As much as I’ve become a fan of smart glasses in the last 1 year of owning a pair of Meta Ray-Bans, I can absolutely understand that there’s a significant subset of people who don’t want to A. Buy a separate pair of spectacles just for the cameras, and B. Constantly have a camera lens tethered to the side of your face at all times. People love freedom, people also love privacy, but people love tech too – for this subset of people is the CAMIO, a pen-shaped snap-on accessory that attaches to any pair of glasses, giving you a 2.7K camera that you can use for POV recording – and then take off once you’re done.
Let’s be honest, this isn’t the sleekest, classiest-looking gadget out there. The CAMIO is fairly noticeable, unlike the Meta Ray-Bans or other smart glasses, and with good reason. It’s designed independently, unlike other smart glasses that go through years of design and optimization to carefully integrate tech into a slim frame. The CAMIO has no such reservation – it packs everything in the form factor of a highlighter, and attaches onto any specs you could be wearing. What it lacks in ‘sleek integrated-ness’, it makes up for with a lightweight design (weighing just 19 grams or a little more than an AirTag), 2.7K video capture (as opposed to Meta’s 720p), and a built-in display that lets you toggle through the CAMIO’s settings as well as view what it’s captured. The best part? The thing just costs $79, and can be attached to ANY specs you already have, without any added expense.
Designer: BQEYZ
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CAMIO’s designer markets this as a ‘Spy Camera’, and I can see why. Sure, it doesn’t really do much in terms of subtlety when it’s mounted on your face, but the beauty of this camera is that you can pretty much mount it anywhere. Place it on a table, on a bookshelf, hide it in your plants, and you’ve got a bona fide security camera that covertly captures things around you. When it isn’t a spy cam, it can be worn as a heads-up camera for POV recording, whether for sports, vlogging, or any sort of documentation.
It might have a very linear design, but the CAMIO is essentially a tiny action cam. It comes with a lens, a speaker, a mic, and even a tiny screen, allowing you to toggle settings as well as use it as a viewfinder/media player. The 12MP camera on the front has a 110° FOV, recording 2.7K at 30fps to CAMIO’s on-board storage. You can, for the sake of storage space, also toggle to 1080p and 720p settings, although it’s personally a better idea to record at the highest resolution possible and then downsample after editing/stabilizing. Yes, the device does capture images too, at a maximum of 4032px wide.
CAMIO’s camera automatically adjusts white balance, ISO, and exposure, although there isn’t any mention of what sort of image stabilization it offers. Anything that happens probably happens on a software level. Although the creators say this gadget is perfect for using as a POV action camera while biking, etc. For me, personally, having smart glasses was my alternative to a dash-cam, allowing me to document stuff while on my two-wheeler. This device could be perfect for such tasks too.
The way you use it is as simple as just clipping it onto the side of your spectacles. The built-in clip is fairly secure, although I’m not entirely sure what stability it offers on extra-slim frames. The thicker the frame, the tighter the fit, is my guess. You could also mount the CAMIO on the other side of your head, albeit upside down, but that’s the best level of ambidexterity you’ll get.
Stuff that gets captured gets stored on CAMIO’s external storage, allowing for up to 128GB of data (through a MicroSD card). A built-in mic captures audio too, and the CAMIO has its own speakers as well, allowing you to easily play back content. Unlike smart glasses, however, you can’t use the speaker to play music or answer calls. This thing is JUST a camera, although it’s also a pretty good one on paper.
Each CAMIO comes with its own Wi-Fi app that lets you access footage as well as remotely control recording. That means you could place your CAMIO pretty much anywhere and trigger the thing to record on command. That sort of makes it a fairly impressive ‘spy’ device, capable of recording things while staying hidden from sight, thanks to its rather compact, unassuming design. It sort of looks like a medical test kit, to be honest, so you could pass it off as a contactless thermometer if anyone asks. It’s also my obligation to warn you to never record anyone without their consent – don’t get into legal trouble, seriously. I’ve been stopped by security at the airport before, and even though I wasn’t recording anything (I was listening to music), the risk pretty much outweighs any benefit.
The CAMIO currently comes with a 300mAh battery (although BQEYZ doesn’t specify how many hours of usage you get with it), and there’s no official word on any IP rating, so maybe don’t wear this in heavy rain. It does, however, come with FCC, CE, and RoHS certification.
You can grab the CAMIO in either black or white (depending on what aesthetic you’re going for). Each device comes with its own USB-C charging cable, a microfiber pouch, and for that $79 price tag, BQEYZ also throws in a pair of blue-light blocking glasses and a spectacle case for good measure. The device ships globally starting September 2025, and if you’re looking to splurge upwards of $299 on a pair of smart glasses, I’d suggest spending the equivalent of a decent dinner on this tiny device that turns your existing spectacles into smart ones!
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