Get ready to be creeped out, Flux fam. Facebook's just launched their new smart glasses...
Background: Get ready to be creeped out, Flux fam. Facebook's been talking about these smart glasses for a while, but now, they've finally launched them.
What happened: The smart glasses, called Ray-Ban Stories, just look like a regular pair of Wayfarers. Except, you can take photos, videos, answer phone calls and listen to music with them.
What else: A small LED light will light up when you're doing it, so hopefully people will understand that you're recording your conversation with them.
💡 Normally, when a company releases a brand new product, they want their name all over it. A big Nike tick...a colourful Apple logo. But not Facebook in this case.
💡Facebook has damaged its brand trust so much, it knows that adding its logo to people's faces may just add to this distrust - especially when this new product could be used to infringe on people's privacy.
💡It all started back in 2018, when the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. Since then, FB's been involved in anti-trust complaints...and damaged its relationship with Aussie news publishers. So it's safe to say their brand isn't the most-loved, which is why you won't see a FB logo on the Ray-Ban Stories.
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