Meta is building prototype smart glasses that can record audio continuously and snap photos every few seconds, creating a persistent digital memory that users can query through Meta AI. The device, reported by the Financial Times, represents the company’s most aggressive push yet into always-on wearable computing.
Here’s the thing: the raw recordings may not even be directly accessible to the person wearing the glasses. Instead, Meta AI would process the captured data and serve up answers when asked, something like “what did that person say to me earlier?”
What Meta is actually building
The prototype, internally described as “super sensing” glasses, builds on Meta’s existing partnership with Ray-Ban that has produced commercial smart glasses since 2021. Those devices have sold millions of units, with current Gen 2 models offering features like live streaming, voice interaction, and real-time translation.
The current Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 glasses allow 3 to 5 minutes of video recording per clip. The prototype flips that model entirely, aiming for constant capture rather than user-initiated recording.
