What's Your Problem? From Kill Switch: The Glassholes Are Back
Dec 25, 2025
Victoria Song, a senior reviewer at The Verge with a decade of experience in wearables, dives into the tech evolution of smart glasses. She revisits the fallout from Google Glass and discusses the subtler design of Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The conversation shifts to AI's role in wearables and real-life benefits, like aiding the visually impaired. They tackle social norms around recording devices and the balance between convenience and privacy. Victoria reflects on how these advancements impact public interactions and reshape personal spaces.
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Wearables As AI Hardware
- Wearables are entering an "age of AI hardware" where devices carry always-on sensors and assistants.
- Victoria Song argues smart glasses are the ideal form factor to bring AI into daily life.
Glasses That Restore Independence
- Victoria Song shares blind and low-vision users finding Ray-Ban Meta glasses life-changing.
- The glasses read menus and describe surroundings to restore independence.
Timing And Design Matter
- Timing, price, and form factor explain why smart glasses may succeed now versus Google Glass.
- Society's comfort with cameras and cheaper, stylish frames made adoption easier.