Exclusive: Even Realities CEO slams Meta Ray-Bans — we 'don’t thrive on selling data’
Apple’s even rumored to be jumping in on this too. His message to the tech giants was loud, clear and strikingly defiant.Latest Videos FromTom's GuideWatch full video here: Disclaimer Editor's note: This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. In his view, companies like Meta and Google are letting their long-term corporate ambitions spoil their current hardware.
- ▪Apple’s even rumored to be jumping in on this too.
- ▪His message to the tech giants was loud, clear and strikingly defiant.Latest Videos FromTom's GuideWatch full video here: Disclaimer Editor's note: This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
- ▪In his view, companies like Meta and Google are letting their long-term corporate ambitions spoil their current hardware.
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Computing VR & AR Smart Glasses Exclusive: Even Realities CEO slams Meta Ray-Bans — we 'don’t thrive on selling data’ News By Jason England Published 27 July 2026 "Adding a camera onto a pair of glasses definitely introduces many more downsides than upsides." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future / Tom's Guide) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter At a glanceThe Conflict: Even Realities CEO Will Wang is calling out Meta and Google for forcing cameras onto smart glasses just to collect training data for future AI models.The Counter-Strategy: Even Realities' G1 and G2 smart…
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