Meta Launches Camera-Free AI Glasses Amid Privacy Pushback
- On Wednesday at Meta Connect, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses, a lightweight headset arriving in spring 2027 designed to rival Apple's Vision Pro.
- To achieve a lightweight 100-gram design, Meta offloaded computing to a 300-gram 'puck' connected via cable, prioritizing wearability over the bulkier Vision Pro's integrated approach.
- The glasses feature 5K micro-OLED displays capable of 120Hz, offering what Meta says is "great" text legibility, while hand and eye-tracking controls eliminate the need for handheld controllers.
- Meta VP of Product Angela Chang positioned the glasses as a "general device" for mainstream users beyond gamers, while Meta also introduced Hearing Enhancement, an FDA-cleared hearing aid feature.
- Google is developing a competing device, Project Aura, in partnership with Xreal, set to debut later this year as the industry increasingly prioritizes lighter form factors over traditional VR headsets.
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Meta unveils new smart glasses amid privacy concerns
Meta unveiled smart glasses without cameras at its annual device event on Wednesday in Menlo Park, California, aiming to address privacy concerns that have put the social media giant at the centre of a growing backlash against AI gadgets that can record people without their consent. The company also expanded its Muse AI assistant across its smart glasses line-up, adding new capabilities including computer use and integration with retailers and …
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Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback
MENLO PARK, United States: Meta unveiled several new wearables powered by its artificial intelligence models on Wednesday (Sep 23), including an audio-only, camera-free version of its smart glasses, amid global concerns about privacy and the filming of women and girls without their consent.CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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