The second-generation smart glasses swap a criticized microLED display for waveguide lenses and shift focus to business meetings.
The smart glasses market shifts focus from hardware specs to AI ecosystems as Meta, ByteDance, and Chinese manufacturers battle for dominance.
The TikTok owner abandoned its original design and accelerated work on two second-generation AI glasses targeting China’s crowded smart eyewear market.
Meta now limits Conversation Focus to three hours per month on smart glasses unless users pay a $20 monthly subscription fee.
Samsung’s first AI glasses, running Android XR with Gemini, are expected to debut at Galaxy Unpacked in London next week.
Meta is rolling out a mandatory update that bricks the camera on its smart glasses if the capture LED is physically tampered with.
A new DigiTimes Research report projects the AI glasses market will grow at 48% CAGR, with myopia users and optical retailers as key adoption drivers.
New $300 Adventurer and Fury styles offer the same specs as Ray-Ban Meta glasses at a $80 discount.
Solos is shipping a plastic privacy shield that physically blocks the camera on its AirGo smart glasses, addressing growing concerns about surreptitious recording.
Lorde called smart glasses not sexy and told fans not to buy them during a festival set in Madrid, adding a pop culture voice to the growing privacy backlash against camera-enabled eyewear.