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The iFLYTEK AI Glasses, which use a camera to read lips and pick one speaker out of a noisy room. Photo via iFlytek and Notebookcheck

iFLYTEK AI Glasses vs RayNeo iO: Which Translation Glasses Should You Buy?

Both launch at IFA next week and they disagree completely. RayNeo removed the camera and listens harder. iFLYTEK kept it and reads lips. Price, battery and language coverage compared.

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Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, now restricted in courts, cinemas and schools across several countries. Photo via TNW

Where Are Meta Smart Glasses Banned? The Growing List, and Why Meta Is Building a Pendant Instead

Courts, cinemas, schools, ICE and an entire EU market have restricted Meta smart glasses in the last two months. Every ban names the same component, and Meta's next device does not have one.

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RayNeo iO smart glasses, a lightweight 33-gram pair of AI glasses with a monochrome display and no camera

RayNeo iO vs Meta Ray-Ban Display: Which AI Smart Glasses Should You Buy?

RayNeo's iO smart glasses launch September 4 at $479 with no camera and no speakers. Here is how they compare to the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display, and which one is right for you.

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The Legend AI pendant, designed and finished like fine jewelry

Why Is Legend a Necklace? AI Pendant vs Glasses, Watches, Clips and Apps

Where a memory device sits on your body decides whether it works. Why Legend is a pendant at the collarbone rather than glasses, a watch, a clip or a phone app, and why it is designed like fine jewelry in Gold, Brushed Silver and Matte Black.

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Gold Legend pendant Batch 3 now taking orders Introducing Legend. The AI pendant that remembers your day. See the pendant →