Tech Life Would you wear smart glasses?
Feb 10, 2026
Alasdair Keane, technology journalist and wearable-devotee who road tests smart glasses. He demos hands-free AI messaging, compares audio-only versus display models, explores gesture and neuroband control, weighs comfort and design, and discusses privacy indicators, real-time translation and accessibility use cases.
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Smart Glasses Reach Practical Form Factors
- Smart glasses are finally reaching practical form factors with audio assistants, cameras and lighter frames that look like regular eyewear.
- Alasdair Keane notes displays and audio make them useful for hands-free info, photos and AI assistance on the move.
Writing Messages By Pinching And Tracing
- Alasdair demonstrated Meta Ray-Ban glasses using a wrist band to control an on-lens display and translation features in real time.
- He wrote replies by tracing letters on a table and the neuroband converted gestures into accurate text messages.
Privacy Remains A Central Concern
- Camera-equipped glasses raise privacy concerns because not all models signal recording with visible lights or obvious indicators.
- Meta says they include a privacy LED that flashes for photos and pulses for video, plus a light detector to prevent covert use.