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Today, Meta (Facebook's parent company) CEO Mark Zuckerberg released an official blog saying that Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses can let users send and receive Facebook Messenger messages while wearing.
Ray-Ban Stories is the first smart glasses developed by Meta and Luxottica, the parent company of the well-known eyewear brand Ray-Ban, and its appearance is very similar to ordinary glasses.
Zuckerberg said users can use the glasses' built-in microphone, speakers and smart assistant to send messages, read messages aloud, and use Facebook Messenger for audio calls.
On September 9, 2021, Meta announced the release of the first smart glasses Ray-Ban Stories on its official website, priced at $299, which is also the first product that Meta has worked with Luxottica for many years. Zuckerberg said the feature update is just the beginning. He also promised to roll out more updates in 2022.
Ray-Ban Stories' frames are equipped with two front-facing cameras where users can take videos and photos.
▲ Ray-Ban Stories mirror frames are equipped with a front-facing camera
Secondly, there is also a speaker on both sides of the frame that can connect and play the sound of the mobile phone through Bluetooth, and the user can answer the call or listen to the content without pulling out the mobile phone when wearing glasses. At the same time, the touchpad built into the side of the frame can change the volume and playback settings.
Ray-Ban Stories can also sync with a companion camera roll app called Facebook View, where users can edit clips and share them to other apps, except for apps under the Meta umbrella.
Ray-Ban Stories can be synced with the app
There is also a raised button on the glasses for recording, and the user can tap to record the video.
Raised buttons on the side of Ray-Ban Stories
Ray-Ban Stories glasses can also act as wireless headphones, zuckerberg said, and updates on the headphones will be further improved. If you don't want to use the touchpad built into the frame, users can also control the volume and track playback through their voice.
Turning Ray-Ban Stories into an "Iron Man"-style communications device could make them more popular with users as a wearable technology.
Conclusion: Smart glasses usher in a new outlet by "meta-universe"?
Andrew Bosworth, vice president of augmented and virtual reality at Meta, said in an interview with foreign media that Meta believes that smart glasses will become the next smart wearable device after mobile phones, which is also part of Meta's goal of building a metacosm. The decision of well-known eyewear brand Luxottica to partner with Meta could also be a leading offensive move in the upcoming smart glasses boom.
Whether smart glasses will ride the metaverse of Meta and become an important promoter of Zuckerberg's layout of the metacosm is still unknown. But Zuckerberg said that Ray-Ban Stories will usher in a bigger update in 2020.
While the smart glasses boom is raging, the stealth of smart glasses shooting may make it a tracking tool, and its broader privacy concerns should also be taken seriously.
Source: The Verge