- Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Get Two Big AI updates
- AI -Camera Functions are rolled out to Countries in Europe
- Live Translation Tools Roll out everywhere The Glasses Are Available
After rolling out improved Meta AI features to Britain earlier this month, Meta announced another update to its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses and it is one that will bring them closer to being the ultimate tourist gadget.
This is because two features roll out more far: See and ask and live translation.
Thanks to their cameras, your glasses (when prompted) can click on a picture and use it as a context for a question you ask them, like “Hey Meta, what’s the name of that flower?” Or “Hi Meta, what can you tell me about this landmark?”
This tool was available in England and the United States, but it now arrives in countries in Europe, including Italy, France, Spain, Norway and Germany – you can check the full list of supported countries on Meta’s website.
On a recent trip to Italy, I used my glasses to help me learn more about Pompeii and other historic places when I traveled, though it could sometimes be a challenge to make the glasses understand what landmark I was talking about because my pronunciation was not stellar. I also couldn’t find out more about a landmark until I learned what it was called, so I could say its name to the glasses.
Being able to snap a picture instead and make the glasses recognize landmarks for me would have made the specifications as much more useful as a travel guide, so I’m excited to give them a vortex on my next European holiday.
Say what?
The second tool that everyone can be excited about is live translation, which finally rolls out to all countries that support the glasses (so the US, UK, Australia and the European countries get a look and ask).
Your smart specifications will be able to translate between English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Best of all, you don’t need a Wi-Fi connection provided you’ve downloaded the necessary language package.
What’s more, you don’t have to worry about conversations being one -sided. You hear the translation through the glasses, but the person you are talking to can read what you say in the Meta View app on your phone.
Outside of conversations with face to face, I can see this tool be super convenient for situations where you don’t have time to get your phone out, for example, to help you understand public transport messages.
Along with Glasses’ sign-translation skills, these new features will make your specifications even more an important travel companion-I certainly won’t leave them at home next time I take a vacation.
