Meta expected to unveil smart glasses without camera as privacy concerns grow
Meta said the camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses are its lightest smart glasses yet and will ship Oct. 13 for $349.
- On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new wearables at Meta Connect, including the $349 camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses and the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses scheduled for spring 2027 delivery.
- Meta designed the audio-only Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses to address privacy backlash, after critics dubbed earlier camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta models "pervert glasses" due to unauthorized recording incidents.
- The $1,299 Meta VR Glasses weigh 100 grams with a 300-gram tethered computing puck, making them significantly lighter than the Apple Vision Pro's 600-gram weight and positioning Meta as a competitive alternative.
- Meta also introduced a Hearing Enhancement feature for its glasses and integrated its Muse AI agent to enable hands-free assistance, expanding the company's footprint into health wearables and AI-driven services.
- With the Meta VR Glasses launching spring 2027, Meta aims to establish AI-powered eyewear as a core consumer productivity tool, signaling a strategic shift from social media toward wearable hardware dominance.
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Meta has released artificial intelligence (AI) glasses without a camera function. Amidst growing privacy infringement controversies, the company has launched a product that excludes photo-taking capabilities and focuses on music listening and AI conversation features. Meta unveiled the "Ray-Ban Meta Audio" at "Meta Connect 2026," its annual technology and developer event held at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on the 23rd (local time…
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