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Android Authority
4 days ago
- Android Authority
Ray-Ban Meta stealth stickers go viral but fail to beat safeguards
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A TikTok seller is promoting vinyl 'Ghost Dots' that claim to block the recording light on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Meta's glasses disable photo and video recording when the light is blocked, and comments suggest the stickers don't work. TikTok briefly removed the product, but it's already back on sale. Anyone talking to a Ray-Ban Meta wearer probably wants to know if they're being recorded, which is why the tech giant added a recording light to its smart glasses. However, that hasn't stopped some people from trying to cover it up. As Wired outlines, a vinyl sticker called 'Ghost Dots' has been making the rounds on TikTok. It is promoted as a way to block the recording indicator light on Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. The products, which are sold through TikTok Shop by a car customization company, promise to 'block or dim that bright white recording light' with tiny precision-cut dots. Videos marketing the product have racked up more than two million views, and at least 500 sets may have been sold. In theory, covering the light disables the glasses' ability to record, as Meta built that safeguard into the product. But the TikTok seller claims you can bypass that protection by covering part of the glasses while applying the dot. Reviews suggest it's not that simple, with negative comments mostly advising that the dots don't manage to fool the glasses. Wired tried it too, and confirmed that Meta's protections still kick in when the light is blocked. The glasses simply throw up a warning and stop recording. Still, it's not great that a workaround like this was able to get listed and promoted through TikTok's official shop. That visibility didn't last. After Wired contacted TikTok for comment, the Ghost Dots store briefly disappeared, only to return the next morning with the stickers back on sale. Meta didn't respond to the publication's requests for comment on the report, nor did the seller of the Ghost Dots. In Meta's recent earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he believes AI-enabled smart glasses will eventually be so widespread that not wearing them would put you at a cognitive disadvantage. It's not surprising that the manufacturer of a product is urging everyone to buy it, but if people manage to disable the recording indicator, the vision of a future with everyone wearing them takes a creepy turn. Follow
Fast Company
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
This TikToker is going viral for calling out the ‘bad walkers' of NYC
If you've ever experienced incommensurate rage from slow or oblivious walkers, this TikTok series is for you. Matt Bass has always been a walker, often logging 10 miles per day on weekends. Recently, he's taken to the streets of New York City, phone in hand, documenting what he calls 'bad walkers.' 'I decided to start a TikTok to capture some of the moments you have to see to believe,' Bass tells Fast Company over email. Armed with just an iPhone and a pair of Apple wired earbuds as a makeshift mic, he films incognito behind sunglasses, rating aloud the walking etiquette of those who cross his path. Bass briefly experimented with Ray-Ban Meta glasses for hands-free, clandestine filming, but he found the audio quality lacking and returned to his tried-and-true setup. So, what actually constitutes a 'bad walker' in Bass's book? 'Typically, a formation that is 4 wide, all side by side, will be deemed bad walking etiquette,' he says. 'I think anyone swinging umbrellas or shopping bags is also an example of a bad walker.' He adds: 'The worst walkers are typically taking up the full width of the sidewalk, buried in their phones, not paying attention.' Other documented offenses include what he terms ' drifters '—pedestrians who unconsciously veer across the path, blocking the entire width. Then there's the ' chain link fence ' violation—people who link arms or hold hands three or more across, obstructing both incoming and outgoing foot traffic. He's also identified seasonal offenders, like ' shadow clingers '—those who cling to the shade of a building, ignoring standard sidewalk etiquette of staying on the right side in favor of avoiding the sun. There's even an edition devoted to umbrella etiquette. It's a grievance many can relate to. 'I've found my people. I hate hate hate bad walkers,' one commenter posted. Another wrote: 'The amount of unholy rage that I feel being stuck behind people with no self-awareness is unhealthy!' (Bass responded to that latter commenter: 'Don't worry. We're solving this global crisis, one video at a time.') While Bass takes care not to expose identities or engage confrontationally, some viewers have criticized his approach. 'They can go at their own pace. They aren't on your time. Go around,' one commenter argued. To which Bass replied: 'People who say 'just go around' definitely haven't walked the streets of New York themselves. Easier said than done in most cases.' Bass is clear that good walking etiquette isn't about speed. 'Not everyone has to be fast,' he says. 'But everyone should be aware of their surroundings and considerate of others.' He's also spotlighted examples of stellar walkers, just so people know what to strive for.
India Today
31-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
Mark Zuckerberg says AI glasses are the future, people without them will be at a disadvantage
If Mark Zuckerberg has his way, the next big tech revolution won't happen on a phone screen; it'll be perched on your nose. In Meta's secondquarter earnings call, the CEO expanded on the bold claims he'd made earlier in a blog post about 'superintelligence', saying that wearable glasses would become the main way people interact with AI in the years to come. Those who don't have them, he suggested, will eventually be left continue to think that glasses are basically going to be the ideal form factor for AI, because you can let an AI see what you see throughout the day, hear what you hear, [and] talk to you,' Zuckerberg told investors. The next step, he explained, is adding displays to those glasses, a move that will 'unlock more value', whether that comes as a full holographic display in Meta's upcoming Orion AR glasses or a more discreet screen in lightweight, everyday AI eyewear.'I think in the future, if you don't have glasses that have AI, or some way to interact with AI, I think you're probably [going to] be at a pretty significant cognitive disadvantage compared to other people,' he added. Meta has been leaning into this vision for a while. Its partnership with RayBan has already given the world a pair of AIenhanced smart glasses capable of snapping photos, recording video, playing music and even answering questions about what you're looking at. The recent collaboration with Oakley has added a sportier option to the lineup. What began as a bit of a novelty has now turned into a surprise commercial success. Sales of the RayBan Meta glasses more than tripled year-on-year, according to eyewear giant for Zuckerberg, this is only the beginning.'This is what we've been maxing out with Reality Labs over the last 5 to 10 years, basically doing the research on all these different things,' he glasses, though? For one, they fit naturally into people's lives. Unlike bulky headsets, they're discreet and already widely accepted. Zuckerberg pointed out that many of us wear them daily – and that was true of smartphones too, before anyone realised they wanted a small computer in their Meta chief also hinted that the next era of devices may be something none of us have thought of yet, but for now, glasses are the clear frontrunner.'The other thing that's awesome about glasses is they are going to be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together,' he said. 'So the whole Metaverse vision, I think, is going to end up being extremely important, too, and AI is going to accelerate that.'The Orion AR glasses, Meta's nextgeneration prototype, aim to go far beyond the current RayBan model with immersive holographic displays and smarter AI tools. While the road ahead for wearable computing may still have a few hurdles – battery life, weight, social norms – Zuckerberg's comments suggest he sees them as essential for what's coming if his prediction comes true, a pair of AIpowered glasses may soon be as necessary as a smartphone – the sort of device you'll need just to keep up.- Ends
Yahoo
30-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future
Echoing sentiments shared in his 'superintelligence'-focused blog post this morning, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expanded on his bullish ideas that glasses will be the primary way users interact with AI in the years ahead. During Meta's second quarter earnings call, the social networking exec told investors he believes people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future. 'I continue to think that glasses are basically going to be the ideal form factor for AI, because you can let an AI see what you see throughout the day, hear what you hear, [and] talk to you,' Zuckerberg said during the earnings call. Adding a display to those glasses will then unlock more value, he said, whether that's a wider, holographic field of view, as with Meta's next-gen Orion AR glasses, or a smaller display that might ship in everyday AI eyewear. 'I think in the future, if you don't have glasses that have AI — or some way to interact with AI — I think you're… probably [going to] be at a pretty significant cognitive disadvantage compared to other people,' Zuckerberg added. Meta has been focused on building smart glasses, like its Ray-Ban Meta glasses and, more recently, Oakley Meta glasses. The glasses let users listen to music, take photos or videos, and ask Meta AI questions, including about what they're seeing, among other things. These wearables have turned into a surprise hit for the company, as revenue from sales of the Ray-Ban Metas more than tripled year-over-year, according to glasses giant EssilorLuxottica. But Zuckerberg believes there's more to be done with displays. 'This is… what we've been maxing out with Reality Labs over the last 5 to 10 years — basically doing the research on all these different things,' he said. The Reality Labs division has been a money pit for the company, so it's not surprising the exec wants to justify its cost to investors by positioning it as a bet on the future of AI and consumer computing in general. For example, Meta said Reality Labs' operating loss was $4.53 billion in the second quarter. Since 2020, the unit has lost nearly $70 billion. However, the future of consumer AI may or may not be in the form of glasses. This spring, OpenAI acquired former Apple executive Jony Ive's startup in a $6.5 billion deal to build new consumer devices for interacting with AI. Already, other startups have dabbled in this area, as well, including in form factors like AI pins — such as with Humane's flop— and pendents, like those from Limitless and Friend. Glasses, for now, seem to make the most sense, as many people already wear them, and they're more socially acceptable. But the world didn't know it needed smartphones, either, until someone dreamed them up. The next AI device could be something we can't even imagine yet. Still, Zuckerberg cheers the idea that glasses are going to be it. 'The other thing that's awesome about glasses is they are going to be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together,' he said. 'So the whole Metaverse vision, I think, is going to…end up being extremely important, too, and AI is going to accelerate that.'
TechCrunch
30-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future
Echoing sentiments shared in his 'superintelligence'-focused blog post this morning, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expanded on his bullish ideas that glasses will be the primary way users interact with AI in the years ahead. During Meta's second quarter earnings call, the social networking exec told investors he believes people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future. 'I continue to think that glasses are basically going to be the ideal form factor for AI, because you can let an AI see what you see throughout the day, hear what you hear, [and] talk to you,' Zuckerberg said during the earnings call. Adding a display to those glasses will then unlock more value, he said, whether that's a wider, holographic field of view, as with Meta's next-gen Orion AR glasses, or a smaller display that might ship in everyday AI eyewear. 'I think in the future, if you don't have glasses that have AI — or some way to interact with AI — I think you're… probably [going to] be at a pretty significant cognitive disadvantage compared to other people,' Zuckerberg added. Meta has been focused on building smart glasses, like its Ray-Ban Meta glasses and, more recently, Oakley Meta glasses. The glasses let users listen to music, take photos or videos, and ask Meta AI questions, including about what they're seeing, among other things. These wearables have turned into a surprise hit for the company, as revenue from sales of the Ray-Ban Metas more than tripled year-over-year, according to glasses giant EssilorLuxottica. But Zuckerberg believes there's more to be done with displays. 'This is… what we've been maxing out with Reality Labs over the last 5 to 10 years — basically doing the research on all these different things,' he said. The Reality Labs division has been a money pit for the company, so it's not surprising the exec wants to justify its cost to investors by positioning it as a bet on the future of AI and consumer computing in general. For example, Meta said Reality Labs' operating loss was $4.53 billion in the second quarter. Since 2020, the unit has lost nearly $70 billion. However, the future of consumer AI may or may not be in the form of glasses. This spring, OpenAI acquired former Apple executive Jony Ive's startup in a $6.5 billion deal to build new consumer devices for interacting with AI. Already, other startups have dabbled in this area, as well, including in form factors like AI pins — such as with Humane's flop— and pendents, like those from Limitless and Friend. Glasses, for now, seem to make the most sense, as many people already wear them, and they're more socially acceptable. But the world didn't know it needed smartphones, either, until someone dreamed them up. The next AI device could be something we can't even imagine yet. Still, Zuckerberg cheers the idea that glasses are going to be it. 'The other thing that's awesome about glasses is they are going to be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together,' he said. 'So the whole Metaverse vision, I think, is going to…end up being extremely important, too, and AI is going to accelerate that.'
