Category: Wearables
Wetherspoons bans filming with Meta smart glasses over privacy concerns
Pub giant J D Wetherspoon, better known as ‘Spoons, has issued a formal ban on customers filming with Meta smart glasses across its network of over 800 venues in the […]
Meta faces backlash over subscription paywall for popular smart glasses feature
Meta is now charging $19.99 a month for “Conversation Focus,” an AI feature on its Ray-Ban smart glasses that makes it easier to hear the person you are talking to […]
Snap unveils £1,995 SPEC smart glasses after previous failures
Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., has unveiled its new augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, a decade after its original hardware push resulted in significant financial losses. Unveiled by chief executive […]
Meta abandons facial recognition for smart glasses after Wired investigation
Meta has abruptly scrubbed hidden code from its smart glasses following a media investigation which revealed it planned to add facial recognition to its wearable devices. An investigation published by […]
Huawei introduces wheelchair mode for GT6 smartwatch users
Huawei has introduced a dedicated fitness tracking experience for wheelchair users wearing the company’s GT 6 Series smartwatch. Launched as a core update to the Activity Rings, the new feature […]
Intimate footage from Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses viewed by contractors, report claims
Meta is facing a mounting privacy scandal following reports that intimate footage recorded by its Ray-Ban smart glasses is being viewed by human contractors in Kenya. According to a report […]
Google to launch first AI glasses in 2026, decades after Glass failure
Google is planning a major return to the smartglasses market, announcing it will launch its first new AI-powered glasses in 2026. This move positions the tech giant to compete in […]
IXI’s lightweight smart glasses promise ‘greater comfort’
IXI, the company behind the world’s first autofocus glasses, unveiled a prototype pair of lightweight smart glasses at Slush in Helsinki this week. The new smart glasses, shown at the […]
Amazon shoppers snap up smartwatch with over 80% discount
Online shoppers are flocking to a massive tech deal on Amazon, where a rugged smartwatch has been reduced by a staggering 81%. Originally priced at £159.99, the Atheewon S10 Military […]
Ultrahuman unveils £280 Ring Air fitness wearable
Ultrahuman introduces its newly launched fitness wearable, the Ultrahuman Ring Air. The ring comes in a new, more compact form that is notch-less, ultra-thin and boasts a smooth inner shell. […]
