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24 alternatives to Project Clear

A guided tour using smart glasses, powered by Amazon Alexa

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Project Clear launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Focals by North▲439

   Glasses with a holographic display only you can see 👓📲🤓

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Amazon Echo Frames▲90

   Eyeglasses with Alexa built in

   2019 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Amazon Tap▲192

   Alexa-enabled portable speaker

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Frame▲173

   Fully open source AI glasses

   2024 · brilliant.xyz · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spectacles Gen 5▲174

   See the world through a different Lens

   2024 · spectacles.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Echo Dot by Amazon▲428

   Amazon's latest additions to the Echo family.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ally Solos Glasses▲130

   The most accessible AI assistant, now wearable

   2025 · ally.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Oakley Meta Glasses▲390

   The next evolution of performance AI glasses

   2025 · meta.com · its alternatives →

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   Glasses to detect smart-glasses that have cameras▲509

   Hi! Recently smart-glasses with cameras like the Meta Ray-bans seem to be getting more popular. As does some people's desire to remove/cover up the recording indicator LED. I wanted to see if there's a way to detect when people are recording with these types of glasses, so a little bit ago I started working this project. I've hit a little bit of a wall though so I'm very much open to ideas! I've written a bunch more on the link (+photos are there), but essentially this uses 2 fingerprinting approaches: - retro-reflectivity of the camera sensor by looking at IR reflections. mixed results…

   Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Envision Glasses▲98

    AI-powered smartglasses for the blind and visually impaired

    2020 · letsenvision.com · its alternatives →

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    Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses▲115

    All new smart glasses from Meta and Ray-Ban

    2023 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Aria Gen 2▲174

    Future Glasses for AI and AR Research.

    2025 · projectaria.com · its alternatives →

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    Alpha Glass▲91

    Casual AR smart glasses

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Smart Contact Lens▲81

    Google's project to help fight diabetes

    2014 · blog.google · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Android Things Lantern▲113

    Real-world AR with Google's new IoT platform

    2018 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

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    Amazon AR view▲424

    Try products in your home before you buy them

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Metaverse▲197

    Democratized augmented reality platform: AR for everyone!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Mira Prism▲97

    Minimalist, untethered, smartphone-powered AR headset

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Vue▲183

    Your everyday smart glasses

    2016 · vueglasses.com · its alternatives →

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    Echo Dot (3rd Gen)▲79

    Smart speaker with Alexa

    2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Alexa, Hire Me Some Smart Home Folks▲52

    Amazon has plans for smart home world domination

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Ray-Ban Stories▲127

    The new way to capture, share & listen

    2021 · ray-ban.com · its alternatives →

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    R-7 Smartglasses▲11

    Augmented Reality Smart Glass

    2016 · uckunlaboratuvari.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AB
    Automated blind control via an Amazon Echo Dot and Raspberry Pi▲101

    2017 · jwahawis.github.io · its alternatives →

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