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Halliday (DigiWindow) vs Mentra Live in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
On DEPLOY's record, Mentra Live is further along: at the commercial stage versus Halliday (DigiWindow) at the pilot stage, as of 2026.
- Mentra Live has the lower recorded price.
- Mentra Live has more verified real-world deployments (4 vs 1).
- Halliday (DigiWindow) is at the pilot stage; Mentra Live at the commercial stage.
| Attribute | No image on file | No image on file |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Halliday | Mentra |
| Form factor | wearable | wearable |
| Maturity | pilot | commercial |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | preorder-openpreorder | shipping-nowshipping |
| Price | $369-$489 (actual sale price) | $349 (actual sale price) |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 1Halliday | 4 |
| Privacy practices | 7third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control, capture-indicator, location-tracking, data-retention, cloud-upload, data-sale | — |
| Sources on file | 12 | 1 |
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Editorial summaries
Halliday (DigiWindow)
The Halliday glasses are display-first AI glasses built around DigiWindow: a roughly 3.5mm MicroLED projector on the inside of the upper-right rim that beams a monochrome green ~3.5-inch virtual display above the eyeline (a projection, not a lens waveguide), in ~35-gram conventional frames with no front camera, a touchpad, and an optional ring controller. Features include real-time translation (40 languages, demoed), notifications, navigation, a 'Cheat Sheet' teleprompter, and a 'proactive AI' Echo Mode.
DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity: it launched via Kickstarter ($369 backer price, $489 retail) rather than full retail shipping. Its differentiator is the eye-projected display plus proactive AI, not eye-tracking (no eye-tracking is on record), and it has no camera. Cap-flag: the AI features and translation are demonstrated, and the ~8-hour battery is a vendor claim; verified shipping at scale is not yet established.
Mentra Live
Mentra Live smart glasses are available for purchase directly from mentraglass.com and are shipping now; Batch 1 sold out and Batch 2 is on sale, limited to 1,000 units per batch. Mentra Live is priced at $349 USD as listed on the manufacturer's website; prescription lens add-on is $99 USD.
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