The EDPB’s first statement on smart glasses treats device makers and AI providers as controllers, calls today’s indicators insufficient, and lists four bystander signals, from LEDs that block covered recording to opt-in phone alerts.
EssilorLuxottica and Meta put Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses on sale in Thailand from October 20, 2026, with Thai-language Meta AI and suggested prices from 16,290 baht.
Rogbid’s new VisionMax camera glasses cost $139.99 and a camera-free VisionShift Pro costs $69.99, but the listings omit weight, storage and recording battery life.
Some Ray-Ban Meta owners found conversations saved to their Meta AI history without saying “Hey Meta.” Meta says the issue is resolved, but has not said what caused it or what happens to the captured audio.
Meta’s camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses are on sale today from $349: 43 grams, up to 12 hours claimed, Clubmaster and Burbank, with day-one reviews split on value.
Meta’s Wearables Device Access Toolkit caps third-party glasses video at 720×1280 and 30 fps, defaults to 504×896, and says lower settings look better. MetaStream measured 450–600 kbps at 720p30.
Naver says Naver Map walking guidance reaches Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta first, with Google-Samsung Intelligent Eyewear support via Gemini later this year. Android comes first; iOS has no date.
Meta is donating 1,000 Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to four Singapore organisations plus a US$30,000 training grant for SAVH, but has not said which model, how many each group gets, or when distribution ends.
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.
The third-party Ray-Ban Meta AI app renamed itself Avenkin, and an October 4 merge adds an organisation-enforced face blur to recorded Field Assist jobs that has not yet run on a real recording.