Mentra Live Smart Glasses Bank on Open-Source OS & MiniApp Store

Mentra is also launching its first smart glasses, simply called the MenTra Live. These don’t compete with the competition, but are a design-wise exception to Mentra’s smart glasses because they use an open-source OS (with its own app store) that is unique. The Mini Apps are available to download from here for many other purposes (including a lot of livestreaming options).

Mentra Live smart glasses run on an open-source software

According to reports, it is the first app store of its kind for smartglasses that appears to be The MiniApp Store (the original one-to-one application store) allegedly. Mentra app It will be available on iOS and Android platforms with . The Software Developer Kit (SDK), which they have been using since early 2025, has also built MentraOS apps for developers with the software developer Kit. The camera is also used by many of them for live-streaming purposes, such as . Also, Mentra says that only its smart glasses are available to livestream on any social network and can be sold online. More specifically, it lists Instagram X, YouTube and Twitch sites.

The company also explicitly mentions the “Chesess Cheater” app, which will use the front-facing camera and AI to analyze your position with a view of next step. But for the smart glasses themselves, they’re powered by a MediaTek MTK8766 chip. This low-power MCU inside it will increase the battery life of . A 12-hour charge is Mentra’s promise of 12 hours from one charge, with the 2,200mAh charging case extending to 50 hours.

They’re quite light at just 43 grams

There’s an 119-degree FoV 12MP camera in the arm with a video/take still recording, which can record videos and take stills. There are three microphones, with stereo speakers that allow it to make and receive calls or listen to music. It is one of the black-colored wearables as for the design, and it’s one among the lightest smart glasses available at just 43 grams.

Mentra Live smart glasses are available to buy from MenTra’s own online store for $299. Similarly, they’re also ready for prescription. The first batch is reportedly only 1,000 pairs, which Mentra says will ship on February 15th. They’re going to be shipping on February 28th and the second batch will have a limited number of glasses, which is expected to include .

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