That's not the first miracle by any measure.
That was figuring out how to set up and use my new Mentra Live glasses all by myself without any frustration or FAILs.
As a rule any new device in my TechnoDolt©®™ hands doesn't work until after hours of angst and misery on my part.
But I digress.
I pre-ordered these glasses late last year and they arrived last week.
They cost $349.
As usual my fear of not being able to figure out how to use them led me to stare at the unopened box because it you don't open the box you can't FAIL — right?
This morning I overcame the dread and opened the box and followed the instructions: EVERYTHING WORKED!
The app downloaded quickly and did what apps do when they connect to hardware, installing updates and showing me on my phone screen what to do next.
But why are they called Mentra Live?
Because you can livestream with these glasses directly to YouTube as well as to Twitch, X, TikTok, Instagram, and OnlyFans.
I had no idea that was possible when I ordered them; I just wanted to see how they compared to my RayBan Meta and Oakley Meta glasses in terms of video quality.
As you can see up top, in my first-ever YouTube livestream video using Mentra Live glasses, the quality's fine.
It's the ease of use that wows me.
Yes, you can livestream to Instagram and Facebook with Meta's glasses — but NOT YouTube.
Meta keeps things in its walled garden, which is something I want no part of.
Back in 2013 my Google Glass at first had the capability of uploading video directly to YouTube — but NOT live.
For whatever reason they removed that option soon after Glass became available.
You can be sure I'm gonna try the Mentra livestream-to-YouTube function when I'm out running.
I think — but I'm not certain, and won't know until I try it — I'll need to have my phone with me for it to work.
One more thing: Mentra Live glasses weight 43 grams, about 20% less than the 53-gram Oakley Meta glasses.
On your face, that difference becomes increasingly apparent the longer you wear them.
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