I got an early demo of AI smart glasses with Gemini, and they're almost too ambitious

• The RayNeo X3 Pro smart glasses will be available December 17th for $1,099, with trade-in offers.
• The color displays look great, the UI is easy to learn, and the glasses are comfortable.
• Battery life is poor, the glasses are thick, and the smartphone connectivity is spotty at this early stage of development.

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Regular readers know that I am a daily user of XR glasses because they extend my single laptop display into multiple large virtual monitors. I recently purchased the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and they've been one of my favorite pairs for their ability to bring advanced features to the form factor. 

But for the past month, I've been testing RayNeo's version of smart glasses with heads-up displays: the RayNeo X3 Pro smart glasses, and they're like looking into ...