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The Even Realities G1 glasses are an intriguing take on AR eyewear, offering a heads-up display that floats in front of your vision. Designed for everyday use, they can even be ordered with prescription lenses, making them more accessible.

Pros:

✅ Fast processing and clear display
✅ Lightweight and unobtrusive design
✅ Useful transcription and teleprompter features
✅ Navigation and translation capabilities

Cons:

❌ Limited customization options
❌ Low-resolution monochrome display
❌ Fussy controls and heavy reliance on phone connectivity
❌ Translation and navigation features need improvement

Verdict:

The Even Realities G1 glasses provide a glimpse into the future of AR wearables, but they still have room for improvement. While the heads-up display and notification features are exciting, the limited interactivity and reliance on a smartphone may make them feel more like a novelty than a necessity. If you’re looking for lightweight AR glasses with basic smart features, they could be worth considering—but if you need high-resolution visuals or advanced functionality, you might want to wait for future iterations.

Would you consider trying them out? 😎

16 API Terms You Should Know

1. Resource Think of a resource like an object in real life. A photo. A user profile. A cat video. In the world of APIs, this is the stuff we’re asking for or sending.

It’s the “thing” behind the curtain you want to get or change.

2. Request This is you saying, “Hey server, can I get that cat video?”
3. Response The server goes, “Sure, here it is.” Or sometimes, “Nope, not today.”
4. Response Code You’ve seen ‘404 Not Found’ before? That’s a response code. It’s like the server sending you a sticky note with a smiley face… or a passive-aggressive “Error: You messed up.”

200 = All good

404 = Can’t find it

500 = The server is crying

5. Payload Payload = the actual stuff sent in the request or response. Could be text, files, or your grandma’s cookie recipe. Whatever the data is—you’re sending it, or you’re getting it.
6. Pagination Ever scrolled through 5,000 Instagram posts from your ex’s new dog? Yeah, that needs pagination. It breaks big data into smaller chunks.
7. Method This is your action verb. APIs don’t just exist—they do. Here’s the quick cheat sheet:

GET – Fetch something

POST – Add something

PUT – Update something

DELETE – Yep, you guessed it

8. Query Parameters These live in the URL like tiny filters. Example: /shoes?color=black&size=10

You’re basically whispering to the server: “I want the black size 10s only, please.”

9. Authentication Just like you show your ID at a club (or Netflix asks who’s watching?), authentication proves you are who you say you are.
10. Rate Limiting “Too many requests, bro.” APIs don’t want to be spammed. So they set limits. Like a bouncer at the door saying, “Whoa, you’ve had enough.”
11. API Integration This is when two apps become besties. Like Slack and Google Calendar syncing up so you never miss that 3 p.m. “optional” meeting again.
12. API Gateway The bouncer, concierge, and translator all in one. It takes your request, checks it, and passes it on to the right place. Nice.
13. API Lifecycle Every API has a story: it’s born, it grows, it (maybe) gets retired. That’s the lifecycle. Version 1.0 was cute. But 2.0? That’s glow-up material.
14. CRUD Acronym alert! It stands for:

Create

Read

Update

Delete

It’s the core of what most APIs do. If APIs were a band, CRUD would be the lead singer.

15. Cache Memory lane. Caching is like keeping a copy of your favorite playlist so you don’t re-download it every time. Speeds things up. No one likes buffering.
16. Client That’s you. Or your app. Or anything making the request.

If the server is the chef, the client is the hungry customer shouting out their order.

Final Thoughts I know APIs might seem cold and robotic. But once you get to know the lingo, it all starts to make sense. Like any good friendship, it just takes a little translation, a bit of patience—and maybe a blog post that doesn’t make you want to nap.