Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses haveproven more successfulthan other entrants into the market, but they have also deeply disturbed certain consumers who see them as invasive emblems of a dystopian surveillance society run amok. Now, as the company weathers complaints that it’s selling “pervert glasses,” it has reportedly decided to sell a pair that doesn’t come with integrated spy equipment.
The Informationreports thatMeta is developing a new smart glasses model, dubbed Luna, that, sans cameras, comes equipped with a convenient system to communicate with the company’s AI chatbot and Muse, its AI consumer agent. The glasses include six built-in microphones so users can communicate with the chatbot, as well as a button on the side of the glasses that, when pressed, activates the AI system.
Luna may be unveiled as soon as Meta Connect, Meta’s annual hardware/developer event happening in Menlo Park next week, the outlet notes.
TechCrunch reached out to Meta for more information.
The smart glasses industryhas grownover the past few years, with Metapositionednear the front of the pack of providers. However, concerns over usability, cost, and privacy have dogged the business, with many consumersstill unsureof how, why, or if they should use the devices. Meta’s Reality Labs, which is responsible for developing its smart glasses line,is still losing a gargantuan amountof money, as its earnings report from April revealed.
