Meta accused of preparing facial recognition features for AI smart glasses

According to a WIRED investigation, code updates to Meta’s AI companion app included an unreleased internal system called “NameTag,” designed to identify people captured by the cameras on Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The report claims the software can convert faces into biometric signatures, compare them against stored databases on a user’s phone, and alert wearers when someone is recognised.

Open-ear earbuds are finally acting like real daily drivers

Shokz OpenDots 2 is built around that problem. The company’s new clip-on earbuds bring bigger audio claims, lighter hardware, stronger battery numbers, and controls designed for the sweaty, awkward moments where touch panels often fail.

Monako Glass turns smart glasses into the strangest new coding workstation yet

The tool list reaches beyond coding. Monako names Claude Code, Codex, Unreal Engine, Blender, After Effects, and other apps, which makes the glasses sound more like a wearable command layer for technical and creative work.