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  "id": 9442666,
  "title": "Meta unveils camera-free audio glasses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-unveils-camera-free-audio-glasses",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/meta-unveils-camera-free-audio-glasses"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta has unveiled a new generation of smart glasses without a camera, focusing on audio capabilities to assist those with mild to moderate hearing loss. During the Meta Connect keynote, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced the feature called Hearing Enhancement, which turns the glasses into an over-the-counter hearing aid. The new audio glasses, Meta's first without a camera, can stream music, take calls, and connect to Muse, the company's AI assistant. They boast the longest battery life among Meta's glasses and will be the thinnest Ray-Bans ever made, while retaining classic Ray-Ban styles like the Clubmaster. Zuckerberg emphasized that these glasses have to be great first, as they aim to address growing backlash over covert filming concerns. The camera-free option comes as content creators have increasingly used the glasses to record strangers for pranks and pickup-line videos, often without consent.",
  "summary": "At Meta Connect, Zuckerberg unveiled camera-free audio glasses, a hearing aid feature, and third-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/its-just-because-its-a-new-form-factor-qualcomms-xr-svp-defends-smart",
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        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Meta Connect 2026 live blog: On the ground at Mark Zuckerberg’s next big product launch",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A live blog of Meta Connect 2026, where a new pair of Meta Glasses without cameras onboard and a new VR headset are expected (Engadget)",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T22:55:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "‘Glasses is the ideal form factor’ — Why Meta is bringing hearing enhancement to its smart glasses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/glasses-is-the-ideal-form-factor-why-meta-is-bringing-hearing",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:31:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Meta unveils the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first pair of glasses without cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life, starting at $349 and shipping October 3 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-unveils-the-ray-ban-meta-audio-its-first-pair-of-glasses-without",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:35:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Meta is trying VR glasses (again), this time with more IMAX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meta-is-trying-vr-glasses-again-this-time-with-more-imax",
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