Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech
Key takeaways
- That where AI-powered consumer electronics are increasingly heading, and Meta is the latest to prove it with its smart glasses.
- While you'll be able to use your AI glasses without a subscription, certain features will be limited.
- Specifically, a feature called Conversation Focus, which boosts the audio of the person you're speaking with so you can hear them better in loud environments.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story So you paid a few hundred bucks for a neat little gadget and think you're good to go. But it turns out you'll need to subscribe to a monthly plan to unlock all its advanced features.
That where AI-powered consumer electronics are increasingly heading, and Meta is the latest to prove it with its smart glasses.
The company now notes in its help pages, first reported by The Verge, that users will need the Meta One Premium Plan to unlock expanded access to some features for their smart glasses, whether it's the Ray-Ban, Oakley, or Meta-branded version. While you'll be able to use your AI glasses without a subscription, certain features will be limited.