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Meta's smart glasses can now tell you where you parked your car
Meta is rolling out some of the previously announced features to its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses for users in the US and Canada.
Anna Washenko10.02.2024Students used Meta's smart glasses to automatically dox strangers via Instagram streams
Two Harvard students have demonstrated how it's possible to dox strangers automatically using Meta's smart glasses and Instagram. They developed the project to raise awareness of what's possible with off-the-shelf tech.
Kris Holt10.02.2024Meta and Ray Ban's owner extend smart glasses partnership
There's two generations of Ray-Ban Meta glasses currently.
Sarah Fielding09.17.2024Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses do the AI thing without a projector or subscription
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have adopted multimodal AI features. This allows the glasses to describe the world around you and translate languages.
Lawrence Bonk04.23.2024Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses hands-on: Techy sunglasses you might actually want to wear
On Wednesday at its annual Connect event, Meta announced its second-gen smart glasses which feature some major hardware upgrades and a wider range of colors and frames.
Sam Rutherford09.27.2023Qualcomm announces two new Snapdragon chips for next-gen headsets and smart glasses
Making their debut in the Meta Quest 3 and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, today Qualcomm announced two new Snapdragon chips designed to power next-gen AR and MR devices.
Sam Rutherford09.27.2023Snap buys a brain-computer interface startup to power future AR glasses
Snap has bought the brain-computer interface startup NextMind to power future Spectacles AR glasses.
Jon Fingas03.23.2022Oppo Air Glass is a modernized Google Glass for China
Following last year's Oppo AR Glass concept, the Oppo Air Glass will become available to Chinese consumers in Q1 2022.
Richard Lai12.14.2021Amazon adds new colors and software features to Echo Frames
Amazon is adding two new colors to its Echo Frames lineup.
Igor Bonifacic10.27.2021Engadget Podcast: iPhone 13 event preview, hands-on with Facebook's smart glasses
This week, Devindra and Cherlynn chat with Wired Reviews Editor Julian Chokkattu about Apple’s upcoming launch event on September 14th. What will the next iPhone be called, and what new features will it bring?
Devindra Hardawar09.10.2021Facebook's first smart glasses are the Ray-Ban Stories
Facebook is making its first foray into the world of smart glasses.
Devindra Hardawar09.09.2021Leak reveals Facebook and Ray-Ban's upcoming smart glasses
Facebook and Ray-Ban's previously teased smart glasses are set to arrive later today, but pictures of them have leaked out ahead of the announcement.
Steve Dent09.09.2021Razer Anzu review: Smart glasses that are almost great
The Razer Anzu is a bit more appealing than other smart glasses thanks to blue-light-filtering lenses, long battery life and an affordable price.
Cherlynn Low04.26.2021Snap is reportedly working on AR Spectacles and a selfie drone
The company could show off smart glasses with built-in displays in May.
Kris Holt03.30.2021Razer's smart glasses are like Echo Frames with blue light filtering
It's officially announcing the Anzu smart glasses today that will filter out blue light and also project audio into your ears without drowning out environmental sound completely.
Cherlynn Low03.04.2021Lenovo's ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses can show up to five virtual displays
Lenovo has launched a new ThinkReality device for CES 2021, and the company says it’s “one of the most advanced and versatile” smart glasses for enterprise customers. The manufacturer is presenting the ThinkReality A3 as a pair of smart glasses that can be used for applications like 3D visualization and augmented reality guided workflows at a time when the world is “looking to adopt new technologies for smart collaboration.” Unlike the first ThinkReality model, the A6, which looks like your typical mixed reality headset, this one fits more like a pair of (chunky) sunglasses.
Mariella Moon01.10.2021Echo Frames review: Alexa on your face is both helpful and annoying
Read Engadget's review of Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo Frames smartglasses.
Cherlynn Low12.22.2020The guy who built his own smartwatch is back with a pair of GPS smart glasses
The engineer who built their own smartwatch is back with a pair of smart sunglasses.
Daniel Cooper11.12.2020Vue Lite smart glasses aren't that smart
The Vue Lite are $179 "smart glasses" that are really just a pair of frames with built-in speakers.
Nicole Lee08.25.2020North's next-generation smart glasses arrive in 2020
North only made its smart glasses widely available in September, but it's already thinking of the future. The Canadian wearable tech maker has revealed that it's releasing its next-gen eyewear, Focals 2.0, sometime in 2020. It's not saying much about what they'll entail besides showing a teaser image (which doesn't add more). However, it is promising that the new glasses will operate at a "completely different level" -- hyperbole aside, they're supposed to reflect a year of learning how to make and sell these devices.
Jon Fingas12.10.2019