Ottawa-based product designer Marcos Rezende launched NearLens, a free iOS app that uses Bluetooth signals to detect nearby camera-equipped smart glasses such as Ray-Ban Meta, addressing privacy conce…
Meta is donating 15,000 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI), a charity supporting people with sight loss in Ireland, to help blind and visually impaired …
Meta and Best Buy have launched Meta Lab @ Best Buy, an in-store boutique and demo space in select U.S. locations where customers can try Meta AI glasses and VR headsets, including Ray-Ban Meta, Oakle…
EssilorLuxottica reported on February 11 that it sold more than 7 million AI glasses in 2025 across its Meta-partnered portfolio, including Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta. The figure marks a sharp scale…
Meta Platforms Inc. reversed its plan to charge for AI features on its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses after community backlash, signaling a shift toward monetizing through content and ecosystem engagement…
DuckDuckGo has unveiled a privacy-first vision with sunglasses that block visual data collection, challenging smart-glasses trends like Ray-Ban Meta and Google Glass. The company has not announced rel…
Meta Platforms Inc.'s AI strategy is yielding measurable business results, with advertising revenue growing double-digits in recent quarters and Llama model downloads reaching tens of millions on Hugg…
Apple may launch its Apple Glasses without photo or video recording capabilities to address privacy concerns, according to a Bloomberg report. However, the author argues that video recording is essent…
Apple is targeting a June 2027 unveiling of AI-powered smart glasses at its developer conference, with a consumer launch expected by the holiday season, according to Bloomberg. The device, developed f…
Samsung Electronics is betting on a lighter design and all-day comfort to challenge Meta in the smart eyewear market, with its first Galaxy AI glasses featuring split computing that distributes tasks …
The machine translation industry is seeing convergence as translation AI companies launch their own TMS platforms, while TMSes add AI features. DeepL launched Translation Flow to connect enterprise ap…
HTC's Vive Eagle AI glasses will launch in the US on September 1, 2026, priced at $499, according to an Amazon listing. The glasses, which compete with Ray-Ban Meta, feature a 12MP camera, live transl…
AI glasses from Meta, including Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta models, can serve as a hands-free travel assistant for sightseeing, offering features such as landmark identification, translation, directi…
Meta announced an update to its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, aiming to address privacy concerns. However, the company continues to pursue …
Meta launched $299 smart glasses with AI features on June 23, 2026, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated an investigation on May 21, 2026, over potential biometric data violations. The glas…
Netflix's 'A Man on the Inside' inadvertently illustrates the privacy concerns of AI-powered smart glasses, as the protagonist uses them to spy on non-consenting seniors. The show highlights the tensi…
Bilawal Sidhu, a former Google AR/VR product manager, built a 4D scene reconstruction called IronSight using footage from two pairs of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI mode…
Meta is offering free Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to all legally blind US veterans, with over 130,000 eligible. The program, championed by Gulf War veteran Don Overton, includes hands-on training and p…
Meta, in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, launched Meta Glasses, a new line of AI-powered smart glasses starting at $299. The glasses feature Meta AI with Muse Spark, hands-free photo and video capt…
Meta is donating Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to every legally blind veteran in America, a program that will reach more than 130,000 individuals. The initiative, launched in partnership with the Blinded Ve…