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Ray-Ban Meta is a range of smartglasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. They include two cameras, open-ear speakers, a microphone, and touchpad built into the frame.[1] They are latest in a line of smartglasses released by major companies including Snap Inc and Google and are designed as one component of Facebook’s plans for a metaverse.[2]
Unlike other smart glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses do not include any HUD or AR head-mounted display. Meta announced them on September 27, 2023. They use a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 processor, upgrade of the cameras to 12 MP, improved audio, livestreaming to Facebook and Instagram, and Meta AI.[3] On April 23, 2024, Meta announced an update to Meta AI on the smart glasses to enable multimodal input via Computer vision.[4]
They received criticism stemming from mistrust over Facebook’s privacy controls.[5] The small size of the recording indicator light has also led to criticism.[6]
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- ^ Egliston, Ben; Carter, Marcus (13 September 2021). "Ray-Ban Stories let you wear Facebook on your face. But why would you want to?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Facebook warned over 'very small' indicator LED on smart glasses, as EU DPAs flag privacy concerns". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-11-02.