Meta May Ditch the Camera in New Smart Glasses Amid Privacy Concerns | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
The Ray-Ban-style frames would add microphones, speakers and Meta AI support as the company responds to privacy concerns over camera-equipped glasses.
- Meta plans to unveil camera-free smart glasses, codenamed Luna, at its annual Meta Connect event on September 23 and 24, addressing widespread privacy concerns surrounding its current eyewear.
- Privacy backlash prompted the design shift after critics labeled previous models "pervert glasses" due to unauthorized recording incidents, leading schools, cinemas, and courtrooms to ban the eyewear entirely.
- While existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses feature recording lights, users have repeatedly tampered with them to bypass privacy warnings, prompting developers to release detection apps like ZuckOff and NearbyGlasses with thousands of downloads.
- The Luna glasses will prioritize audio as the primary interface, utilizing six built-in microphones to interact with Meta's Muse AI agent, while removing the camera enables a slimmer profile and extended battery life.
- Meta is also expected to debut augmented reality glasses codenamed Phoenix at the conference and target October shipments, positioning the company to compete with Apple's Vision Pro in the emerging AR market.
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Meta May Ditch the Camera in New Smart Glasses Amid Privacy Concerns | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
*Meta reportedly plans to launch smart glasses without a camera, potentially removing one of the biggest privacy concerns surrounding its wearable technology. The company plans to release the camera-free glasses this fall, according to The Information. The publication cited people familiar with Meta’s plans. Internally called Luna, the glasses reportedly feature six microphones, speakers, and … The post Meta May Ditch the Camera in New Smart Gla…
Meta is preparing a new pair of smart glasses that could bring one important change: the absence of a camera. According to a new report, the device will be called Meta Luna and is expected to be presented during the company's annual developer conference, on September 23 and 24, while the market launch could take place as early as October. Unlike Meta's current smart glasses, Luna will not have a camera, targeting users who do not want to carry a…
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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is developing a new pair of smart glasses without a camera, following sustained public backlash over privacy concerns linked to its existing eyewear line. The current generation of Meta glasses features a front-facing camera that allows wearers to capture photos and videos of their surroundings in real time. The camera has […]
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“We as a society have the right to at least know that someone is recording,” Polish developer Pawel Szydlowski told Business Insider about his ZuckOff app, which detects nearby smart glasses. Meta now plans to release a pair of smart glasses with no camera this autumn, The Information reported on 15 September, citing people familiar […] This story continues at The Next Web
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