The Air 3s glasses look a lot like the Air 2s, but with silver-colored temples instead of black. They have the same single piece of smoke-tinted plastic across the entire front and look like the sunglasses an optometrist would give you after dilating your pupils. They aren’t the stealthiest smart glasses, but the dark front lets them (almost) pass as regular shades if you don’t look too closely.
The permanent sunshade means you can’t see through them effectively to view your surroundings, especially if you’re indoors, but ensures that the picture you see is bright. The more expensive Viture Pro and XReal One ($499) glasses have outward-facing lenses with adjustable brightness, which lets you see through them more clearly in varying degrees of light.
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The silver finish of the temples hides black plastic stems not much thicker than regular acetate glasses. They hold controls on the bottom of each stem, which include a menu button and volume rocker on the left, and a brightness rocker on the right. Small speakers, aimed at your ears, are located in the space just before the temples transition into the ear hooks. The spring-mounted hinges can be clicked into three different vertical angles. Together, the rubber nose pads and adjustable wire arms result in a light, comfortable fit.
The right ear hook has a USB-C port that connects the Air 3s glasses to any compatible device via the included cable. They work with any phone, tablet, or computer that supports DisplayPort over USB-C. With the right adapter (Lightning-to-USB-C for pre-15 iPhones, HDMI-to-USB-C for game consoles, and so on), you can connect them to other hardware, like game systems.
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In addition to the USB-C cable, the Air 3s comes with a hard-shell zip-up carrying case and a microfiber cleaning cloth.
