Anzu Smart Glasses the New Kid in Town

It’s been a month we posted about Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 and how it is proving to be an important tool for logistics and manufacturing workers. This month, Razer – the gaming peripheral company- released Anzu smart glasses with wireless audio and eye protection against blue light and UV. Razer is not the first company to integrate audio speakers into the temples of the eyeglasses. Bose did it before with Bose Frames and Amazon too with Echo Frames. Unlike many startups using bone-conduction systems or earbuds – those we find on Kickstarter- Bose Frames, Echo Frames, and Anzu employ a set of 16 mm speaker drivers that act like hidden wireless headphones.

From the outside, Anzu’s design reminded me of Bose Frames that look like any regular square and round plastic unisex sunglasses. The material is black nylon and both shapes come with a choice of a small/medium and large size. Anzu comes standard with two sets of lenses: a pair of 35% blue light filters, and a pair of 99% UVA and UVB protection polarized sunglass lenses. It has a battery life of five hours in normal usage and a two weeks life on standby mode. It supports Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity that eliminates delays and touch control to play music, take calls, or use it in gaming or voice assistance. Anzu glasses splash-proof endure any weather with a rating IPX4.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, Razer launches Anzu in a market where people working from home need eye protection against blue light emitted from screens and hands-free communication to limit the spread of disease. Razer has a high potential to win when the giant Google has failed. Google Glass may have more technological features but people are still not ready to wear computers or camera that makes people around them nervous.

For prescription lenses, Razer has partnered with Lensabl which is offering Anzu owners a 15% discount on Rx lenses.