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Ray-Ban Meta's new AI glasses now come in prescription styles, making smart eyewear accessible to millions more people.

https://lifebriefly.news/ray-ban-metas-new-ai-glasses-are-finally-built-for-prescription-wearers

Ray-Ban Meta's new AI glasses are finally built for prescription wearers

Ray-Ban Meta is expanding its AI glasses lineup with two new styles built specifically for prescription wearers, a move that brings smart eyewear to a much wider audience.

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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business 17h ago

Best Meta Glasses (2026): Ray-Ban, Oakley, AR

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/best-meta-glasses/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 2d ago

Mashable: ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses. “Per Wired, a cavalcade of more than 70 organizations such as the ACLU and Fight for the Future have signed a letter urging Meta to ‘immediately halt and publicly disavow’ its plans to bring facial recognition tech to its growing lineup of smart glasses. In March, a separate group of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/17/mashable-aclu-and-other-organizations-warn-meta-against-adding-facial-recognition-to-smart-glasses/

Mashable: ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses

Mashable: ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses. “Per Wired, a cavalcade of more than 70 organizations such as the ACLU and Fight for the F…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Mathrubhumi English 2d ago

LUXURY TECH: Gucci & Google are building $1,000+ AI smart glasses. Is this the end of the Ray-Ban Meta? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/kering-google-gucci-ai-smart-glasses-android-xr-2027-launch-y99ex0im?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #GoogleIO #Kering #GucciAI #SmartGlasses #TechFashion

The New Oil 3d ago

#Apple #AIGlasses Will Rival #Meta's With Several Styles, Oval Cameras

https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/04/13/215252/apple-ai-glasses-will-rival-metas-with-several-styles-oval-cameras

#SmartGlasses #AI #privacy

Apple AI Glasses Will Rival Meta's With Several Styles, Oval Cameras - Slashdot

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is developing display-free AI smart glasses aimed at rivaling Meta's Ray-Bans, with multiple frame styles, a distinctive oval camera design, and tight iPhone integration. "The idea is to unveil the product at the end of 2026 or early the following year, wit...

Sudo 4d ago

🎙️ Episode Out Now: The Eyes Have It

Ironically, listening to a show about privacy shouldn't mean surrendering your own.

Head to ImpracticalPrivacy.com for this episode—no trackers, no ads, no data brokers. Just the conversation about smart glasses, the legal vacuum, and how to push back.

The tech is here. Let's set the norms before it's too late.

#ImpracticalPrivacy #Privacy #Fediverse #DigitalRights #Surveillance #PrivacyTools #DigitalRights #Opsec #DigitalSelfDefense #SmartGlasses

BGDon 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 👨‍💻4d ago

75 organizations are raising the alarm about Meta's Name Tag automated facial recognition technology, calling the feature an "unacceptable threat to privacy and liberty."

Meta is considering 2 possible versions, one would only recognize existing contacts on Meta's platforms, the second could identify anyone with a public account on services like Instagram. https://qz.com/aclu-meta-ray-ban-face-recognition-smart-glasses #Meta #ACLU #SmartGlasses #Privacy #FacialRecognition #NameTag #Safety #AI