--- title: "Smart glasses for augmented reality at work: what they show" description: "What smart glasses show a person at work, which PTR programs suit them, what a glasses fleet needs, and who chooses them over a phone or headset." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/smart-glasses --- [XR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) / [Headsets and devices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) / Smart glasses # Smart glasses for augmented reality at work Augmented reality, hands free: a heads-up display for the person on the floor or in the field, no headset to put on. In a real room ## The lightest way to add a layer A guide in a gallery, a technician at an assembly bay, a grower in a field: the real world stays, and a small display adds to it. Colour ribbons trace the shelves of a rotunda. Blue bands cross a wheat field, seen in glasses. A maker examines a glass form. Programs ## Which programs run on it Glasses suit the moment after training: a prompt, a step, a route, delivered while the hands stay on the job. Guides stand beneath route arrows. ### Prompts, steps and wayfinding for the person already at work An [induction](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/induction-and-onboarding) that walks a new starter through a site, a [knowledge twin](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/knowledge-twins-and-expert-access) whose answer appears in the eyeline, a museum guide’s cue card. Rehearsing the conversation itself stays in a [headset](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) or a [browser](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice). A technician works beside assembly cues. ### What it does in a real room The families differ in what they show. Ray-Ban Meta carries a camera and an assistant with no display; [Meta Ray-Ban Display](https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/meta-ray-ban-display/), XREAL, Rokid and Even Realities each put a small screen or heads-up display in the lens. Even Realities states "up to 1.5 days on a single charge" for the [G1](https://www.evenrealities.com/g1). [Augmented reality at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/augmented-reality) covers what the added layer does for practice. The fleet ## What a fleet needs Most glasses pair with a phone, so the fleet question is the phone fleet and the accounts behind it. A learner and instructor display AR markers. ### Phones to pair with, and prescriptions to fit Prescription lenses, a charging case per wearer and the wifi a site allows are the planning items; [headsets and equipment](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) lists the IT questions, and [governance](https://peopletechrevolution.com/about/governance) covers a camera on a face in a workplace. A museum guide directs attention to a sculpture. ### Who chooses it Museums and galleries, field crews, and service teams whose people cannot stop to look at a phone: the layer has to arrive while the work continues. [Government and public sector](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/industries/government-public-sector) and [mobile experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/mobile-experiences) describe the fit from their side. What PTR ships ## What PTR ships on it PTR builds augmented reality for the phone in the pocket and for glasses where a program has them. A guidance arrow over a pipe rig. ### Augmented reality layers, built for the device in use The AR Business Card, PTR’s live augmented reality build, runs on a phone today; an [XR fast build](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/xr-ar-mr-vr-builds) takes the same layer to glasses when a program owns them. [Phones and tablets](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/phones-and-tablets) covers the widest-reach route. Compare it with ## Sibling devices, each on its own page [Phones and tablets: the device in the pocket](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/phones-and-tablets) [Android XR: mixed reality by default](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/android-xr) [Apple Vision Pro: the room kept in view](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/apple-vision-pro) [Every headset and device, compared](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) Questions ## What do buyers ask about Smart glasses? Short answers, each with a link to the page that answers in full. Examining a form and its shadow. ### Can staff rehearse a conversation in smart glasses? Glasses show a prompt or a step; they do not put a counterpart in the room. A rehearsal with a simulated person runs in a [headset](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) or with an [AI roleplay partner](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) in a browser. An overlay near a marker. ### Which glasses does PTR build for? The pairs a program owns. PTR agrees suitable hardware with you when a build is planned; [What is augmented reality](https://peopletechrevolution.com/learn/xr/what-is-augmented-reality) explains what each display class can show. A digital artwork anchored on a real wall. ### Is a phone a better start than glasses? A phone reaches everyone from the start, and the same layer moves to glasses later. [Phones and tablets](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/phones-and-tablets) covers that route. A participant and facilitator talk after a run. ### Bring us the moment on the floor Tell us the job, the place it happens and what a person needs to see while doing it. [Talk to us](https://peopletechrevolution.com/talk-to-us) or [book a time with our team](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=xrdevsmartglasses). Planning augmented reality in smart glasses? [Open the contact form](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/smart-glasses#contact) Ask our CEO Simon Lowe’s Digital Twin a question [Schedule an Intro Call](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=xrdevsmartglasses) Related pages - [XR at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr) - [Headsets & devices](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices) - [Headsets & equipment for a session](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment) - [Augmented reality at PTR](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/augmented-reality) - [PTR VR Library](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) - [What is augmented reality](https://peopletechrevolution.com/learn/xr/what-is-augmented-reality) - [Mobile experiences](https://peopletechrevolution.com/fast-builds/mobile-experiences) ## Sources Each manufacturer statement at its source. ### [Even Realities G1](https://www.evenrealities.com/g1) Even Realities A heads-up micro LED display in a pair of glasses; battery in the maker’s words. ### [Meta Ray-Ban Display](https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/meta-ray-ban-display/) Meta Display glasses with an in-lens screen. ### [XREAL](https://www.xreal.com/) XREAL Display glasses that put a screen in the lens. ### [Rokid](https://global.rokid.com/) Rokid AR glasses with a display in the lens.