Smart Glasses Go Incognito: AI-Driven Eyewear Aims to Look Ordinary
Smart glasses are returning in a calmer, fashion-forward guise: brands like Ray-Ban Meta, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker are embedding AI and cameras in frames that look like ordinary eyewear, with Google and Samsung pushing Android XR and Gemini-powered features such as directions, texts, and photos. The goal is to reduce gadgety stigma by using familiar fashion labels, but the core issue—privacy and etiquette around wearing a tiny recording device—remains unresolved. Adoption will hinge on timing, better AI, longer battery life, and social acceptance, and the author admits a wary optimism.
