Prescription-Ready AI Glasses for All-Day Office Use

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A prescription frame worn for office work stays on from the morning commute to the last call of the day. Workplace assistance built into that prescription pair adds help without a second device to put on.

RayNeo iO is designed for that role. It is a pair of AI glasses on a 33-gram frame that can be ordered with prescription lenses, and it brings a calendar, tasks, mail and a teleprompter into a transparent display.

Titanium-grey RayNeo iO on a brushed metal surface, close front view

One pair from the first email to the last meeting

Several office tasks are quick checks: the time of the next meeting, the subject of a new email, a reminder before a client visit. iO's display is built for glances like these.

The Dashboard is the main view. Alongside the time and local weather, it holds up to five widgets chosen from To-Do, Calendar, Weather, Stock, Mail and World Clock.

When HeadUp Display is enabled, it wakes the Dashboard when the wearer raises their head to a preset angle, adjustable from 0° to 60° with 30° as the default. When the display is off, a single click on the Smart Crown also wakes it.

Each widget carries a specific kind of information. Calendar shows ongoing and upcoming events, including all-day events, from the connected calendar source. To-Do shows task information. Mail shows the latest unread emails and the total unread count. Stock shows prices and percentage changes for the stocks the wearer follows, Weather adds today's high and low and the next five hours' trend, and World Clock shows the local time, time zone and time difference for a chosen city.

Widgets are added, removed and reordered from Dashboard Settings in the Glasses tab of the RayNeo AI app, and rotating the Smart Crown moves through them in that order, so the sequence can follow the shape of the working day, for example Calendar before Mail.

The two display modes suit different parts of the day. Classic Mode, with its detailed widget cards, fits the start of the morning and the gaps between meetings, when the wearer wants detailed cards for the next event and the latest emails. Minimal Mode, with time and weather, fits long stretches of focused work, when a cleaner view is all that is needed between glances.

Frame materials for a full working day

The front of the classic Crown Panto frame is AZ91D magnesium-aluminum alloy, and the temples are dual aerospace-grade titanium alloy. More than 80% of the frame is metal, finished with a five-layer coating, and the whole frame weighs 33 grams. The frame is designed for comfortable all-day wear.

Titanium-grey and black RayNeo iO frames with labels for a 5-layer coating finish, over 80% metal coverage and 33 grams

For fit, the box includes a nose pad kit with bridges in multiple sizes, and silicone temple tips for contact behind the ears. The display position can be tuned in the RayNeo AI app, with separate controls for height and near/far effect, so each wearer can place the information where it suits them.

The display carries TÜV SÜD Low Blue Light and Flicker Free certification.

An office day in glances

Office moment iO feature that helps
Morning planning Calendar and To-Do widgets on the Dashboard show the day's events and tasks at a glance
Deep-work block Focus Mode mutes pushed notifications, RayNeo Suggestions and reminders
Between meetings Mail widget shows the latest unread emails and the unread count
Presenting to the team Teleprompter keeps speaker notes on the lenses while the presenter faces the room
Working with another time zone World Clock shows the local time and time difference for a chosen city

Notifications and RayNeo Suggestions can also be handled with a nod to confirm or a shake to dismiss, which keeps hands on the keyboard, and Head Controls are managed from the Glasses tab of the RayNeo AI app. The Smart Crown handles menus and apps by rotating and clicking, while "Hey RayNeo" voice control suits moments when speaking is easier, such as turning Focus Mode on or off on the way into a meeting.

Teleprompter scripts can be written in the RayNeo AI app or imported as TXT, DOC, DOCX or PDF files, with Video, Voiceover and Speech presets for different kinds of delivery.

For an office presentation, the teleprompter can be tuned to the room. Display distance, screen size, display height, text size, text width, line spacing and display depth are all adjustable, so a script can sit higher for a standing talk or use larger text for a presentation with few notes. A script opened in the app can be sent to the glasses with Play on Glasses, and control from the phone stays synchronized with the glasses in real time. Scripts are organized as Pinned and Recent, which makes a regular weekly update easy to find.

Shortcuts that fit a desk routine

The Smart Crown can take on extra actions for features used many times a day. In the Glasses tab, under Settings and Crown Controls, frequently used features can be assigned to a double-click of the Crown and to a press and hold while the screen is off, which puts a feature used throughout the day behind a single gesture.

RayNeo AI covers quick questions in between. Saying "Hey RayNeo" or "OK RayNeo" wakes the assistant, which can answer information queries such as the weather, holidays, news and general knowledge questions, and can control features such as brightness and Focus Mode. For a team that works across countries, a quick question about holidays before scheduling a call with a partner office is the kind of check that fits between meetings.

A first-morning configuration checklist

A short setup session turns iO into an office pair from the first morning:

  1. Choose up to five Dashboard widgets and put them in the order of the working day, for example Calendar, Mail, To-Do, World Clock and Stock.
  2. Authorize the calendar source, select the email source, add any stock tickers and choose the cities for Weather and World Clock.
  3. Set the HeadUp Display angle to match how the wearer naturally lifts their head at the desk.
  4. Create a recurring Focus Mode schedule for the daily deep-work block.
  5. Assign a Crown shortcut to a frequently used feature.
  6. Load the week's presentation scripts into the teleprompter and adjust text size and position once.

Prescription lenses as the everyday pair

RayNeo iO with prescription lenses is built as one integrated pair: the prescription elements are custom-made and fused directly with the display optics, so there is no separate insert or clip-on to carry. Lenses come in single-vision or progressive designs, the order is placed with the wearer's own prescription details, and the prescription version can be paid for with eligible US HSA/FSA funds. With the display powered off, the glasses serve as standard prescription eyewear, so the same pair works at the desk, in meetings and on the way home.

A frame that suits open-plan offices

iO is designed without a camera, which helps reduce concerns about unwanted recording among colleagues and visitors. The information it shows appears as text on the lenses.

Open-plan floors also favor quiet controls. Rotating and clicking the Smart Crown, or a nod to confirm a notification, works without speaking, which suits a row of desks where colleagues are on calls. Voice commands remain useful in a corridor or a meeting room on the way in.

The Dashboard widgets are covered in more depth in the guide to transparent HUD glasses for captions, weather, schedules and notifications, and translation at work in the guide to camera-free translation glasses for privacy-sensitive workplaces.

Office-day FAQ

How can notifications stay quiet during focused work?

Focus Mode can be switched on from the RayNeo AI app, from the App List on the glasses or by voice. A recurring schedule can also turn it on for the same focus block every day, so pushed notifications, suggestions and reminders stay muted without a manual step.

Which teleprompter mode suits a presentation?

iO offers three modes. Smart Follow advances the script with the presenter's reading pace, which suits talks delivered at a natural speaking rhythm. Auto Scroll moves at a selected speed for a rehearsed script, and Manual Control leaves scrolling to the Smart Crown, which helps when questions interrupt the flow.

How do work calendars and email reach the Dashboard?

Calendar and mail widgets are set up in the app by authorizing a calendar source and selecting an email source, after which the Dashboard shows events and unread mail from the connected sources.

Do teleprompter display settings change the rest of the display?

Teleprompter settings are kept separate from the rest of the display. A larger text size or a higher position chosen for presentations leaves the Dashboard and other features exactly as they were set.

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