{"id":10745,"date":"2024-04-27T20:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10745"},"modified":"2024-04-27T20:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:50:49","slug":"metas-ray-ban-smart-shades-get-a-fresh-blast-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10745","title":{"rendered":"Meta\u2019s Ray-Ban Smart Shades Get a Fresh Blast of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Meta\u2019s newest smart<\/span> glasses, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban, have been newly fleshed out with more AI features. This week, Meta started rolling out an over-the-air update<\/a> to its second generation of smart sunglasses<\/a> that gives the wearables some new capabilities.<\/p>\n

The biggest update is the Meta AI with Vision feature, which incorporates Meta\u2019s ChatGPT-enabled AI assistant into the spectacles. Owners of the smart glasses will be able to activate an AI voice assistant, fiddle with (nearly) real-time translation, and identify stuff in the wearer\u2019s vision. It all sounds very futuristic for sunglasses, though users have reported<\/a> that, like all these newfangled AI systems, some features work better than others.<\/p>\n

Other new features in the update include video calling in WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger apps and the ability to share the wearer\u2019s view, shot from the glasses\u2019 two front-facing cameras. The glasses also come in two new frame styles: the lower bridge Headliners and the cat-eye Skylers.<\/p>\n

Walking around with a pair of cameras strapped to your face might still feel a little dystopian, but the fact that they look like regular old Ray-Bans makes the Meta shades blend into daily life more than the smart glasses<\/a> of old like Google Glass. So yes, it certainly gets points for style, much like Mark Zuckerberg and his new chain obsession<\/a> these days. But it\u2019s also worth taking a moment to remember that these sick shades are coproduced by a company that has a history<\/a> of letting its users\u2019 data fall into the wrong hands<\/a>. You\u2019ll look dope in them, sure, but you’ll also be giving Meta first dibs on all the new parts of your life you\u2019re capturing.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some other consumer technology news from this week.<\/p>\n

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