Meta expected to unveil smart glasses without camera as privacy concerns grow
The audio-first frames add open-ear listening and hands-free Meta AI while Meta also introduces a third-generation camera-equipped model.
- At Meta Connect on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the $349 Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free smart glasses model, alongside $1,299 VR Glasses launching spring 2027, signaling a strategic shift toward privacy-conscious wearables.
- Critics dubbed Meta's earlier camera-equipped glasses "pervert glasses" after users modified hardware to disable recording indicators, leading venues like Rhode Island Comic-Con and DEFCON to ban the devices amid privacy backlash.
- The Ray-Ban Meta Audio, priced at $349, weighs 43 grams and offers 12 hours of battery life plus 48 hours with the charging case; it launches October 13 in Burbank and Clubmaster styles with Muse AI integration.
- Slated for spring 2027, the VR Glasses weigh just 100 grams and feature 5K micro-OLED displays with 37 pixels per degree, offloading computing to a 300-gram external "puck" connected via cable for improved comfort.
- Meta also introduced an FDA-cleared Hearing Enhancement mode, though analyst Linda Sui of Smart Analytics Global warned that removing cameras creates a "product differentiation challenge" versus standard Bluetooth earbuds if voice interaction is the primary experience.
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The boss of the social media giant Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, unveiled on Wednesday connected glasses without camera, thought as front door to his artificial intelligence (IA) Muse, on a sling background against his other models likely to film passers-by without their knowledge. ...
Meta held its annual Meta Connect conference, unveiling a large lineup of smart wearable products, including smart glasses without a camera to alleviate privacy concerns.
Meta has unveiled a new version of AI-powered glasses without a built-in camera. This comes after concerns
Meta's new smart glasses won't have a camera, in the face of controversy over privacy issues.
Mark Zuckerberg launches perv-free glasses without camera and puts Muse AI inside a keychain
Mark Zuckerberg revealed a bunch of new devices during Meta’s annual Connect event. Leading the show were a pair of Meta Ray-Bans without cameras. Alongside, Zuckerberg also showcased Meta’s first-ever AI wearable, the Muse Charm.
(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = Amid controversy over privacy infringement caused by smart glasses, Meta has unveiled a new product without a camera.
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