Mentra’s first sensible glasses are open-source and include their very own app retailer

Mentra will quickly begin delivery its first smart glasses, the Mentra Dwell. At first look, there’s nothing apparent setting Mentra’s glasses other than its extra well-known competitors, however they arrive with their very own devoted app retailer, and make use of an open-source OS with an SDK that builders have had entry to since early 2025.

Mentra says the MiniApp Retailer is the primary app retailer of its nature for sensible glasses, and it will likely be obtainable to iOS and Android customers by the Mentra app. It may be a little bit of a attain to name it the smartphone-ification of smart glasses at this early stage, however that appears to be Mentra’s purpose. Apps may do one thing so simple as saving hand-written notes on the fly, however a extra particular instance is “Chess Cheater,” which can use the front-facing digital camera and AI to investigate your place and actually whisper a urged subsequent transfer to you.

As for the glasses themselves, they’re powered by a Mediatek MTK8766 chipset and have a 12-megapixel digital camera with a 119-degree FOV. There are three microphones and built-in stereo audio system. The front-facing digital camera additionally does HD video, with livestreaming performance supported to the likes of X, YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. You may also hearken to music and take calls from WhatsApp, FaceTime and some other calling app you may use.

At 43 grams, Mentra says its specs are among the many lightest sensible glasses you should purchase, whereas battery life is claimed to be greater than 12 hours, with 50+ hours of further cost saved within the 2,200mAh charging case. The Mentra Dwell sensible glasses are prescription-ready and price $299. 1,000 pairs had been made obtainable for the primary batch, which can ship on February 15. Batch two will embrace a restricted quantity of glasses obtainable to ship on February twenty eighth.