Facebook plans to give a live conference today in which to present the company's new products and strategies, and apparently one of its big surprises could be related to the launch of smart glasses in the purest style. Snapchat Spectacles. It is true that those glasses did not completely take hold among users, but it seems that Facebook's proposal goes with everything, since it has allied with Ray-Ban to offer a complete catalog of models.
Facebook's glasses
Yes, Facebook already has in its catalog the concept of "glasses" busy with the branch of Oculus and its Oculus Quest, but what they are going to present today is something completely different and more typical of the term glasses. And it is that they are just that, sunglasses manufactured by Rayban that will have two cameras with which to be able to record videos and take photos anytime, anywhere.
Filtered by evleaks, the models that will supposedly be presented will be three, and everything indicates that they will be based on very popular Ray-Ban models, which could attract much more attention from consumers, since they would receive this risky virtual bet with a product that they feel more traditional and easily recognizable (the first models of the Spectacles were somewhat flashy and bizarre).
How do they work?
At the moment, little is known, since the leak published on Twitter has only revealed the official images, and nothing related to the technical specifications or capabilities of these glasses. The only thing we can see is that they have two cameras, so we imagine that they will have some kind of three-dimensional capture function.
We also do not know if these glasses will only work on Facebook or if, on the contrary, they will be presented as a brand product for Instagram, a social network in which we see much more sense for this type of product. Still, if they can be used on both networks, all the better.
What models will be available?
According to the leak, there will be three: Wayfarer, Round y meteor, although two colors of Round have been shown, so there could be 4 versions in total. We'll see if the catalog increases.
No price, date or features
Taking into account that the leak has appeared a few hours after the start of the conference, it is to be expected that not many more details will be known about it, since the launch must be tremendously protected. The leaked images seem to be official images of the product with a white background, so probably the next ones we see (filtered or not) could be of the lifestyle type, ideal to get an idea of how they are worn.
And what about privacy?
If you are one of those who is continually suspicious of the privacy that Facebook grants to its users, you probably see this product as the ultimate key for the giant to get fully into your life. Reasons are not lacking, and it is that taking a camera with our point of view linked directly to a social network was the last thing we could imagine. Do you think they will be accepted by the public?