I tested Garmin integration on Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses, and it's a useful but flawed feature that will appeal to some Garmin watch users, but not all. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly

A photo of Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses and a Garmin Forerunner 970 smartwatch in front of them on a wooden picnic table, showing post-workout stats.

The new Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses integrate with your Garmin watch to display live stats, automatically record clips to share later, and assess your workout's effectiveness. The question is, should a Garmin watch owner spend $500 on Meta AI glasses? Or are they not the right fit?

During my Vanguard glasses hands-on, I introduced the Garmin-Meta integration and why these smart glasses have become a regular companion for my workouts. But I acknowledged that some Garmin tools are more useful than others, and that some athletes will be uncomfortable sharing workout data with Meta.