{"id":385407,"date":"2026-10-07T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-going-on-with-metas-smart-glasses-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T01:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:00:17","slug":"whats-going-on-with-metas-smart-glasses-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-going-on-with-metas-smart-glasses-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s going on with Meta&#8217;s smart glasses? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ixYKDmNuenk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's going on with Meta's smart glasses? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixYKDmNuenk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At a recent Meta product launch, Mark Zuckerberg promised that the company\u2019s smart glasses would give wearers \u201cnew superpowers\u201d, but what are they?<\/p>\n<p>Amid criticisms of its privacy and child protection policies, Meta is betting big on smart glasses as a way to restyle the company\u2019s image, but they too have caused controversy \u2013 dubbed by critics \u2018pervert glasses\u2019 because they have been used to film women without their knowledge.<br \/>\nSo why are Meta and other big tech firms investing billions in this tech? Who is it for? Lily Jamali, the BBC\u2019s North America technology correspondent, joins us to explain.<br \/>\nSubscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<br \/>\nFor the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Timecodes:<br \/>\n0:00 Why have tech companies invested so much money in smart glasses?<br \/>\n1:12 Introduction to Lily Jamali<br \/>\n1:47 Why have Meta glasses picked up the nickname &#8216;pervert glasses&#8217;?<br \/>\n4:22 How do these smart glasses work?<br \/>\n5:49 What is Lily&#8217;s experience in using them?<br \/>\n9:21 What is Meta&#8217;s policy on privacy?<br \/>\n13:10 What was the level of excitement in the room at Meta Connect 2026?<br \/>\n15:27 Who are the customers of Meta&#8217;s smart glasses?<br \/>\n18:17 Will Google glass re-emerge?<br \/>\n21:18 How will this compare to the Metaverse?<br \/>\n23:20 What makes tech companies think the public are ready for smart glasses? <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent Meta product launch, Mark Zuckerberg promised that the company\u2019s smart glasses would give wearers \u201cnew superpowers\u201d, but what are they? 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