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Apple’s Look to Drive Manual Shows How Vision Pro Steers a Wheelchair, and Its USB Route Needs a $299 Developer Strap

October 8, 2026 by mw

Apple Vision Pro headset with the Solo Knit Band on a display stand inside an Apple Store

Apple’s instructions for Look to Drive list two supported wheelchair controllers, restrict use to controlled spaces, and require the Developer Strap for Tolt’s USB connection, as Tolt launches Ability Drive for iPad.

UK Sight-Loss Charities Say Smart-Glasses Bans Shut Out Blind Users, as a Petition to Ban Their Sale Clears 10,000 Signatures

October 8, 2026 by mw

Ray-Ban Stories camera glasses with the white feedback LED lit beside the hinge

RNIB and Guide Dogs want venues to treat AI glasses as a reasonable adjustment for blind users, while a UK Parliament petition to ban their sale crossed 10,000 signatures on October 5 and now needs a government response.

Ray-Ban Meta v129 Adds Mono Audio and Left-Right Balance, but Meta Scopes Them to Sounds the Glasses Make

October 5, 2026 by mw

Ray-Ban Meta and Meta AI glasses product photography from Meta press materials

Ray-Ban Meta firmware v129 adds Mono Audio and Audio Balance accessibility controls for Meta AI and notification sounds, while v128’s walking navigation, Spatial Audio and LED anti-tampering are now broadly available.