Carrera smart glasses with Alexa: what is listed, and what is sold out

1. Are Carrera smart glasses still available?

On Carrera’s US site, all three Alexa smart glasses showed Sold out when we checked on October 31, 2026. The Alexa Cruiser, the Alexa Sprinter and the Alexa Sprinter Blue Light each carry a Sold out label, and the single Black variant on each is marked unavailable. None of the three pages says whether stock will come back or whether the model has been retired, so we do not call them discontinued. They are sold out, and that is all the pages say.

Two caveats. Carrera’s smart-glasses collection page loaded without its product grid for us, so we read each product page directly. And Amazon’s own Carrera page and its help page for these glasses returned an error on the day, so we cannot tell you what Amazon lists, at what price or with what stock. Check both before you plan a purchase, and read the seller line if a listing is not from Carrera or Amazon itself.

A few things are worth confirming wherever you buy. The Carrera product pages link to a separate Warranty Policy page instead of stating terms, so read that page first. The listed battery and water figures are the maker’s own, and we did not test them. And because Carrera’s product pages do not name a companion app or the phones they support, confirm phone compatibility with Carrera or Amazon before you buy, not after.

It also helps to know how old the listings are. The site’s own product data gives December 13, 2023 as the publication date for each of the three pages. Amazon’s announcement page, which presents the glasses alongside five other styles, shows no date. It does say “Customers can sign up on the details page to be notified when pre-orders begin,” which places it before pre-orders opened.

2. The three models and their price

Every model is listed at $389.99on Carrera’s US site, and Amazon’s announcement page gives the same figure for Carrera Smart Glasses with Alexa (both checked October 31, 2026). Here is what each product page lists.

The three pages carry near-identical battery, charging and water-resistance text, so choosing between them is mostly a question of lens and frame shape. The Cruiser page describes a full-rim navigator profile with grey gradient lenses. The site’s product data tags both Sprinter versions as a rectangular frame; one comes with polarized sun lenses, and the Blue Light version has lenses its page says filter out the blue light emitted by digital screens. Each page offers a single Black colour option. Where the price matters to you, note that this is the price on a page showing no stock, which is not the same as a price you can pay.

3. What the Alexa features cover

The Carrera pages describe an audio device you control with your voice and a button, and the feature list is much the same across the three (checked October 31, 2026).

• Alexa.Ask for music, podcasts or audiobooks, make hands-free calls and use smart-home commands; the Cruiser page’s examples are checking whether the front door is locked, turning lights on and off and setting the thermostat. The Cruiser page says no Amazon Prime subscription is needed for standard functionality, while services such as Amazon Music or Spotify may need their own subscriptions.
• Open-ear audio.Speakers direct sound to your ears without covering them, and the Cruiser page and Amazon’s announcement say they minimize what people nearby can hear.
• Microphones and notifications.The Cruiser page and Amazon’s announcement say the microphones can be muted with a double press of a button. Phone notifications are among the listed features, and Amazon’s announcement adds a VIP Filter, which it says lets you hear the notifications that matter most to you without taking out your phone.
• Pairing.Amazon’s announcement and the Sprinter Blue Light page describe multipoint pairing, which connects two devices at once.
• Battery. Up to 6 hours of continuous media playback, or up to 14 hours of moderate use, which Carrera defines as 2 hours 30 minutes of playback, 1 hour of talk time, 20 Alexa interactions and 90 notifications over a day.
• Charging. You stand the glasses upright on the charging stand until the light turns green; a full charge takes about 2 hours 30 minutes. Folding the frames turns them off.
• Water. The pages give IPX4 and describe the glasses as water and sweat resistant. IPX4 is a splash rating, not an immersion rating.

4. What the pages do not describe: camera, display, prescription

Carrera’s product pages and Amazon’s announcement (checked October 31, 2026) do not describe a camera.The feature lists run from voice control to notifications and stop there, so we read these as audio glasses. They also do not describe a display or live translation. Amazon’s announcement does mention enabling closed captioning services in the Alexa app for use with the smart glasses. If a camera, a display or translation is what you were hoping for, these pages give you no reason to expect it.

Carrera’s product pages do not give the weight of each pair, name the phones they work with or name a companion app; Amazon’s announcement refers to the Alexa app but names no phones. Carrera’s Alexa overview page lists “extended battery life” without a number, so use the product pages for runtime.

Prescription is where the sources do not line up. Amazon’s announcement covers Echo Frames and the Carrera styles together, lists prescription-ready among the lens options and says you can add prescription lenses online with Boomerang, visit your preferred optician or find a nearby eye care provider with its Store Finder feature; it does not say which styles that covers. Carrera’s three product pages, by contrast, list no prescription option, and the site’s product data tags each one Non-Prescription. We cannot resolve that from here. Ask Carrera or your optician before you pay for lenses.

5. Who makes Carrera smart glasses?

Carrera is a Safilo Group brand. Safilo’s history page says “In 1996, we acquired the prestigious Smith and Carrera brands,” and its Carrera brand page calls Carrera “a statement brand since 1956.” Amazon’s announcement of its new smart-glasses lineup lists seven styles, including “two designs by Carrera Eyewear of Safilo Group.” The styles it names are Modern Rectangle, Rectangle, Round, Square, Cat Eye, Carrera Cruiser and Carrera Sprinter; the page does not label which two are the Carrera designs, but the last two in the list carry the Carrera name.

In plain terms, two frame designs are credited to Carrera Eyewear and the voice assistant is Amazon’s Alexa. We did not see a factory named on Safilo’s Carrera page, Amazon’s announcement or Carrera’s product pages, so we make no claim about where the electronics are built. If you want the Amazon side of the story, our Echo Frames alternatives guide sets assistant-only glasses against camera glasses.

6. If you wanted a camera instead: where the OXIVUE M02C fits

OXIVUE publishes this guide and sells the M02C, so weigh this section accordingly. The M02C is not a stand-in for Alexa glasses. It has no Alexa, no display and no prescription lenses. What it adds is an 8 MP Sony IMX219 camera and a voice-activated visual AI that can describe what you are looking at. One pair is $109 at checkout (listed $159), and two or more pairs in one order are 50% off all eyewear.

The battery figures are not directly comparable:Carrera’s numbers come from its own playback and talk mix, and ours are listening and call hours. Translated audio on the M02C is heard only by the wearer; the other person reads the reply on your phone, and translation pauses after each sentence. Capture starts only with a visible touch on the temple, and you should ask before recording people.

If Alexa is what you are after, the M02C will not give you that, and our voice assistant comparison sets out which assistant lives in which glasses. If directions are the draw, see smart glasses for navigation. For where other glasses are sold, see where to buy smart glasses, and for the plain-English difference between the terms, read AI glasses vs smart glasses. You can compare every OXIVUE model on the comparison page.

Shipping, refunds and warranty.Free shipping from $99. US orders typically arrive in 5–9 business days. International orders take 9–14 business days after shipment. Import VAT or duties outside the US are paid by the recipient. No refunds except transit damage (replaced or refunded); faults are repaired or replaced under the 2-year warranty; change of mind and unmet expectations are not refundable. None of our frames take prescription lenses. Read the refund policy.

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