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Smart glasses were being used to secretly film women 12 years ago

By Graham Barlow Published

12 years ago Google Glass arrived and so did the privacy concerns. We don't seem to have learned very much since then.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3 vs Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3 vs Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2: should you upgrade?

By David Nield Published

Meta has a new pair of smart glasses for your consideration, and here are the upgrades they bring.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
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Microsoft is reportedly no longer censoring 'Microslop' posts on Discord

By Darren Allan Published

Microsoft is reportedly no longer censoring 'Microslop' posts — but if it's hopeful the term will die off now, it can think again.

Windows
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Microsoft admits it broke a Windows 11 backup feature — but it's now fixed

By Darren Allan Published

Microsoft has fixed a bug that killed a backup feature, but it needs to regain the trust of users.

Windows
The Meta Lisa Glasses, and its cat and dog charms
The Meta Ray-Ban Lisa smart glasses are the best designed yet

By Hamish Hector Published

BlackPink star Lisa and Meta have debuted new smart glasses that come with a random blind box.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses
The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses remove the cameras for better battery life

By Hamish Hector Last updated

The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses have Dolby Atmos, and no cameras at all

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Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
The Meta VR Glasses
I’ve worn the Meta VR Glasses, and they’re coming to eat Apple's lunch

By Hamish Hector Published

The Meta VR Glasses are incredible: easily the best VR headset Meta has ever made.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3
I tried Meta’s new Ray-Ban Gen 3 — cooler, leaner, smarter but privacy questions may linger

By Jacob Krol Published

I went hands-on with the new Ray-Ban Gen 3, exploring the upgraded cameras, battery, audio, and three new styles that make Meta’s smart glasses more capable and wearable.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Meta Hearing Enhancement
‘Glasses is the ideal form factor’ — Why Meta is bringing hearing enhancement to its smart glasses

By Jacob Krol Published

They're set to launch in the US later in 2026

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
A man wearing the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
Meta Glasses' light to indicate recording is 'not easily visible' says German government report

By Carrie Marshall Published

Meta has updated its Meta Glasses to stop a malicious secret recording strategy, but critics say it isn't enough to stop surreptitious or non-consented filming.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
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