When I heard about the world's first smart binoculars with augmented reality (AR), I was at CES, a technology mecca filled with so many gadgets and gizmos that I never got the chance to see the product that won an innovation award in 2025. Fast forward nine months and I've finally had the chance to try them out – even if they’re still just a prototype (us tech journalists will do anything to be the first to get our hands on new shiny plastic).
At first glance, they may look and feel like any other premium pair of binoculars, but the Envision smart binoculars proved to be anything but ordinary. The features I got to test out gave me a glimpse into what they are already capable of and it seems like the team at Unistellar are on track to deliver on the promises they’ve set out so far, like overlaying the name and distance of mountain peaks or guiding you to thousands of different celestial objects in the night sky.
