While some competing smart glasses add cameras, Halliday went the other direction with its second-generation wearable. The company announced Halliday G2 on July 21, 2026, positioning it as an AI wearable built for professionals who spend significant portions of their working lives in meetings. At $599 retail, with first shipments expected in September 2026, the G2 targets founders, executives, consultants, and team leads who want real-time support without reaching for a phone.
What the G2 Actually Does
The core experience is called Meeting Flow. According to the company’s launch announcement, it organizes live meeting support into three functional areas:
- Follow the conversation: real-time captions, translation across 45-plus languages, quick summaries, and on-demand research
- Shape the outcome: thread tracking, decision confirmation, and commitment checks to identify owners, actions, and deadlines
- Close the loop: structured post-meeting summaries, transcripts, and an open-item tracker
These are company claims. Independent performance testing has not yet confirmed transcription accuracy, summary quality, or how reliably the system tracks decisions under real meeting conditions.
Beyond meetings, the G2 handles notifications, calls, music, and a teleprompter-style Cheatsheet mode for displaying notes or reminders. A “Hey Halliday” wake phrase supports hands-free interaction alongside a touchpad and action button.
The Hardware and the Privacy Trade-Off
Halliday G2 uses a binocular waveguide display driven by dual micro-LED optical engines. The company lists 600×300 pixels per eye, peak brightness up to 1,600 nits, and a 25.2-degree field of view, positioned in the upper field so you can glance at information without looking down at a screen. Think of it as the audio-only conference call of smart glasses: camera-free by design, not by accident.
The glasses weigh 49 grams and include a four-microphone array with open-ear speakers. They carry an IP54 dust and water resistance rating and run on Bluetooth 5.4 with Wi-Fi for over-the-air updates. Battery life is rated at up to 12 hours of regular use, with magnetic charging. Prescription lens support spans sphere minus 9.00 to plus 2.00 diopters and cylinder minus 3.00 to plus 3.00 diopters, though prescription pricing is not specified in available sources.
The camera-free design is Halliday’s clearest differentiator. The company frames it as a deliberate trust decision for offices and client-facing environments where recording devices are unwelcome. Worth noting: the four-microphone array still processes spoken conversations for transcription and AI features, which can raise workplace consent questions depending on local policy. That is an unresolved consideration, not a confirmed defect, but worth understanding before wearing these into a confidential client meeting in the office.
Pricing, Subscriptions, and Availability
Reservations open July 21 at Halliday’s website. A $10 deposit locks in a $100 discount, bringing the effective pre-order price to $499 before taxes, prescription charges, or service subscriptions. WIRED reports that Halliday’s AI service plans range from a free tier with 120 minutes of recording time up to $99 per month. Full plan details and feature restrictions per tier should be confirmed before committing, since available sources do not lay out the complete structure.
How It Compares
Camera-equipped alternatives carry their own costs. Tom’s Guide places Meta Ray-Ban Display models at $799, which positions Halliday G2’s $599 price as a relative discount for a display-equipped option. Regional pricing and configurations can shift that comparison, so verify current figures before treating it as definitive.
The Bottom Line
Shipments begin in September 2026. Whether Meeting Flow performs as described in real conference rooms, with crosstalk, bad acoustics, and people who mumble, is a question independent testing will need to answer. The $10 deposit is a low financial commitment, but the honest verdict on whether the G2 earns its place in your daily routine comes later.
