These New Smart Glasses From Solos Come With a Privacy Shield for the Cameras

The AirGo A6 are available in multiple designs including several transparent color options. | Image: Solos Solos announced a new version of its AirGo smart glasses, one that forgoes cameras for a sleeker design and an AI assistant that relies on voice interactions. Last year's AirGo A5 weighed 36 to 40 grams depending on the frame style, but the new AirGo A6 weigh around 19 grams. Part of the weight savings comes from thinner temple arms housing speakers, batteries, and other electronics. For comparison, the new Meta Glasses announced last month weigh around 54 to nearly 60 grams depending on the style. Pricing and availability for the new AirGo A6 hasn't been finalized yet, but the smart glasses will support "full prescription lens compatibilit … Read the full story at The Verge.

I’m just doing my job, but turns out, it feels lousy holding other people’s privacy in your hands. I've long argued that Hollywood has simultaneously set and ruined our expectations for smart glasses. But after binge-watching two seasons of Netflix's A Man on the Inside, this is perhaps the first time I've seen Hollywood, perhaps inadvertently, illustrate the biggest cultural problem with smart glasses as they stand today. In a nutshell, Ted Danson plays Charles Nieuwendyk, an elderly widower who finds a new purpose working for a private investigator. Armed with a pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, a voice recorder, and a smartphone, Nieuwendyk infiltrates a retirement home, and several privacy-infringing hijinks ensue as he hunts for the je … Read the full story at The Verge.

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