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“I Wouldn’t Dare Go to a Pub Alone Wearing the Meta Glasses”

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Einar Fagerheim, who has impaired vision, uses Meta glasses as an aid that makes daily life easier.
  • The glasses look like ordinary Ray-Ban eyewear but include a camera that records what he sees and sends images to Meta’s servers.

Meta’s glasses have drawn heavy criticism, but for visually impaired Einar Fagerheim they are a practical aid.

Fagerheim wears the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and asks, “Hey Meta, what am I looking at?” while opening his refrigerator and looking toward the glass in his hand. At first glance, the glasses look like ordinary Ray-Bans.

Their built-in camera can film what Fagerheim is looking at and send the images to Meta’s servers. The report presents the glasses as making everyday life easier for him, even as the product faces widespread criticism.

Hey Meta, what am I looking at?

· Einar FagerheimFagerheim uses the glasses’ voice assistant while examining an object.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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