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READON THE GOHANDS FREEIN SUNGLASSES

Sunglasses that show your book. Open any ebook on your phone and the page floats right in front of your eye. Read on the tram, on a walk, at the beach. Both hands free.

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A woman in a leather jacket on a city street, wearing Commuter Glasses and making a peace sign

Your book, floating in front of you

Crisp text in front of one eye, the world still in view. No screen to hold up, no tired arms, no neck bent over a phone.

Real photos through the lens. No editing.

Green text from the glasses floating next to a Kindle showing the same novel
Next to a Kindle with the same page open, 3 July 2025
A page of green text floating in a dim room, seen through the lens
Prototype v1, 20 June 2025

Your phone does the heavy lifting

Open your book on your phone and the glasses pick up the page over Bluetooth. No cable running to your pocket.

Your phone does the computing, so the glasses stay as light as a normal pair of glasses. Put them on and you are reading.

Looks like
Normal sunglasses
Connects
Bluetooth, no cable
Weight
As light as prescription glasses
Eyepiece
Adjustable to your eyes
Charging
USB-C
Camera
None. Nobody around you is recorded
Price
Around €100 to €200

Built for reading. Not for gaming.

Xreal makes glasses for games and movies. They cost twice as much, plug into your phone with a cable, and look like it. Commuter Glasses do one thing brilliantly: let you read anywhere.

Commuter GlassesXreal
Connects to your phoneBluetooth, no wireWith a cable
PriceAround €100 to €200Around €300 to €400
Looks likeNormal sunglassesA bulky raised frame
Made forReadingGaming and video

Everyone wants to try them

We took them to cafés, parks and streets. This is what happened.

A man with long curly hair wearing the glasses on a city street A woman in a white top making a peace sign in the glasses, outdoors A woman in a park holding the glasses to her face A man looking up through the glasses A man laughing as he puts the glasses on A man in a checked shirt wearing the glasses A man in an orange shirt adjusting the glasses A man in a maroon T-shirt trying the glasses in a kitchen A man in a white T-shirt making a peace sign in the glasses A grey-bearded man smiling in the glasses A teenager with headphones round his neck putting the glasses on A man in a cap trying the glasses outside A woman adjusting the glasses at an outdoor café A woman in a green track jacket wearing the glasses outside A woman at a café table wearing the glasses next to a friend A man wearing version 5, which looks like ordinary sunglasses

Built by hand in Lisbon

Six versions in five months, designed, printed, laser cut and wired by hand at FabLab Lisboa and MILL.

  1. The concept, drawn up in CAD: a display, a mirror and a lens in a glasses frame.Exploded CAD view of the glasses with display, mirror and circuit boards
  2. A Raspberry Pi Zero and a prism: the first setup that showed a page from a phone.Early prototype on a desk with a small glowing display
  3. Prototype v1 frame, 3D printed at FabLab Lisboa, with the board on the arm.White 3D printed prototype frame with a circuit board on one arm
  4. A projector lens and a half-mirror bring the text into focus.Green text in focus through the projector lens
  5. A week of designing and printing frame after frame.A printed frame held in front of a laptop with the CAD model
  6. Version 5: an ESP32 microcontroller fits inside the arm.Black glasses frame with coloured wires coming out of the arm
  7. New wiring for thinner arms.Wiring schematic drawn on a whiteboard
  8. Version 5.2 assembled.Assembled version 5.2 next to an owl logo sign
  9. Version 6: simpler electronics and a display four times bigger than v5.2.Version 6 parts laid out: frame, lenses, batteries and boards
  10. Timed it: three and a half hours to assemble each pair.Version 6 parts on a green cutting mat during assembly
  11. Version 6.2 optics, tuned for a sharper page.Rows of small printed optics housings
  12. Version 6.2 frame parts printed.Printed frame parts on a printer bed
  13. The bench set up to assemble the next batch of prototypes.Tools and parts laid out for assembling version 6
  14. Version 6.2 resin printed for a smoother frame.A resin printed frame covered in support structures, held in a gloved hand

Questions

How do I reserve a pair?

Press Reserve and pay $1 on the secure Stripe checkout. You get a place in the first batch and 20% off at launch.

When do they ship?

We are finishing the final version now. Reserve today and you are in the first batch, at 20% off.

What do I get on the waitlist?

Build updates, early-bird pricing and first access when orders open.

Do they have a camera?

No. There is no camera, so nobody around you is ever recorded.

Do I need a cable or a special phone?

No cable. The glasses connect to your phone over Bluetooth.

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