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Meta has repeatedly run into trouble over its handling of users' personal data, and inappropriate public use of its smart glasses cameras has led to social media backlash. Meta's AI privacy policies are murky, and Meta's not a company that's respected for social media safety or privacy, with very good reason. Will Google do better? It's considered more reputable, but it's also a company that already blends ads into our personal data and is increasingly swallowing up more data, like health and fitness, for its connected AI services. Google will have to explain how responsible it'll be with glas

At the moment, Meta's latest wave of camera and audio-enabled glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, are the best ones you can buy for their price and features. They're identical-looking to the previous Ray-Ban Metas, but the new ones have far better battery life for $80 more. It's worth it, especially if you're interested in wearing these all day. The camera also has improved 3K video recording and stabilization, with slow-motion and time-lapse modes coming soon. Meta Ray-Bans are normal-looking camera and audio glasses that are fully wireless, have surprisingly good off-ear audio and microphones f