A $349 alternative to “pervert glasses.” Meta The invasive use of Meta’s camera-compatible smart glasses has earned them the nickname “evil glasses,” and the company has prepared a solution for Meta Connect 2026: Ray-Ban Meta Audio, smart glasses that ditch cameras entirely to focus on audio and AI features. Naturally, Meta isn’t describing…
Blackpink in the upper area of your face. Meta Meta introduced its own smart glasses earlier this year as a cheaper option to its Ray-Ban models and a way to partner with celebrities like Kylie Jenner on exclusive designs. The company is building on this strategy at Meta Connect 2026 by partnering with…
The smart glasses are also coming to five new markets this fall. Karissa Bell for Woozad Today’s Meta Connect 2026 conference shared plenty of news about the company’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, which were introduced at the same event last year. One of the notable changes to the device is support for a…
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that the first time I saw one of Meta’s new holographic avatars today, during a WhatsApp call with a Meta representative I’d just met a few minutes before, I didn’t immediately notice that I was talking to an avatar. That’s how far the company’s avatar technology has come over the…
It’s a bit of a strange time for VR. While Meta once defended the industry, it has closed studios and procrastinated on the Metaverse (a word I didn’t hear once in my demo, by the way). And even though it announces new games alongside VR glasses, including the latest iteration of Defeat Saber, I don’t…
OpenAI has had disappointing results working with Apple to integrate ChatGPT into Siri, according to court documents filed (PDF) as part of its ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk’s company SpaceXAI (xAI at the time of the lawsuit filing). Apple added ChatGPT to Siri in December 2024, but users had to go through a multi-step…
After a few leaks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed the company’s next-generation Meta VR glasses at its Connect event this evening. Arriving in spring 2027, they look like oversized sunglasses (similar to display mounts from Xreal and others), paired with an external power supply and a computer module, like the Apple Vision Pro. The…
It turns out it can mean a variety of things. Xavierarnau/Getty Images Your Samsung Galaxy smartphone has plenty of on-screen features to show you what’s going on. One shows a broken triangle symbol that depicts two arrows pointing up and down. If you spot it, it’s nothing sinister. This means that…
Beats Hours after Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo in Cupertino, California, BGR attended a hands-on experience a few miles away for another major new release: the Beats 360 headphones. The new over-ear headphones are the most versatile product we’ve ever seen from the company, with…
The Glacier colorway is technically blue, although it’s a pale, cool shade that I saw a shopper at an Apple Store mistake for white after pre-ordering online, so it’s worth seeing in person before ordering. Apple sells the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in black, silver, glacier, and burgundy. Burgundy is my favorite of…