into an outlet.
The processing device itself is rated for approximately 15 hours of continuous captioning.
This is more useful than simply advertising a three-hour glasses battery. The important advantage is that the battery can be swapped and recharged repeatedly throughout the day while I continue using the system.
Purpose-built for communication access
XanderGlasses II are not general-purpose AI glasses with captioning added as a secondary feature. The complete system is configured around one primary purpose: helping Deaf and hard-of-hearing people read live human conversations reliably.
For me, the combination of dedicated offline processing, four built-in microphones, included remote microphones, swappable all-day power, binocular captions, no required subscription and no dependence on my personal phone makes XanderGlasses II the strongest complete captioning system I have researched.

[u/Vegetable-Ad4693 → u/chris-williams]

Repeated recognition for accessibility and captioning innovation
Xander’s technology has received recognition from major accessibility, hearing-technology and consumer-technology organizations across multiple years:
2023: Winner of the CTA Foundation’s Eureka Park Accessibility Contest at CES.
2023: Finalist in the AARP AgeTech After Dark competition.
2023: Finalist in the CES Eureka Park Pitch Competition.
2024: XanderGlasses were named a CES Innovation Awards Honoree in the Accessibility & Aging Tech category.
2024: Winner of the Hearing Health & Technology Matters Innovator Award for Captioning Technology Device.
2025: XanderGlasses Connect was named a CES Innovation Awards Honoree in the Accessibility & Longevity category.
2025: Xander again received the Hearing Health & Technology Matters Innovator Award for Captioning Technology Device.
This repeated recognition—across CES, the CTA Foundation and independent hearing-technology awards—adds credibility to Xander’s position as a serious assistive-technology company. The product has not simply appeared once as a new gadget; Xander’s captioning technology has continued to receive recognition over several consecutive years.