Halliday announces G2 smart glasses that record meetings without a camera

In short: Halliday has announced the Halliday G2, smart glasses with no camera that can record workplace meetings and create AI-written summaries.

What happened

Halliday introduced the G2, a new pair of smart glasses designed for offices and meetings. The company says the glasses look fairly normal and skip a camera, which is meant to reduce concerns about people being filmed.

Instead, the G2 relies on microphones in the frame. Halliday says the microphones can be turned on for meetings using voice commands, or for making phone calls, and switched off when not in use.

A small display sits near the top of the lens. The wearer can look up to see text, including message notifications and live subtitles of what people are saying. Halliday says the glasses can translate 45 languages.

The key feature is Meeting Flow, Halliday’s service for recording, turning speech into text (like automatic captions), and summarizing meetings. Some notes can appear during the meeting, and full transcripts and summaries are available later in a companion phone app.

Pricing starts at $599, with first shipments planned for September 2026. Halliday also plans subscription tiers for its AI features from $10 to $99 per month, plus a free tier that includes 120 minutes of recording time.

Why it matters

Smart glasses have drawn criticism when they include cameras, because people can be recorded without noticing. Camera-less designs are becoming more common, but Halliday’s glasses can still record audio, and WIRED notes there is no indicator light to tell others when recording is happening. Halliday told WIRED that the user should disclose to the room that recording is in progress.

Source: Wired