Meta's latest smart The glasses, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban, recently added more AI features. This week, Meta began rolling out an online program update to its second generation smart sunglasses gives wearables a number of new capabilities.
The biggest update is the Meta AI with Vision feature, which integrates Meta's ChatGPT-powered AI assistant into the glasses. Smartglasses owners will be able to activate AI voice assistants, perform (near) real-time translation, and identify content in the wearer's field of vision. Still, it all sounds very futuristic for sunglasses user reported that, like all these new AI systems, some features work better than others.
Other new features in the update include video calling in the WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger apps and the ability to share the wearer's perspective, captured from the glasses' two front cameras. The glasses also come in two new frame styles: lower bridge Headliners and cat-eye Skylers.
Walking around with a pair of cameras strapped to your face may still feel a bit dated, but the fact that they look just like regular old Ray-Bans makes the Meta shades blend more into everyday life. than other shades. smart glasses as old as Google Glass. So yeah, it definitely scores points for style, just like Mark Zuckerberg and him New chain obsession these days. But it's worth taking a moment to remember that these sick shades are made by one company has a history about user data permission fall into the wrong hands. Sure you'll look enamored with them, but you'll also be giving Meta first dibs on all the new parts of your life you're embracing.
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Put your recyclables in a bag
Freitag, the Swiss company known for making recycled bags and backpacks, has just launched a new sack in glossy black. The Mononucleosis[PA6] Backpack can hold up to 24 liters of stuff and comes with a smaller detachable musette to wear as a sling or purse. The company says each part of the bag is made from a single nylon material (polyamide 6). Everything from the flaps, straps, and zippers are pieced together from that single base compound. That means you can send it back to Freitag, where the company can completely break it down and recycle the material to make another bag. New piece retails for $380.
