The Guardian reviewed a dozen U.S. police and fusion-center memos warning that Ray-Ban Meta glasses can covertly record inside stations and jails. Meta says the recording LED cannot be turned off.
Alvarez v. Meta (N.D. Ill., filed Sept. 4) alleges Facebook and Instagram photos trained NameTag, an unreleased face-recognition system for Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses. Distinct from the California bystander suit.
Lumus expanded its Quanta partnership with a license covering Z-30 2.0 and A-Lens waveguides — thinner, lower-cost geometric optics already proven in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display line.
Even Realities’ parent sued XGIMI and Kickstarter in EDNY over MemoMind One’s look. The $1.27M Kickstarter campaign was suspended before any ruling on infringement.
Android Headlines’ IFA try-on of RayNeo’s camera-free iO backs the 33g claim against Even Realities G2 and Memomind One — and catches the “invisible” display on a selfie.
INMO’s 58-gram GO3 AI glasses took an IFA Innovation Award Honoree nod and are demoing in Berlin through September 8—translation-first hardware at a 99–$599 price in a crowded glasses week.
Firmware 128 lets non-display Ray-Ban Meta glasses start turn-by-turn walking directions with Hey Meta. Spatial audio is optional. Coverage: US, Puerto Rico, Canada, and select cities.
Sixteen days from Meta Connect 2026: confirmed dates and livestream, glasses-led framing, 2027 headset roadmap, Hologram software signals, and Steam Frame colliding with Connect week. Rumor vs confirmed.
Translate 10.32.66 strings show a Front only vs Surrounding area mic mode for Android XR glasses. APK teardown, not a Google ship date.
VITURE and S-GAME’s Phantom Beast is a $599 Beast collab shipping day-and-date with Phantom Blade Zero on October 29.