Mentra will soon begin shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there’s nothing obvious that sets Mentra Glasses apart from its better-known competitors, but they come with their own dedicated app store and use an open source operating system with an SDK that developers have had access to since early 2025.
Mentra says the MiniApp Store is the first app store of its kind for smart glasses and will be available to iOS and Android users through the Mentra app. It might be a bit of a stretch to talk about the smartphone-ification of smart glasses at this early stage, but that seems to be Mentra’s goal. Apps can do something as simple as recording handwritten notes on the fly, but a more specific example is “Chess Cheater,” which will use the front-facing camera and AI to analyze your location and literally whisper a suggested next move to you.
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As for the glasses themselves, they are powered by a Mediatek MTK8766 chipset and feature a 12-megapixel camera with a 119-degree field of view. There are three built-in microphones and stereo speakers. The front camera also shoots HD video, with live streaming functionality supported on X, YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. You can also listen to music and take calls from WhatsApp, FaceTime, and any other calling apps you might use.
At 43 grams, Mentra claims its specs are among the lightest smart glasses you can buy, while battery life is rated at over 12 hours, with over 50 hours of extra charge stored in the 2,200mAh charging case. The Mentra Live smart glasses are ready to be prescribed and cost $299. 1,000 pairs have been made available for the first batch, which will ship on February 15. The second batch will include a limited quantity of glasses available for shipping on February 28.
