7 things to expect at Meta Connect 2026 —from camera-less smart glasses to Meta Ray-ban glasses updates
Camera-free Meta smart glasses The Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 (Image credit: Meta)While smart glasses like the Ray-Ban Meta can be extremely useful, they’re also facing a major backlash right now, with many people worrying about them being used as spy glasses to photograph and video people without their knowledge or consent. As a result, Meta might respond by launching camera-free smart glasses.These are rumored to land at Meta Connect, and would likely focus on conversational interactions with Meta’s AI chatbot. It makes sense for Meta to launch these, though how useful or appealing they will be when the AI can’t see what you’re looking at remains to be seen.
- ▪Camera-free Meta smart glasses The Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 (Image credit: Meta)While smart glasses like the Ray-Ban Meta can be extremely useful, they’re also facing a major backlash right now, with many people worrying about them being used as
- ▪As a result, Meta might respond by launching camera-free smart glasses.These are rumored to land at Meta Connect, and would likely focus on conversational interactions with Meta’s AI chatbot.
- ▪It makes sense for Meta to launch these, though how useful or appealing they will be when the AI can’t see what you’re looking at remains to be seen.
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Computing Software Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality 7 things to expect at Meta Connect 2026 — from camera-less smart glasses to Meta Ray-ban glasses updates Features By James Rogerson Published 20 September 2026 New glasses, improved AI, and more When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Meta) Jump To: Camera-free Meta smart glasses Project Phoenix New Oakley and Ray-Ban glasses A global launch for the Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Price hikes A Meta Muse AI update Updates addressing the privacy backlash Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter It’s…
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