Meta is reportedly preparing to launch a new pair of smart glasses that ditch the camera entirely, according to a report from The Information. The glasses, codenamed Luna, could be unveiled as early as next week’s Meta Connect developer conference.
Instead of a camera, the Luna glasses will include six microphones allowing users to interact with Meta AI and the new Muse AI agent, along with speakers for audio playback. Removing the camera has enabled Meta to make the glasses’ arms smaller and closer in appearance to ordinary eyegrames. The company is reportedly targeting an October ship date in two styles: Clubmaster and Burbank.
The move comes at a particularly sensitive moment for Meta’s smart glasses business. The existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses have proven popular but have also sparked significant privacy backlash. Bad actors have used the glasses’ recording capabilities to surreptitiously film people, sometimes harassing them in pursuit of social media virality. The glasses have been banned in New York courtrooms and by Britain’s largest pub chain.
While Meta’s glasses include a recording LED that should activate when the camera is in use, and the company says the camera will stop functioning if the LED has been tampered with, a small group of users have developed workarounds to record with the LED disabled — putting Meta in an ongoing cat-and-mouse game.
The Information also reports that the camera-free Luna glasses will be joined at Connect by new augmented reality glasses codenamed Phoenix, capable of projecting virtual workspaces or movie screens in AR. The dual announcement would represent Meta’s broadest smart glasses lineup yet, covering everything from audio-only AI assistants to full augmented reality.
