Audio in smart glasses is primarily designed for situational awareness, using open-ear technology so you can hear your digital world without being cut off from your physical surroundings.

Open-Ear Air Conduction: The most common type, used by Ray-Ban Meta and Amazon Echo Frames. Tiny directional speakers in the temples fire sound directly toward your ear canal. This offers the best sound quality but can have "audio leakage" in very quiet rooms. Bone Conduction: Rare but found in specialized models like the A1 Smart Bluetooth Glasses. These bypass the eardrum entirely by sending vibrations through your skull to the inner ear, making them ideal for high-noise environments like construction sites.