In a case of hilarious timing – you know, in a dystopian kind of way – a new report details Meta’s forthcoming “super sensing” smart glasses that would have microphones and cameras that are constantly active, right as the company has fixed a glaring privacy problem with existing models.
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Smart glasses with a camera are inherently a privacy nightmare, but Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses (and now its self-branded ones) have a privacy light to indicate when that camera is active. To thwart those who try to get around that indicator, Meta’s smart glasses will now disable the camera entirely if the privacy light is destroyed or tampered with.
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Meta will charge glasses users $20/month for a new Meta One Premium subscription, and one of the first features to get locked down is “Conversation Focus.”
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A new report indicates the Meta Ray-Ban companion app is capable of face recognition and is designed to identify users from images and videos taken on its paired smart glasses.
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As Android XR glasses crest the horizon, Meta is looking to improve on its Ray-Ban Display glasses, opening up support for third-party apps.
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Meta has revealed a new update for its smart glasses – Ray-Ban and Oakley – that allow you to track what you’re eating using the camera on your face.
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Meta has today announced its new “Blayzer” and “Scriber” Ray-Ban styles that are designed for prescription lenses with a new slim design and more.
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As Meta continues to double down on smart glasses, the company is apparently gearing up to launch a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses that are specifically designed for those who already wear prescription glasses.
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Meta is rolling out another software update for its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, this time with improvements for snow sports as well as translation, and a voice command experience that sounds a lot like Gemini Live.
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After launching its next-gen series, Meta is now testing out the option to trade in a previous model for a new pair of Ray-Ban or Oakley smart glasses.
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Meta is launching its first smart glasses with a built-in display, with the new “Meta Ray-Ban Display” glasses launching later this month for $799.
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Meta is launching a sequel to its Ray-Ban smart glasses – the ones without a display – to double battery life as well as improve video resolution with 3K video output, but with a higher price tag.
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Ahead of Meta Connect later this week, an early video has revealed Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses that have a built-in display.
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Meta has a new generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses in the pipeline, and the designs have just leaked.
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The smart glasses revolution is coming, with Meta reportedly planning to launch its first pair with a display later this year with Android at its core.
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Meta is launching a new limited edition version of its Ray-Ban smart glasses which have a sleek translucent frame.
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A new report claims that Meta’s next Ray-Ban smart glasses will be adopting a display of some sort, right as Google and Samsung are pushing for Android XR to do the same.
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Meta has announced a new software update for its Ray-Ban smart glasses which will add “Live AI,” a feature that can use a video feed to gather context for questions, similarly to Google’s Project Astra.
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Today during its Meta Connect event, Meta announced further expansions into augmented and mixed reality through updates to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, a new and more affordable Meta Quest 3S VR headset, and a first look at new “Orion” AR glasses.
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In an update, Meta has extended the video recording limit on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
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Meta has announced a new update for its Ray-Ban smart glasses which, among other things, includes the ability to directly share content to Instagram Stories without taking out your phone.
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The dream of smart glasses has never died, but it’s also never truly succeeded. With its Ray-Ban smart glasses, though, Meta seems to have cracked the code, and it’s now bringing new AI features, video calling, and more to its smart glasses built in partnership with Ray-Ban.
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