Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/04/kmart-camera-glasses-anko-meta-smartglasses-australia
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Greyghoster@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 43d
A new offence? A public spec’s offender? Bring it on!
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 43d
Are these actually smart glasses, or just glasses with a camera in them? Because that is not the same thing. We've had glasses with cameras in them for like 20 years. They can be great for recording a ride or run, for example.
Tau@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 43d
They appear to have some smart features, the kmart website includes these on the description:
The last point is most relevant, I'm guessing that means it can do things like attempt to identify stuff you're looking at. I wouldn't have high hopes for the software being well coded or supported for any length of time though...
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 42d
We’re suddenly supposed to care about the privacy implications because it’s probably sending to Xi instead of a US oligarch.
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 43d
Can someone explain to me why so many people want these glasses? They can't all be pervy or malicious, surely...
YeahToast@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 43d
There's many times I've wished I could have captured and recorded moments with family. So that would be a use
Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 42d
Dashcam for cyclists - at least that was the thing that made me consider getting a pair.
The battery only lasts for about two hours of video recording though, so I didn't consider them very long.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 42d
I can't imagine the resolution would be very good either.
TheHolm@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 43d
Are they hackable? It would be great to de-cloud them and run my ouw software.