![]() ![]() That’s not a bad thing at all, but worth keeping in mind.įor controls, there is a touchpad built into the side of the glasses, a button on top for taking photos and videos, plus a very basic Facebook voice assistant (which can pretty much only take photos or videos on demand). ![]() It adds useful function to a basic form factor, though, as polished as it may be, this still feels like a proof of concept for how these ideas can work in the wild. Put simply, the Ray-Ban Stories are a pair of shades that include open air speakers that basically fire music and phone calls into your ear (there’s also a microphone for phone calls, etc.), as well as a pair of 5 megapixel cameras discretely mounted on the front, taking advantage of the usual empty space in the top corners without adding anything gangly or all that noticeable to the look. ![]() But efforts like the Ray-Ban Stories are a fascinating first step into seamlessly (well, almost seamlessly) finding ways to gracefully add useful technology into everyday items. We still have a ways to go until we reach the augmented reality that science fiction has promised, with notifications popping up in our wearable heads-up displays and a connectedness that flows almost naturally from tech to wearer. Ray-Ban and Meta have teamed up to bring wearable tech to a trademark pair of iconic Wayfarers (plus a few other models) - and the result is actually pretty good. ![]()
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