Podcasts about smart glasses

Meta's smart glasses have a creepy new nickname. Now some owners are too embarrassed to wear them. Plus, Tim's Uber driver account got deactivated. Over a document he never uploaded. We help get his job back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brillen mit integrierter Kamera kommen oft heimlich zum Einsatz. Betroffene finden plötzlich Bilder von sich im Netz wieder. Die Juristin Indra Spiecker erläutert die Rechtslage und gibt Ratschläge, wie man sich vor Smart Glasses schützen kann. Rohde, Stephanie www.deutschlandfunk.de, Interviews

Brillen mit integrierter Kamera kommen oft heimlich zum Einsatz. Betroffene finden plötzlich Bilder von sich im Netz wieder. Die Juristin Indra Spiecker erläutert die Rechtslage und gibt Ratschläge, wie man sich vor Smart Glasses schützen kann. Rohde, Stephanie www.deutschlandfunk.de, Interviews

Virat Kohli's slick Oakley Meta ad made smart glasses look effortless. But behind the "Hey Meta" voice commands lies a growing privacy crisis. From Nairobi outsourcing workers reviewing graphic footage to women being filmed without consent on beaches and in stairwells, the harms are real and disproportionately gendered. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Dr Milica Stilinovic, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney, and ET's tech expert Suraksha P, who break down how these devices erode democratic privacy norms, Meta's controversial pilot with the Gujarat government to aid visually impaired citizens, and why experts call it closer to coerced consent than genuine choice.You can follow Dia Rekhi on social media: Linkedin & XCheck out other interesting episodes like: Why Every Influencer Has a Lawyer on Speed Dial, ET Deep Dive: The Water in the Vial, Corn Man: The Man Who Quietly Cornered Half of India's Popcorn Market, ET Deep Dive:The DNA Fix and much more. Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Youtube.Credits: Oakley | Meta, Meta Glasses, CBS19, FRANCE 24 EnglishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smart Glasses mit Kamera sollen den Alltag erleichtern. Sie beschreiben die Umgebung, übersetzen Texte und helfen Blinden, sich zu orientieren. Doch die Gefahr heimlicher Aufnahmen und automatischer Gesichtserkennung alarmiert Datenschützer. Wessel, Felix; Metz, Moritz

In episode 2091, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of Hood Politics, Jason Petty AKA Propaganda, to discuss… MAGA Still Fueling McConnell Conspiracies, Trump Gonna Dust Off Another Oldie, Nobody Wants To Wear Meta’s $500 Pervert Glasses, Who’s Running Coverage for the AI Industry, AI Fiction Can Be Detected By Its Suckiness... Study Finds and more! GOP Senator Pushes Conspiracy About Mitch McConnell’s Proof of Life Trump Confidante Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Mitch McConnell Drama Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Have Officially Earned the Public Nickname “Pervert Glasses” Amid a Massive Privacy Reckoning The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It's Stupid and Bad, Research Finds LISTEN: Happy To Be Alive by Sango & Vic MensaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meta is flooding the market with smartglasses and privacy advocates are up in arms. China wants more babies so they are cracking down on chatbot love affair. Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany speaks on a new simplified lung cancer screening and Tylenol lawsuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sonnenbrille oder Smart-Kamera: Das ist nicht mehr auseinander zu halten. Und deshalb ist Schwimmbadzeit auch Spanner-Zeit. WDR 2 Kabarettistin Barbara Ruscher über ein Alltagsphänomen, das nicht lustig ist. Von Barbara Ruscher.

The latest on smart glasses concerns with Tony Anscombe of ESET.

Der Eidgenössische Datenschutz- und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragte (EDÖB) in der Schweiz hat seinen Tätigkeitsbericht 2025/2026 veröffentlicht. Andreas Von Gunten und Martin Steiger diskutieren über den Umgang des EDÖB mit künstlicher Intelligenz, insbesondere aufgrund der Smart Glasses von Meta.

This week on TechRadio we dive into some big Meta moves and practical tech stories. We cover: Meta AI shutting down image manipulation features The new Meta smart glasses Super Sensing capability When you might want to avoid using ChatGPT or AI StubHub insider-financed scalpers The all-new Fiat model Chevron, Shell, 76 — is all gas really the same? Our current tops in streaming recommendations Packed with clear explanations and useful tips, this episode is perfect if you want to stay on top of AI changes, smart gadgets, consumer alerts, and more. Tune in for your friendly weekly tech update!

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Segment 1: Katie Notopoulos, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins John Williams to talk about a new study that suggests women had an easier time getting hired after losing weight on GLP-1s. Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at Large, CNET, joins John Williams to talk about Meta’s smart glasses privacy problems, and why game consoles are getting more […]

There's a race to get smart glasses on your face. But privacy and security concerns are freaking people out. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Victoria Song, senior reviewer for The Verge, models several pairs of smart glasses. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta is rolling out a mandatory smart glasses update to disable cameras when the recording light has been tampered with, CloudFlare partners with OpenAI for a research pilot, and DuckDuckGo’s browser blocks YouTube ads by default. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS shows ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you,Continue reading "Meta Adds Tampering Detection Feature for Smart Glasses – DTH"

Are we living through the dawn of a permanent Surveillance Summer?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co           Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz     Kylie Jenner is the new face of Meta's AI smart glasses and suddenly, mass surveillance is a fashion trend. Influencers are declaring a "hot surveillance summer," West Village fashion girlies are posting AI glasses selfies, and for thousands of people (not me! lol), cameras on your face have officially gone from creepy to chic. How did we get here?  In this episode, I sit down with iconic fashion journalist Amy Odell, author of the Back Row newsletter covering fashion, culture, and power, to unpack how Big Tech used the fashion industry to normalize wearable surveillance. We trace the full history of smart glasses, from the Google Glass disaster and Snapchat Spectacles vending machines to Ray-Ban Stories, Oakley Meta glasses, and the rhinestone-studded AI glasses taking over your feed. We discuss why the Kylie AI glasses are a turning point for wearable tech, and how this could be the moment personalized AI surveillance becomes permanently woven into public life. Subscribe to Amy's newsletter here: https://www.backrow.net/  We get into: ▸ Why Meta chose Kylie Jenner as the face of its AI glasses campaign ▸ How Mark Zuckerberg rehabbed his image through influencer interviews ▸ The "hot surveillance summer" discourse and why some women are embracing being recorded ▸ How fashion makes surveillance tech palatable — from GoPro to AI hair clips ▸ Meta's facial recognition plans, data harvesting, and what it means for privacy ▸ The Meta Gala, OpenAI's fashion world infiltration, and Snap's $2,000 AR flop ▸ How anti-phone and anti-screen sentiment is fueling the rise of ambient computing, AI pendants, pins, and camera-equipped AirPods ▸ Who actually owns the data Meta's AI glasses collect 

Station F, the Paris-based startup hub founded by French billionaire Xavier Niel in 2017, is gearing up for a new edition of its selective acceleration F/ai program that will cement its role as a stepping stone for AI startups. Also, Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150M from Meituan and Tencent at a $1B valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome back to another raw and heavy-hitting episode of the SIDEBAR PODCAST. Driven by your lead host, Royce, along with co-host Leise Winny, the crew sets off straight into a chaotic look at the week's most toxic internet behavior, major sports drama, and celebrity updates. The opening check-in goes deep on the absolute lack of digital restraint online, why the NBA Champion New York Knicks accepted a highly publicized Trump White House invite, LaVar Ball's massive asset split following his sudden divorce announcement, and the shocking domestic battery arrest of Atlanta radio legend Big Tigger. Things get incredibly real as Royce and Leise break down why the term hypergamy suddenly has the internet in a chokehold. From there, the duo transitions into a heavy conversation on young men turning to Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) to cope with performance anxieties in the bedroom, followed by a raw breakdown of the infighting currently tearing the political Left apart. Royce pushes the envelope by urging the community to entirely redefine what it means to "struggle," transforming it from structural lack into an active, strategic pursuit of success over a quick dollar. Finally, Leise sounds the alarm on the modern surveillance state, calling out the hypocrisy of why public pushback has entirely stalled. They zero in on the brand-new Meta "Starfire" Smart Glasses—exposing the tactical decision to have Kylie Jenner front the design and voice the AI features in a desperate corporate attempt to sell tracking hardware to women who are otherwise terrified of being recorded by men without consent.Here is the full breakdown of topics the crew hits this week:Opening welcome: Setting the tone and building the weekly energy.The block button is free: Why can't people online just scroll past content instead of leaving toxic comments?The Knicks accept the White House invitation: Unpacking James Dolan ending the NBA's Trump-era freeze and how the locker room feels about it.The Big Baller Empire split: Breaking down LaVar Ball's no-prenup divorce after 29 years of marriage.The Big Tigger drama: Reacting to the shocking legal charges and arrest involving the V-103 morning host.The internet's new favorite word: How hypergamy became the latest weaponized relationship buzzword.Young men taking PEDs in the bed: A look into why the younger demographic is quietly turning to gear to survive modern dating standards.The Left vs. The Left: Deconstructing the continuous internal warfare and policy fracturing happening within liberal circles.Redefining the struggle: Why true struggle should mean applying lessons to achieve real success, not just glorifying being "down bad" without food.The built-in surveillance state: How society entirely gave up fighting constant public surveillance.The Kylie Jenner Meta Glasses rollout: Why Meta is using Kylie to market smart glasses to a female audience that is fundamentally pushback-heavy over privacy violations and non-consensual recordings.Outro & Sign-Off: Final wrap-up thoughts and community reminders.

We have been making picks of the week for 10 years on our show. For this special episode, we randomly picked 20 of our picks listed on https://notpicks.com to put on our first-ever Tier List. Did we get the rankings right? Let us know below. Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com 20 Random Picks of the Week Tier List Zoom H6 Handheld Recorder - https://notpicks.com/product/zoom-h6-handheld-recorder/ - Dave picked this on episode 207, 414 (09:50) Soda Can Opener - https://notpicks.com/product/soda-can-opener/ - Nate picked this on episode 543 (14:00) Polaroid Cube - https://notpicks.com/product/polaroid-cube/ - Dave picked this on episode 76 (15:50) Dymo Handheld Label Maker - https://notpicks.com/product/dymo-handheld-label-maker/ - Nate picked this on episode 60 (17:35) Microsoft Solitaire on iOS - https://notpicks.com/product/microsoft-solitaire-on-ios/ - Dave picked this on episode 55 (20:40) Neewer Magsafe Bendable Holder - https://notpicks.com/product/neewer-magsafe-bendable-holder/ - Nate picked this on episode 465 (23:15) Mancra Solar Pathway Lights - https://notpicks.com/product/solar-pathway-lights/ - Dave picked this on episode 491 (26:00) Peeps Eyeglass Cleaner - https://notpicks.com/product/peeps-eyeglass-cleaner/ - Nate picked this on episode 398 (27:55) Meta Ray-ban Smart Glasses - https://notpicks.com/product/meta-smart-glasses/ - Dave picked this on episode 454 (29:40) Facer App - https://notpicks.com/product/facer-app/ - Nate picked this on episode 383 (33:20) LED Flame Bulbs - https://notpicks.com/product/led-flame-bulbs/ - Dave picked this on episode 389 (35:40) MagSafe 67mm Adapter Mount - https://notpicks.com/product/magsafe-67mm-adapter-mount/ - Nate picked this on episode 547 (37:00) Govee Hygrometer Thermometer - https://notpicks.com/product/govee-hygrometer-thermometer-2/ - Dave picked this on episode 506 (38:10) Ear Wax Removal Endoscope Otoscope - https://notpicks.com/product/ear-wax-removal-endoscope-otoscope/ - Nate picked this on episode 368 (41:00) Anker PowerConf C200 2K Mac Webcam - https://notpicks.com/product/anker-powerconf-c200-2k-mac-webcam/ - Dave picked this on episode 366 (42:55) NEEWER KM23 Wireless Lavalier Microphone - https://notpicks.com/product/neewer-km23-wireless-lavalier-microphone/ - Nate picked this on episode 517 (45:30) Remote Tea Lights - https://notpicks.com/product/remote-tea-lights/ - Dave picked this on episode 529 (47:55) Shashibo Shape Shifting Box - https://notpicks.com/product/shashibo-shape-shifting-box/ - Nate picked this on episode 420 (50:55) Anker Zolo 4-Port Wall Adapter - https://notpicks.com/product/anker-zolo-4-port-wall-adapter/ - Dave picked this on episode 531 (51:30) Universal Pan Lid - https://notpicks.com/product/universal-pan-lid/ - Nate picked this on episode 485 (54:00)

Welcome Back to the Brunch Breakdown Podcast! On #TheMenu: Are Smart Glasses, going to Replace Smart Phones? The World Cup is somehow Everywhere and Nowhere at the same time. Why Couples shouldn't sit on the same side of the table. Chris is obsessed with Movie Theaters. Plus, Dan checks in from Mexico, New Beer, Music, and MORE! See Yinz At The Table for another Delicious episode! Thank you for listening. Check out the SOUNDS OF BRUNCH Playlist on Spotify! WATCH Full Episodes of the @BrunchBreakdown Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, & Facebook. LISTEN on AMAZON, Audible, Spotify, Apple, and Everywhere You Get Your Podcasts. FOLLOW us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and GoodPods!

-In its report, the panel discussed how quickly AI capabilities have evolved over the past few years. The complexity of tasks AI models can accomplish has been doubling every few months. -Conversation Focus, in particular, is only accessible at no cost for three hours per month. If you want to use it for longer than that, you'll have to pay for a $20-a-month Meta One Premium plan. -Netflix has worked with ElevenLabs to develop a recreation of Gene Wilder's voice for use in an upcoming unscripted reality show inspired by Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode 299 of iCantCU, I give the Rokid Style smart glasses one more chance after a string of frustrating failures with voice commands, recording, and general reliability. With some strange iPhone issues possibly contributing to the problems, I'm heading to the Genius Bar before leaving for Austin and the National Federation of the Blind National Convention. I also talk about the word "blind" and why people should not be afraid to use it. Blindness is not a dirty word, and dancing around it often makes things more awkward than simply saying what it is. I also touch on why braille still matters, especially for blind students learning spelling, grammar, and the written word. Plus, I share updates on hiring a virtual assistant, preparing for the NFB National Convention, working on the NFB of Pennsylvania website and convention sponsorship forms, selling chocolate-covered pretzels in Austin, planning the Keystone Chapter's Coast to Coast Movement Challenge walk to Cira Green, and giving an update on Ziggy, who remains a golden menace even while going through lymphoma treatment.   Listen to the episode and learn more at https://www.iCantCU.com/299/    Links Mentioned Product links are affiliate links so that I may earn a commission. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses: https://amzn.to/40w0TFc Rokid Style AI Smart Glasses: https://rokid.sjv.io/c/4693780/3736905/45256 PORADAY Blue Sunglasses worn in the episode: https://amzn.to/4uoBESB Federation Focus on the NFB of PA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nfbofpa I edit the show with Descript and love it!: https://www.iCantCU.com/descript/ I process all audio using Auphonic: https://auphonic.com?source=dgdesignllc Be My Eyes app (free): https://www.bemyeyes.com/  Seeing AI app (free): https://www.seeingai.com/  That Real Blind Tech Show ep 201: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-201-stroke-man-were-all-stroked-out/id1526258077?i=1000762294467 Watch iCantCU episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iCantCU Support iCantCU When shopping on Amazon, I would appreciate it if you could use this link to make your purchases: https://www.iCantCU.com/amazon. I participate in the Amazon Associate Program and earn commissions on qualifying purchases. The best part is, you don't pay extra for doing this! White Canes Connect Podcast In this episode of White Canes Connect, David Goldstein welcomes Rich Crawford for a wide-ranging conversation about blindness, independence, work, leadership, and the power of high expectations. Rich became legally blind at age 10 due to retinitis pigmentosa. Rather than lowering expectations, his parents encouraged him to try things, work hard, and figure out alternative ways to get the job done. That mindset carried him from public school to college, from community action work to a 41-year career in financial services. Listen on your favorite podcast player or at: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-takes-foresight-not-eyesight-rich-crawfords-story/id1592248709?i=1000771650731   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/30WPeckItdQahRYBymXl7F   YouTube https://youtu.be/TvfVzLKp5Ak?si=mQ3dbk1bAOEFl4yb   Website https://www.whitecanesconnect.com/154/   My Podcast Gear Here is all my gear and links to it on Amazon. I participate in the Amazon Associates Program and earn a commission on qualifying purchases. Zoom Podtrak P4: https://amzn.to/33Ymjkt Zoom ZDM Mic & Headphone Pack: https://amzn.to/33vLn2s Zoom H1n Recorder: https://amzn.to/3zBxJ9O  Gator Frameworks Desk Mounted Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3AjJuBK Shure SM58 S Mic: https://amzn.to/3JOzofg  Sony ZV-E10 camera : https://amzn.to/4fFBSxM  GoPro Hero 11 Black: https://amzn.to/3SKI7WX Rode Video Micro (used on GoPro): https://amzn.to/4kVMJWI Sennheiser Headset (1st 162 episodes): https://amzn.to/3fM0Hu0  Follow iCantCU on your favorite podcast directory! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icantcu-podcast/id1445801370/  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nck2D5HgD9ckSaUQaWwW2  Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/iCantCU-Podcast-Podcast/B08JJM26BT  IHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-icantcu-podcast-31157111/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iCantCU   Connect on Social Media Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbenj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbenj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbenj LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbenj Are You or Do You Know A Blind Boss? If you or someone you know is crushing it in their field and is also blind, I want to hear from you! Call me at (646) 926-6350 and leave a message. Please include your name and town, and tell me who the Blind Boss is and why I need to have them on an upcoming episode. You can also email the show at iCantCUPodcast@gmail.com.

Marty, Eric, and Dave talk about admin changes at AVP, price changes, and some fun new apps to try.Big News: Apple's Vision Pro & Smart Glasses Chief Leaves for OpenAIApple Vision Pro VP Jumps Ship to OpenAI (PCMag)https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-vision-pro-vp-jumps-ship-to-openaiApple's Smart Glasses and Vision Pro Boss Leaving for OpenAI (PYMNTS)https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/apple-smart-glasses-and-vision-pro-boss-leaving-for-openai/Apple Vision Pro Exec Is Reportedly Leaving for OpenAI (TechCrunch)https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/apple-vision-pro-exec-is-reportedly-leaving-for-openai/Apple Raises Vision Pro PricesApple Vision Pro Just Got Even More Expensive (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-vision-pro-just-got-even-more-expensive/Apple Raises the Price of Most Products Including Vision Pro (UploadVR)https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-raises-the-price-of-most-products-including-vision-pro/Apps & SoftwareMirage — Remote Display: Bring Your Mac Screen to Vision Pro (9to5Mac)https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/27/mirage-brings-your-mac-display-to-your-ipad-iphone-vision-pro-and-other-macs/Volley Vault (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/volley-vault/id6783604287Suite Browser for Vision Pro (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/suite-browser/id6759840843Image Adjust 360 (App Store)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-adjust-360/id6768981202Reality Composer Pro: The Machinery — Old Game Engine Remnants (MacRumors)https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/23/apple-reality-composer-pro-the-machinery/Live Streaming & Immersive MediaSpatialGen Zeus — Live Immersive Video Streaming to Vision Pro (UploadVR)https://www.uploadvr.com/spatialgen-zeus-streams-live-immersive-video-to-apple-vision-pro/Vision Pro for Live Sports: @jdunrrp Stream Demo (Twitter/X)https://x.com/jdunrrp/status/2070581786833555865?s=20New Immersive Content from HughHouFilm (Patreon)https://www.patreon.com/HughHouFilm/posts/new-immersive-de-161871340Community Creations & ConversationsEurope in Raw 8K VR180 (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uh9vec/spent_a_month_filming_europe_in_raw_8k_vr180_for/Duck Drawing & Sculpting at the Lake with AirDraw (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ui73c0/duck_drawing_sculpting_at_the_lake_with_airdraw/Projective Textures and Physical Space Lighting (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uea1w2/projective_textures_and_physical_space_lighting/Thimble Microscope on Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uhs3cm/thimble_microscope/Still Using Mine Daily for 10 Hours (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uigm1n/still_using_mine_daily_for_10hrs/My Biggest Fear Isn't the Death of Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1uht9q4/my_biggest_fear_isnt_the_death_of_the_vision_pro/Small Script to Compress USDZ Files (Reddit r/VisionPro)https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1ueprae/small_script_to_compress_huge_meshy_usdz_files/Health, Enterprise & Real-World ApplicationsEye Surgery Reimagined: Vision Pro in the Operating Room (L'Chaim Magazine)https://www.lchaimmagazine.com/eye-surgery-reimagined-apple-vision-pro-comes-to-the-operating-room/Gravitas — Plague Mixed Reality Horror for Vision Pro (Reddit r/virtualreality)https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1ugq021/gravitas_plague_mixed_reality_horror_for_apple/Quick HitsSpatial Insights: YouTube Demoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7FzWrG5T4ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoygV5pM-0oSubscribe: youtube.com/@VisionProFilesEmail: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.comWeb: ThePodTalk.Net

Meta's pausing of their employee activity tracking program opens a larger panel debate about trust, data handling, and corporate focus. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Ben Roethig, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Guy Serle continue the discussion and factor in Meta's lower-cost smart glasses, comparing them with Ray-Ban models, Snap, Echo Frames, and Apple's possible future in wearable displays. The panel weighs price, privacy, AI features, accessibility, public surveillance, and whether society has already accepted cameras everywhere.  MacVoices is supported by Macstock Connference, along with Ecamm Creator Camp, taking place in Crystal Lake IL on July 9 - 12. Sign up at macstockconference.com and use the code “macvoices” to save $50 off your ticket. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Meta pauses employee tracking and raises security concerns02:00 Meta morale, AI jobs, and Zuckerberg's shifting priorities04:37 Meta introduces lower-cost smart glasses06:00 Comparing Meta's new glasses with Ray-Ban models08:00 Do smart glasses help or hurt the wearable market?10:00 Apple's rumored glasses strategy and design challenges12:00 Vision Pro as Apple's test bed for future wearables14:00 How long can Apple wait before entering the glasses market?16:00 Cameras, privacy, and public reaction to smart glasses21:00 Facial recognition concerns and where video data goes24:00 Informational uses for wearable cameras and AI assistants26:00 Accessibility benefits versus public identification risks28:00 Echo Frames, local AI, and recognizing places instead of people30:00 Navigation, phones, and deliberate versus passive photography32:00 Smartphones, public spaces, and hidden photography concerns34:00 Doorbell cameras, neighborhood surveillance, and resignation36:00 Why privacy still matters even when cameras are everywhere Links: Meta Is 'Pausing' Employee Tracking Program After It Let The Whole Company See Sensitive Data https://www.engadget.com/2199458/meta-is-pausing-employee-tracking-program-after-it-let-the-whole-company-see-sensitive-data/   Meta launches its own smart glasses brand at $299, breaking from the Ray-Ban namehttps://thenextweb.com/news/meta-glasses-299-own-brand-smart-glasses-essilorluxottica Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site:https://macvoices.com/macvoiceslive/macvoices-live-panel/ Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Meta's pausing of their employee activity tracking program opens a larger panel debate about trust, data handling, and corporate focus. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Ben Roethig, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Guy Serle continue the discussion and factor in Meta's lower-cost smart glasses, comparing them with Ray-Ban models, Snap, Echo Frames, and Apple's possible future in wearable displays. The panel weighs price, privacy, AI features, accessibility, public surveillance, and whether society has already accepted cameras everywhere.  MacVoices is supported by Macstock Connference, along with Ecamm Creator Camp, taking place in Crystal Lake IL on July 9 - 12. Sign up at macstockconference.com and use the code "macvoices" to save $50 off your ticket. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Meta pauses employee tracking and raises security concerns 02:00 Meta morale, AI jobs, and Zuckerberg's shifting priorities 04:37 Meta introduces lower-cost smart glasses 06:00 Comparing Meta's new glasses with Ray-Ban models 08:00 Do smart glasses help or hurt the wearable market? 10:00 Apple's rumored glasses strategy and design challenges 12:00 Vision Pro as Apple's test bed for future wearables 14:00 How long can Apple wait before entering the glasses market? 16:00 Cameras, privacy, and public reaction to smart glasses 21:00 Facial recognition concerns and where video data goes 24:00 Informational uses for wearable cameras and AI assistants 26:00 Accessibility benefits versus public identification risks 28:00 Echo Frames, local AI, and recognizing places instead of people 30:00 Navigation, phones, and deliberate versus passive photography 32:00 Smartphones, public spaces, and hidden photography concerns 34:00 Doorbell cameras, neighborhood surveillance, and resignation 36:00 Why privacy still matters even when cameras are everywhere Links: Meta Is 'Pausing' Employee Tracking Program After It Let The Whole Company See Sensitive Data https://www.engadget.com/2199458/meta-is-pausing-employee-tracking-program-after-it-let-the-whole-company-see-sensitive-data/   Meta launches its own smart glasses brand at $299, breaking from the Ray-Ban name https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-glasses-299-own-brand-smart-glasses-essilorluxottica Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site: https://macvoices.com/macvoiceslive/macvoices-live-panel/ Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

On this episode of the Ruff Talk VR podcast we are back talking all the latest VR news. Including Walkabout Mini Golf's new Homestar Runner DLC and our latest adventures in Grim. We also talk about last weeks VR Games Showcase featuring games such as I Am Your Beast VR, Breachers Outbreak, Lightkeepers, and many others. We also have a handful of Meta Smart Glasses news to discuss. Listen for all our VR news coverage!0:00 - Episode start3:00 - Walkabout Mini Golf Homestar Runner DLC19:30 - Grim38:45 - Breachers: Outbreak41:30 - Beat Saber YungBlud "Zombie"45:30 - GOLF+  Omni La Costa COurse48:35 - Synth Riders Linkin Park Pack52:20 - RAID Teaser Trailer53:40 - Apple Raises Product Prices1:03:30 - I Am Your Beast VR1:04:45 - Meta Launches Cheaper Smart Glasses1:07:20 - Drifters: Blackout Crew1:09:15 - Trombone Champ Unflattened Disney Movie Magic1:13:10 - VRacer Hoverbike 3 DLCs1:14:00 - Maestro "Attack On Titan" DLC1:17:20 - Inwigo1:19:00 - Meta Ray Bans Kylie Jenner Collab1:22:05 - The Rifted Skies1:24:20 - Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux1:26:25 - The Lightkeepers1:28:30 - Meta Gives Free Smart Glasses To All Blind Veterans1:33:15 - Steam Summer Sale1:34:25 - Meta Ray Bans Charging StandDiscord: https://discord.gg/9JTdCccucSPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvrIf you enjoy the podcast be sure to rate us 5 stars and subscribe! Join our official subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/RuffTalkVR/Support the show

Berry Brilliant: Swallowable Sensor Brings Body Temperature Tracking to the Core.  Soundwave Sips: Sonic Science Shakes Up Espresso.  Face-First Future: Smart Specs, Seeing and Speaking with AI.  Seeing Smarter: Sensor Sight Sharpening Self-Driving Safety.  Peak Performance: Škoda's Premium-Priced Peaq Pushes EV Ambitions.  Flight Fun: Browser-Based Booming for Google Earth.  Radio Rhythms or Robo Riffs? The AI Music Airplay Argument.  Virtual Validation: Why China's Youth Are Finding Family Through Faux Parents.  Cancer-Catching Code: AI Accelerates Earlier Lung Diagnoses. 

Today on The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo explores a question that has haunted Silicon Valley since the spectacular failure of Google Glass: can smart glasses finally succeed where earlier wearable technologies failed? This episode examines how advances in AI, miniaturized hardware, and socially acceptable design have transformed smart glasses from a futuristic novelty into a serious challenger to the smartphone. Drawing on a detailed technology and intellectual property briefing, Jack analyzes why companies like Meta are betting that conversational AI will shift computing from screens in our hands to assistants on our faces. But the bigger story may not be technological. As always-on cameras, microphones, and AI transcription become commonplace, the debate moves beyond gadgets and into privacy, consent, workplace governance, and public trust. The future of computing may depend less on engineering breakthroughs than on whether society is willing to wear them. Jack Russo Managing Partner Jrusso@computerlaw.com www.computerlaw.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrusso "Every Entrepreneur Imagines a Better World"®️  

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much? Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices. Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house. Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses. And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guest: Scott Stein Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Simply CX zscaler.com/security hoxhunt.com/securitynow framer.com/tnw

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much? Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices. Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house. Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses. And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guest: Scott Stein Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Simply CX zscaler.com/security hoxhunt.com/securitynow framer.com/tnw

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much? Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices. Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house. Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses. And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guest: Scott Stein Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Simply CX zscaler.com/security hoxhunt.com/securitynow framer.com/tnw

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much? Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home devices. Mikah shares how another federal probe has been opened into Tesla, this time a Model 3 vehicle that slammed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old in the house. Scott Stein joins the show to talk about Snap and Meta's newest smart glasses. And both Mikah and Scott talk about the increasing cost of tech as Steam's new Steam Machine is given a starting price point of $1,049, and Apple just announced a price hike across its Mac, iPad, and home devices. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guest: Scott Stein Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Simply CX zscaler.com/security hoxhunt.com/securitynow framer.com/tnw

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, announced Meta Ray-Bans - without the Ray-Bans - for $80 cheaper. Also Rene Ritchie from the YouTube Creator Insider team explains how to use the AI tool Ask Studio, and the Head of Instagram explains how long to wait before posting your next video. Links: Meta: New Smart Glasses (Instagram) YouTube: Ask Studio - Getting Started Guide for Creators (YouTube) Instagram: How Long to Wait Before Posting the Next Video? (Instagram) Instagram: How to Turn Viewers into Followers (Instagram)     Leave a Review of the Podcast: Apple Podcasts   Connect with me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia Connect with me on Threads: @danielhillmedia Connect with me on YouTube: @danielhill_media   Leave a Review of the Podcast: Apple Podcasts     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

World Cup tourists discovered Ranch dressing… so Kraft declared an internal “code meme.”Kylie Jenner launched designer smartglasses made by Meta… it could make Zuck a trillionaire.The War in Iran has changed General Motors… because that Cadillac factory pivoted to drones.Plus, the Back-To-School Season just began this week… the earliest Calendar Creep ever.$KHC $GM $METAGrab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person OfferingSan Francisco 9/23: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0064AFB5F688BDBoston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhupSeattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsNEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today's top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2625 A Firsthand Review of Meta Smart Glasses (Jun. 24, 2026) Show Notes Transcript Smart eyewear offers unique benefits for accessibility. Peter details how he uses his new smart glasses to privately navigate his phone, read museum signs, capture family photos, and more. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Joe Borden and Becky Furuta … Continue reading 2625 A Firsthand Review of Meta Smart Glasses (Jun. 24, 2026) →

Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins look at Andy Burnham's media strategy with Jennifer Williams, North of England Correspondent for the Financial Times, and Joshi Herrmann, founder and editor of The Mill. The shop workers Union says the filming of its member is becoming widespread, with Jayne Allport, National Officer at USDAW, on the impact. Carlos Barragan, New York Times reporter and author of The Yahoo Boys: Real Life with the Love Scammers of Lagos, on going under cover with romance fraud networks. And as BBC long wave closes Jeffrey Borinsky explains its place in broadcasting history.Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

A huge portion of the tech industry has decided that smart glasses are the next big thing. But why? Smart glasses are incredibly hard to make, hugely socially complicated, and require users to want to wear a gadget on their face. The Verge's Victoria Song helps us figure out which features, if any, will make smart glasses worth all the trouble. Further reading: All these smart glasses and nothing to do Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google Launches AI Incubator to Maintain Ties with Departing Talent, China's “LineShine” Supercomputer Tops TOP500 List, and the CMA Fines StubHub UK £900,000 Over “Drip Pricing” Violations. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS shows ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoyContinue reading "Meta Launches Self-Branded Smart Glasses Starting at $299 – DTH"

Smart glasses promise to translate any language, recognize every face, and capture life hands-free, all without a phone in sight. But when a device can see, store, and remember everything you do, the line between helpful and invasive starts to blur. / Should you come down hard when a child lies (23:00)? On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan

Apple is preparing for significant price increases due to a global memory shortage driven by AI data centre demand. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explore how AI's insatiable need for RAM is reshaping tech costs, the environmental impact of server farms, and whether refurbished devices are the smartest choice in 2026. This episode dives into Apple's upcoming price hikes, with the next iPhone Pro potentially jumping to $1,299. Steven and Shaun discuss AI's enormous influence on hardware pricing, from MacBooks to storage, and the pressures placed on memory manufacturers. They also examine the environmental and social effects of sprawling data centres, including water and energy usage, and debate whether AI's growth is sustainable. The conversation takes a lighter turn with a humorous look at self-driving toilets, before shifting to a serious reflection on how AI is changing both consumer habits and tech industry strategies. The hosts close with practical advice on considering refurbished devices to save money in today's inflated market. ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meta responded to plummeting morale this week with a pledge to do better with company snacks. Plus, the new AI augmented reality smart glasses everyone's talking about, and not in a good way. But first, SpaceX is acquiring the AI coding startup Cursor a week after it's IPO took off like a rocket.The company hit a $2.5 trillion valuation at one point, but has dropped since then. Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Paresh Dace, senior writer at Wired, to learn more.

Meta responded to plummeting morale this week with a pledge to do better with company snacks. Plus, the new AI augmented reality smart glasses everyone's talking about, and not in a good way. But first, SpaceX is acquiring the AI coding startup Cursor a week after it's IPO took off like a rocket.The company hit a $2.5 trillion valuation at one point, but has dropped since then. Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Paresh Dace, senior writer at Wired, to learn more.

Dean Takahashi is the dean of tech writers and a 25-year veteran correspondent covering consumer electronics, gaming, and emerging technology for GamesBeat. He's covered every major tech transition—from mobile's rise to VR's boom-and-bust cycles to the current AI explosion—with a skeptical eye and a talent for finding the human story beneath the hype. This is his fifth appearance on the AI XR Podcast.For CES 2026, Dean walked the floors across the Convention Center, the Venetian Expo Center (Eureka Park), Pepcom, and Showstoppers, emerging with a clear reading: China has decisively shifted from periphery to center stage in consumer electronics manufacturing, American incumbents are pulling back and rethinking their booth strategy, and the economics of CES itself are in transition. Robotics companies are moving from prototype to commercial faster than expected—but they still can't answer basic questions about pricing and labor displacement.News: Sony cuts its booth to demo an electric car instead of TVs. Samsung skips the show floor entirely for the first time. Nvidia takes over the Fontainebleau to showcase its role in robotics enablement. Lenovo dominates the Sphere with a Gwen Stefani concert. Chinese robotics companies proliferate with laundry folders, latte makers, and toilet-cleaning units. Roomba files for bankruptcy; Chinese competitors take over the robotic vacuum market.Key Moments:[00:01:23] Dean receives his virtual green jacket as a five-time returning guest and Charlie thanks him for his insights[00:03:00] China takeover at CES: TCL dominates Central Hall, ROED owns the XR booth, robotics companies fill the floor[00:06:00] Nvidia's Fontainebleau takeover and the "chest-pumping" show of force; why scale messaging still matters[00:14:18] The robotics explosion explained: Nvidia's digital twins, Cosmos world models, and synthetic testing accelerate time-to-market[00:19:00] The pricing problem: robotics companies won't answer how much their products cost; the minimum wage rental model doesn't translate globallyWhen American companies built the show, CES reflected American manufacturing dominance. Now that China manufactures most consumer electronics, CES reflects that shift—and the implications ripple through labor, supply chains, and where the next epicenter of innovation will be. Dean, Charlie, and Ted grapple with what CES 2026 signals about global manufacturing advantage and why the geography of tech matters more than we think.This episode is brought to you by Zappar, creators of Mattercraft—the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences for mobile headsets and desktop. Mattercraft combines the power of a game engine with the flexibility of the web, and now features an AI assistant that helps you design, code, and debug in real time, right in your browser. Build smarter at mattercraft.io.Listen to the full post-CES debrief and subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of AI, XR, and consumer technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucas Rizzotto is one of the most distinctive artists working at the intersection of technology and human experience. He built Where Thoughts Go, a VR piece that proved genuine connection was possible inside a headset when everyone said it wasn't. He followed it with Pillow, a mixed reality app designed around the bedroom. He then spent months letting an AI algorithm run his life — wearing Mantra smart glasses, building a surveillance and memory system on himself, and documenting it as an ongoing series on Instagram and TikTok. Now he's making a live cinematic experience called Escape the Internet, which he calls Broadway crossed with a video game crossed with standup comedy. It premiered as a ghost debut at SXSW this year.Mike Boland, analyst and founder of AR Insider, sits in for Rony Abovitz in this episode. The conversation opens on the Rec Room shutdown — $250 million raised, a $3.5 billion valuation, and now a wind-down. The panel connects the collapse to a pattern: VR has always been an exotic pursuit sold as a mainstream one, and the unit economics of concurrent immersive social spaces are nearly impossible. The discussion moves to OpenAI shutting down Sora, the AI video generation race between Google VO3 and Kling, the rise of AI slop in social feeds, and Lucas confirming he quit LinkedIn because it's unreadable.AI XR News: Rec Room is shutting down after raising $250M at a $3.5B peak valuation. Snapchat is acquiring its remaining assets. OpenAI closed down Sora, overwhelmed by competition from Google VO3 and Kling. AI-only social feeds from Meta and Grok are not gaining traction — users are tuning them out.Key Moments:[05:37] – Ted's thesis: VR is an exotic pursuit that was never going to be mainstream, and Rec Room would have been healthier if it accepted that early[07:33] – Lucas: Ready Player One was the worst thing to happen to XR — it gave executives a fictional roadmap to fund[18:38] – Ted asks whether Apple can do for mixed reality what it did for the smartphone — and the panel is skeptical[27:42] – Mike on physics as the hard ceiling: Moore's Law doesn't apply to waveguides and optics the way it applies to chips[29:02] – Lucas explains why he dropped display glasses for his wearable AI experiment — they increase engineering complexity by 50x[32:17] – Lucas's AI-controlled life series: a complex algorithm watches him, mines personal data, and tells him what to do to find happiness — including an unplanned trip to Lithuania[34:12] – Ted asks if the experiment is a net positive or negative. Lucas: neutral if you're in control, net negative if Meta or OpenAI are running the system[37:52] – Lucas on convenience as a death by a thousand cuts: he optimized his life in Berlin to have everything within three minutes and became miserable[41:00] – Charlie on Where Thoughts Go: assigned it to students every semester; it only works if you surrender to it[47:15] – Escape the Internet: hundreds of people in a movie theater, all on their phones, playing a shared cinematic narrative. Lucas calls it a modern version of church[53:40] – The standup model applied to software: Lucas tested Escape the Internet at SXSW and cut 50% of the material that didn't get a reactionThis conversation sits at the intersection that the AI XR Podcast lives for: technology as creative material, not just commercial tool. Lucas's view that we've been building things people use all the time when we should be building things that blow their minds for two hours and then get out of the way is one of the sharper critiques of the attention economy you'll hear this year.This episode is brought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences on mobile, headsets, and desktop. Mattercraft now includes an AI assistant that helps you design, code, and debug in real time, right in your browser. Start building at mattercraft.io.Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast so you never miss a conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enterprise XR hasn't disappeared, it has quietly moved into places where it saves time, reduces errors and changes how people work every day. On this episode of the AI XR Podcast, Charlie Fink and Rony Abovitz talk with Boston Consulting Group partner Kristi Woolsey, who leads BCG's immersive practice, about how XR plus AI is already being used for training, maintenance, onboarding, retail and architecture inside some of the world's most conservative organizations.Kristi shares a Swiss Rail project where field technicians wear lightweight AR glasses that recognize who they are and which train car they are standing in front of, pull the correct procedures from internal systems and use AI to turn thick manuals into simple task checklists.She explains how this leads to double-digit efficiency gains for both experienced and new workers, and how a small behavior design choice – automatic logging for headset users versus manual end-of-shift paperwork for everyone else – helped overcome skepticism on the front line. Drawing on her background as a physical-space architect, she also describes how VR and rapidly improving 3D tools are changing the way companies design stores, offices and buildings before anything physical is built.AI XR News you should know, Charlie and Rony cover Anthropic's massive new funding round and ethics turbulence, Chinese generative video tools like Seed Dance 2 and Kling that put TV-quality visuals in reach of “garage Spielbergs,” and Meta's reported seven million Ray-Ban and Oakley AI smart glasses sold – early signals of where wearable AI and XR are really headed.Key Moments01:03 – Anthropic's huge raise and what the ethics departure might signal05:08 – Seed Dance 2 and Kling showcase a new level of generative video08:35 – Meta's seven million smart glasses and the reality behind that number12:10 – Why wearable AI may be the real “last mile” of turning us into cyborgs15:28 – Inside the early metaverse tours Kristi and Rony built for enterprises20:27 – How BCG's VR onboarding keeps new hires engaged months before day one23:30 – Swiss Rail's AR and AI maintenance assistant and what it actually does on site27:05 – Designing XR systems that give value to both the business and frontline workers30:29 – Using VR as a lab for retail and workplace behavioral strategy33:06 – How AI-generated 3D models point toward “build every space digitally first”This episode shows how “metaverse” ideas have turned into practical tools: XR plus AI is cutting training times, improving maintenance quality and letting companies experiment with spaces before they exist. Kristi's examples make it clear that the real action is in careful workflow design, not flashy avatars.This episode is brought to you by Zappar, creators of Mattercraft, the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences for mobile, headsets and desktop. https://mattercraft.io/Mattercraft combines the power of a game engine with the flexibility of the web and now includes an AI assistant that helps you design, code and debug in real time, right in your browser. To explore what's possible with AI-powered XR on the web, start building smarter with Mattercraft from Zappar.Listen to “Enterprise XR Meets AI: How Smart Glasses, Digital Twins and Holodecks Are Quietly Changing Work – Kristi Woolsey” on the AI XR Podcast and follow the show for new episodes every week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Back in 2014, Google Glass made the dream of smart glasses a reality for the tech-obsessed. But a hefty price tag and divisive design prevented Google from bringing its vision to the masses. A decade later, Meta seemingly cracked the code, offering affordable, fashion-forward smart specs in frames by established brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley. WIRED senior gear editor Julian Chokkattu and staff writer Boone Ashworth join David to discuss whether Google's new Android XR platform, which the company debuted in May, can give Meta a run for its money. They'll also discuss some of the thorny ethical issues surrounding AI-powered frames and where the industry is headed next. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Wars ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's 2023, and Meta Ray-Bans have just helped Mark Zuckerberg turn a corner. After his disastrous investment in the Metaverse, Meta's AI-enabled smart glasses are a welcome victory for the company. But the competition is coming. And so are uncomfortable questions about mandatory data-sharing, worker exploitation, and federal agents using the glasses illegally. If smart glasses are here to stay, the question becomes… is that a good thing? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's 2011, and two Stanford students have built eyeglasses with a tiny camera inside. Their a prototype paves the way for Meta Ray-Bans, the first tech-enabled eyewear to truly go mainstream after attempts like Google Glass fizzled. But in integrating their smart glasses into our daily lives, Meta has created something else: a tool for mass surveillance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.