These sports speaker glasses have one meta thing

There are many, many high-tech “Smart” glasses these days, and not all are created equal. Some of them have screens, some of them have AI, some… Well, they don’t have much to offer at all. But if there is one thing you food look for two glasses with strings on them, it’s a sound.

I have maintained that the glasses are the perfect way to open the open sound, and as someone who has worn ray-ban meta ai glasses a lot for the past two years, I can speak from experience. Having speakers in your glasses allows you to take hands-free calls, listen to music while still hearing your surroundings, and without having to reach for all your wireless devices or headphones to do everything, because your glasses are waiting for your face.

But what if you don’t want all the potential problems that come with smart glasses, like AI, or intelligent cameras, or screens? What if you just want to listen to things? For that, you have options, and one of them (if you’re a certain type of person) is Chamelo’s music shield.

Wrap your head around this

$260 music shield – don’t match pair of audio audio audio. They are made by Clandel, an eyewear company backed by an unlikely star: New York Knick Point Guard Stephon Marbury, who is officially listed as Chief Brand Manager. When Marbury and Company Call Chamelo Glass “smart,” Word got out of that one.

Unlike other pairs of smart glasses such as ray-ban meta ai glasses and ray-ban meta reflection, the music shield still knows most of what makes other frames great. No voice assistant, no camera, no computer vision, and no screen. However, there is a set of speakers, which you may have already gathered from the name. With those speakers, you can do a few things, like (duh) Listen to music. On this front, Chamele is doing a great job.

In my testing, I found that the music shield sounded … okay. The volume is good enough, which is a big part of the sound in glasses like this, because you’ll be dealing with a lot of noise while listening. I wore a music shield on the streets of New York, and while they were pretty tight on environmental noise, I definitely had to turn the volume up to at least 80%. I have to do the same most of the time for Meta’s Ray-Ban Glas, so it’s not surprising.

Chances are, if you’re interested in Chamelo glasses, you’ll want to use them in some sort of athletic environment, though. Wraparound shades are great for things like snowboarding, snowboarding, skiing, or biking because they protect your eyes from the wind and help you see if you’re hit by wind or snow. I didn’t get a chance to test the music shield on the slopes, unfortunately, but based on the altitudes i – always Check it out, I would have accepted it if it still sounded like a quick, powerful action of the wind. Even if you’ve tried the Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses, I’m not sure they’re the best in that department.

The Oakley Meta Vanguard has it – big The sound is unlike any I’ve heard from Smart glasses, and in a one-to-one comparison, I don’t think the Chamelo reaches the same volume. And it doesn’t have the same credibility. I had some problems while calling, where there was ringing noise – big It’s quieter than playing music despite turning up the volume on my phone. I have reached out to Chamelo to clarify this issue and will update this review if/when that issue is resolved. On the bright side, at least the person who called me could hear me loud and clear.

Like I said, the music shield sounds great, but it’s a little trickier compared to the heftier smart glasses meta Vanguard. The low end is lacking, and the mids and highs come across as a bit harsh. The Music Shield sounds a lot better than other glasses I’ve tried, like the Solos Airgo A5, but they’re not the lowest metas. To test the musical shield, I tried to put myself in a sports mindset by listening to powerful music such as Jazz / Fusion Gunk Masayeshi Takakwazi and Daft Punk. I was under- or overwhelmed. Let’s just call it Whelmed.

From the point of view of sound quality, I was not upset about the reliability of the music shield when I bought them with my hard-earned money, but if I tried a direct competition like the Oakley Meta Vanguard, I might have by impressed. The Meta model costs more than $500, but you also get a lot of extra features there too, including some health integration with Garmin SmartWatches, cameras, voice assistant, and voice controls.

Here it is one thing Something that music protection has that meta offering doesn’t necessarily do for itself, though.

The musical shield has a magic trick

If you’ve seen Chamelo’s audio glasses with your research online, electrochromic dimming probably caught your eye. By tapping or sliding your finger on the right arm of the glasses, you can automatically change the tint of the flared lens on the fly. This feature, I’m happy to report, works well. The response time when tapping or sliding is fast, and the range of tint levels is wide.

As a matter of fact, electrochromic glass is something that is found in various gadgets now, including some mirrors that are back in cars. The technology works by applying electric current to a special film or gel attached to a piece of glass. That jult actually changes tint in response, creating an automatically distressed panel of glass. I’m not going to lie… It’s fun.

As active as the lenses are the evolution of smart glasses, electrochromic lenses and their ability to adjust the tint quickly and at a level that defined a higher experience than their photochromic counterparts. Maybe that’s just a personal gripe, but my experience is that transition lenses never get nearly as dark or bright as you want, and certainly not as quickly as I want. Chamelo’s music shield does not have that problem.

Electrochromic lenses may not be widely adopted due to their additional costs and the type of addition to batteries, but it seems to me that if Chamelo can do it, other smart glasses makers should also look into the possibility, too. Sorry, Meta, dynamic lenses just aren’t.

Light in weight but also light in features

If there is another point I can give to the musical shield, it is that it is not easy for its size. Chamelo’s glasses weigh 49g, which is well below the oakley meta Vanguard, at 66G. That’s not surprising since the vanguard has a lot going on inside, but it’s still worth noting if you’re in the market for lightweight glasses and don’t care about cameras and AI.

The lightness also makes the music shield comfortable to wear for a long time. I’ve been wearing glasses for an hour and a while, and while they’re getting a little more by the end of the hour, I’d say more than most of the glasses (smart and dumb) I own. The nose pads, while I think the Oakley is more comfortable, do a good job of holding the weight in my nose in a non-invasive way.

Fortunately, because these are sports glasses, they fit very well, which is great if you’re like me and have a small head. It will also help ensure that you don’t fly when you’re strapping down a hill on a bike or snowboard. The appearance of the Music shield is, uh … something. I’m not a fan of Wraparound Shades. Maybe, and if it’s your thing, then go for it, but on a scale of 1 Yeehaw out of 10, I give them 8 Yeehaws. The glasses are also rated IPX4, which makes them resistant to splashes of water (light rain) and sweat, but not waterproof. Don’t wear these to the pool. There is no prescription lens fit.

While Chamelo is more focused on audio, I find the music shield to be a little lacking in terms of features. No app for your friend, although Chamelo’s Chamelo’s website is confusingly confusing with the mention of “app-enabled controls” for some reason; There is no voice assistant; There is no touch panel on the volume control arm. For $260, those are things I would expect, but perhaps adding electrochromic lenses comes at a cost both literally and figuratively. Those that don’t work don’t sell, but it makes doing things like checking the battery fun. The best way I have identified is to check the battery level in the environment with iOS, which will tell you (as it does with other Bluetooth devices) that you have other Bluetooth devices) How much juice you have.

Speaking of battery life, I found that the music shield lives up to its claim of 6.5 hours of play/call time. After two hours of music playback at 80% volume, the glasses dropped from 90% to 50% battery. It’s not as good as the meta and the ray-ban meta Gen 2 AI glasses, which require 8 hours per charge, but it’s solid. I like the inclusion of an easily accessible ON / OFF button, although there are no sensors that detect when the glasses are folded, so you will have to use them every time you want to turn the glasses off. To charge the music shield, there is a magnetic cable included. Unlike the Oakley Meta Glass, there is no charging case, just a nonscript (sort of) carrying case.

Should you hold the sword and shield of music aloft?

Not everyone will find audio glasses useful, but it is possible. If you’re looking for a device that offers a wide opening sound and wind protection, and you like a predatory look, it should be on your radar. If you’re looking for other features, honestly – sharp The glasses have to give, however, these are not other things.

The Music Shield has a bit of a contradiction; They can be yours (looks), but they can also be yours (features). Personally, I would have liked to see a little more on the glasses for the $260 price tag—control for volume, app support, maybe a voice assistant. But if no one bothers you, then maybe you will feel like wrapping your hands and your head in these glasses. Personally, I think the Oakley Meta Vanguard took the cake, but of course, this review is about when I’m going to wear the same glasses as a fisherman, so who am I?