SABERA plans free smart-glasses trials at five Rakuten Mobile stores

Smart glasses have a wonderfully confident relationship with the word “natural.” The only useful response is to put them on and ask the tiny display to earn it. SABERA’s next retail step gives shoppers in Japan a place to have that conversation before buying.

jig.jp’s October 29 announcement schedules free SABERA trials at five Japanese Rakuten Mobile stores. Futako-Tamagawa and Shibuya Koen-dori start November 4; the Osaka, Fukuoka and Fukui locations follow from December. The glasses set costs ¥92,400 including tax.

This is a new trial-and-sales route for an existing product, not a fresh hardware unveiling. The experience is free; the glasses are not. A useful distinction to keep intact before the word “free” starts enthusiastically rearranging the budget.

Ask the display an ordinary question

Use the visit to judge the thing a promotional photograph cannot settle: how quickly you can read a line, where the information sits and how the frames feel while you do it. Pick a realistic task, such as glancing at a short notification or following a few lines of a prepared script.

The store illustration is a proposed layout, not evidence that the corners are already open. Check the selected location and its opening arrangements before travelling. The three later locations have a rollout window rather than individual confirmed opening days in the notice.

Your phone is part of the fit check

The current user manual requires iOS 18.2 or later, or Android 12 or later, plus Bluetooth Low Energy, the SABERA app and internet access. Online communication goes through the paired phone; the glasses have no cellular or Wi-Fi connection.

Ask staff whether a demonstration with your own phone is available. If not, compare the published requirements with the phone you intend to keep using. A comfortable frame and a compatible setup are separate checks; neither becomes less necessary because the other has made a charming first impression.

The manual specifies a green, right-eye-only display. It also says the glasses are not waterproof. The product page says there is no camera.

Those details help set the right expectations. Read the display as it actually works, rather than assuming both eyes show information. And do not treat the absence of a camera as a complete answer to every privacy question: look at the app requirements and the particular feature you intend to use.

We have not tested SABERA. Canadian availability is not established by this Japanese announcement. For a different display-and-compute arrangement, see our XREAL AURA coverage; the Wearables & XR desk follows other approaches. The useful next step here is a focused try-on visit with your own questions. Let “natural” demonstrate its qualifications in person.