AI Smart Glasses Research Material

Stein, S. (2025, December 14). Smart glasses are coming for your face, with wild options for 2026. CNET. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/features/smart-glasses-revolution-whats-coming-meta-ray-bans-and-beyond

This article surveys where smart glasses are headed next and why AI is accelerating their mainstream adoption. It connects smart glasses to communication by emphasizing features like real-time translation, hands-free voice interaction, and captioning/accessibility tools that change how people talk, understand, and coordinate in everyday situations. It also frames smart glasses as a shift toward more “contextual” communication—information and messaging becoming embedded into what users see and hear while moving through the world.

Liszewski, A. (2025, April 23). Meta rolls out live translations to all Ray-Ban smart glasses users. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/news/654387/meta-smart-glasses-ray-ban-live-translation-ai

This article focuses on a concrete communication upgrade: live translation arriving broadly on Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. It highlights how language translation can happen in real time during face-to-face conversation, reducing friction in multilingual communication. The article also ties smart glasses to mediated communication by describing how these devices support hands-free interaction (e.g., using voice and AI features) in a way that blends messaging and information access into normal social settings.