Telecommunications & Media

Meta floats VR glasses instead of headsets. Can they help mainstream VR?

Meta’s glasses-style VR device, Meta VR Glasses, is drawing attention as an alternative that could reduce the limits of goggle-type VR headsets and transparent AR glasses. The Verge said it is close to a first design that could persuade mainstream users to embrace VR again. The device combines a passthrough display with direct peripheral vision, weighs about 100 grams and costs $1,299. It also offers a 70 by 66 degree field of view and 37 ppd resolution.

Telecommunications & Media

California governor vetoes bill to regulate secret recording with smart glasses

California\'s plan to separately regulate covert filming using smart glasses and other wearables has been blocked after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1130. The bill would have banned recording audio or video with wearable devices without explicit consent in workplaces or places where people reasonably expect privacy. Newsom said the rules were overly broad and could create confusion, adding that existing law already punishes illegal filming and secret recording.