Smart glasses without camera from Meta: Ray-Ban Meta Audio introduced

Another product introduced at the event was cameraless smart glasses called "Ray-Ban Meta Audio".

The device aims to alleviate global backlash against artificial intelligence tools that take unauthorized videos and photos.

The model without a camera does not transmit any visual warning to the surrounding people while recording sound, unlike the version with a camera that shines a light during video recording.

Jitesh Ubrani, director from IDC market research company, made the following assessment on the subject:

"The company is trying to resolve some privacy issues, but the risk of audio misuse or unauthorized audio recording remains. The real issue is all about consent. Even if it's just audio recording, Meta needs to develop a way to notify users and the environment that recording is being done."

Meta's devices, which have improved as their seeing and listening capabilities increase, have previously been banned in some venues in the UK and have been the subject of lawsuits.

Removing cameras risks limiting demand given the popularity of photo and video recording features, and makes the glasses a direct competitor to audio-focused devices like Apple's AirPods.

According to the AFP agency, Meta stated that the design was not only for privacy purposes and shared his assessment: "Sound has been the most popular feature of our devices since the first day; because our glasses offer high quality sound without losing your connection with the outside world."

The camera-less Meta Audio, the newest link of the EssilorLuxottica collaboration, will be on sale starting from October 13 at prices starting from $ 349. This is $100 cheaper than Ray-Ban models with cameras.

Camera models have been updated with the classic Aviator and cat-eye Zena styles.

The camera-free model, which dropped to the weight of a golf ball with the advent of cameras, gained frame options such as Clubmaster and Burbank; The usage time on a single charge increased from 9 hours to 12 hours.