Deirdre O Donnel reveals on Notebookcheck some of the most advanced Smart Glasses yet.

She writes:

“Thunderbird is an augmented reality (AR) -focused start-up supported by the display-centric OEM TCL. Now, the two brands have unveiled something apparently three years in the making: the new Smart Glasses Pioneer Version, with a groundbreaking color micro-LED display geared toward an optimal AR experience. This pair of spectacles is, as the name suggests, the kind of ‘true’ smart glasses that integrate a working, partially transparent display capable of overlaying a mixed-reality display over the wearer’s real-world surroundings. Thunderbird and TCL make the new device sound like a blend of features from the Facebook Ray-Bans and Xiaomi’s own concept Smart Glasses. They do integrate a camera — obtrusively found on the nose-piece — and touch controls on the outside of the ear-hooks to interact with the glasses and the content, phone-like apps, smart-home and -car controls they are rated to sync with.”

My take: These are much better than Google Glass and Snap Spectacles. Still too nerdy for me though, but they might appeal to someone wearing a Smart Watch. BONUS: here’s the excellent music from the Thunderbird video: Black Math’s Point Blank (Alternate).