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Monako Glass production update

First-batch shipping is targeted for Q1 2027; this is not a guaranteed delivery date.

The $399 price is locked for the 2,500 existing early backers. The historical $19 reservation payment was a deposit, not the full product price. Future-batch pricing will be announced separately.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

We'll have to wait for Candy's notification regarding the timing of the next batch.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

Hey, just want to be transparent with you — Production and shipping times have been delayed, but we are still finalizing the exact shipping date. We’re taking more time on manufacturing, testing, and quality control. We really don’t want to rush the first batch and ship something that isn’t ready. I know the wait is frustrating, especially for early supporters, but we think this is the right call to make sure Monako is stable and reliable when it reaches users. We’ll keep sharing updates as we move forward, and we really appreciate your patience and support.

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It will be cheaper than similar products (Meta/Even)

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It's in plug-in form, and we've reserved slots for it.

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Hi! We only have capacity to manufacture one model for now. But we do have other CMF version in the future. Love the idea, I'll write it down.

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Because the grating of an optical waveguide affects the transmittance, research on ultraviolet photochromic lenses is still ongoing.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

There is no such cooperation at the moment.However, we welcome pull requests from the community after we open-source.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

Yes, we currently have over 100 beta testers, and we are tracking their needs. Pay $19 now to become an early bird and enjoy a special price of $399 for the smart glasses, originally $599.

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audio is regular directional speakers

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It's no different from a prescription from an optician. We'll prepare the lenses and send them to your area along with the glasses packaging.

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This is as simple as taking a picture and sending it to GPT.

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Yes, it can recognize QR codes.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

Yup, that's a use case that Claude can one-shot. We're shipping a skill that basically acts as platform docs for Claude, and it includes a section about gesture control.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

You’re right. I’ll take care of this. I was a bit worried before that sending too many emails might bother people, so I tried to be careful. But I agree with you — for important things like batch status, production updates, final payment, and shipping, email is the right way. Supporters shouldn’t have to dig through Discord just to know whether they’re in the first or second batch. Thanks for saying this clearly. We’ll improve it.

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For refractive lens manufacturers, Zeiss, Essilor, and many other brands are under consideration, but the final decision rests with official announcements.

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

Yes! That's exactly why our firtst party apps are built with Lua. Lua is super lightweight (only needs 200kb ram per app), and the JIT variant runs even faster than Javascript on V8! and Lua apps don't need compilation, agents can vibe code them and they run on the fly!

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Full-color light waveguide is currently in the laboratory state, and the yield and miniaturization are expected to meet the needs of mass production in Q1 of 28 years.

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LuaJIT is perfect for this, its FFI is almost zero cost when crossing boundaries from Lua to C/C++, ~2–10× faster than Java's JNI and ~10–50× faster than Python C extension

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This answer predates the latest production update and may refer to historical batch pricing or timing. Read the current production update · Current reservation status

We usually share AMA updates and progress through Monako’s X account, Candy’s X account, and my own X account. We haven’t sent an email yet because we don’t want to bother users before we have a clear and meaningful update. We really value the first official email,

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Yes, it's available in Spain and supports Spanish.

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