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Meta announces Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first smart glasses without a camera
That's one way to avoid the whole surreptitious recording issues.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Engadget
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WorldPingWhat happened
At its Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a handful of new smart glasses, including a slimmed-down VR headset and the company’s first camera-free glasses.
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- At its Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a handful of new smart glasses, including a slimmed-down VR headset and the company’s first camera-free glasses.
- Reported by WIRED and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:42:44 UTC.
Why it matters
Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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