A smart glasses detector is now one of the App Store’s top paid apps
The AntiZuck Smart Glasses Scanner app has risen to No. 3 on the US paid App Store chart. The $2.99 app scans for Bluetooth signals emitted by various smart‑glasses models and notifies users when one is nearby. It can detect devices such as Meta Ray‑Bans, Snap Spectacles, Amazon Echo Frames and RayNeo glasses.
- ▪The app reached the third position on the United States paid App Store rankings.
- ▪It is priced at $2.99 for download.
- ▪It scans Bluetooth signals to identify nearby smart glasses.
- ▪It can recognize Meta Ray‑Bans, Snap Spectacles, Amazon Echo Frames, and RayNeo glasses and alerts the user when detected.
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An iPhone app designed to alert users when smart glasses may be nearby has climbed to No. 3 on the US paid App Store chart. Its name, AntiZuck Smart Glasses Scanner, leaves little doubt about how the developer feels about Meta’s camera-equipped glasses. The app costs $2.99 and scans for Bluetooth signals linked to smart glasses. It can spot Meta Ray-Bans, Snap Spectacles, Amazon Echo Frames, and RayNeo glasses, then sends an alert when it believes one is nearby. Recommended Videos (function(){let containerEl=document.getElementById('dt-cnx-container-6a6cfbc736134');const deletePlayer=()=>{if(containerEl){containerEl.remove();containerEl=null}};if(!window.DT_RELATED_PLAYER_PROVIDER){deletePlayer();return} const iasAnId=decodeURIComponent('927851');if(!window.dtCNXReady){const…
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