# Fact-check: PASSED

Source: https://research.dreamlab.institute/smart-glasses/  
Rounds: 1  

## Final claims

| line | claim | verdict | page quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The most hackable smart glasses are not from Meta or Google (Mentra Live is the pick). | supported | The most practical, hackable platform for developers today is the Mentra Live glasses running MentraOS |
| 2 | The tracker's pick is the Mentra Live at $349. | supported | the $349 Mentra Live device |
| 4 | Mentra Live ships now, with raw camera and sensor access via a sideloaded MIT-licensed APK (primary-source verdict). | supported | raw Camera2/AudioRecord/SensorManager access via a sideloaded MIT-licensed APK, ships now |
| 5 | Brilliant Labs promised/markets Halo as 'totally open source'. | supported | Brilliant Labs continues to market Halo as 'totally open source'. |
| 6 | Halo's openness is unverified; Brilliant Labs' GitHub has no Halo repo. | supported | has no Halo repo |
| 6 | A user report on September 21 details ongoing Halo shipment delays. | supported | User reports ongoing delays and frustration with Brilliant Labs Halo shipments. |
| 7 | Halo's openness claim is still just a vendor claim. | supported | Brilliant Labs continues to market Halo as 'totally open source'. (vendor-claim) |
| 8 | MentraOS 3.0 shifts apps to run locally on the phone. | supported | MentraOS 3.0 launches, shifting apps to local phone execution. |
| 10 | On September 14, OpenGlass was confirmed active with fully open ESP32-based designs on GitHub. | supported | confirming the project's active open-source status |
| 11 | Mentra is the practical shipping option and the DIY floor is alive. | supported | The DIY floor got a boost with the September 14 confirmation of active OpenGlass GitHub repositories |
| 12 | Brilliant Labs' open-source promise remains unfulfilled. | supported | the foundational promise of open hardware and software remains unfulfilled |
| 14 | Title: The Most Hackable Glasses You Can Buy | supported | This makes it the most immediately hackable platform available |