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I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses

It’s harder to be a perv in these audio-only glasses, but removing the ick does make them less ‘useful.’

在这些仅有音频功能的眼镜上，想要做一个变态变得更难了，但去除了那种令人不适的因素，确实也让它们变得没那么“有用”了。

The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume. The next morning, I smiled at a barista while ordering a caramel apple-flavored matcha latte. Afterward, I sat on a park bench reading a book, called up a pal to chat about her recent trip to Prague, and then asked my Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses what meetings were coming up on my calendar. The chipper AI voice said I hadn’t connected my Google Calendar yet (I had) and asked if I would like help connecting. I sighed and then asked it to play an upbeat song. It picked Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

前几天我在公园跑步时飞快地从几个人身边掠过，播放列表开着最大音量。第二天早上，我在点一杯焦糖苹果味抹茶拿铁时对咖啡师笑了笑。之后，我坐在公园长椅上看书，给一位朋友打电话聊了聊她最近的布拉格之旅，然后问我的 Ray-Ban Meta 音频眼镜日历上有什么会议。欢快的 AI 语音说我还没连接 Google 日历（其实我已经连了），并问我是否需要帮助连接。我叹了口气，然后让它播放一首欢快的歌。它选了 Kendrick Lamar 的《Not Like Us》。

These past few days, dozens of people have seen or interacted with me while wearing smart glasses. Not a single person noticed. Probably because these audio-only versions look just like normal glasses. They come in a retro Clubmaster look — like the ones pictured in this review — or a more Wayfarer-esque Burbank style. Honestly, people usually don’t notice when I wear camera glasses either. But for once, I didn’t feel like a creep.

过去几天里，有几十个人在我佩戴智能眼镜时见过我或与我互动。没有一个人注意到。可能是因为这些仅有音频的版本看起来就像普通的眼镜。它们有复古的 Clubmaster 外观（如本评测中所示），或者更像 Wayfarer 的 Burbank 风格。老实说，我戴着带摄像头的眼镜时，人们通常也不会注意到。但这一次，我没有感到自己像个变态。

The audio-only Ray-Bans aren’t a novel concept. Seven years ago, I strutted around Manhattan taking calls and listening to tunes in the Bose Frames, which also combined Bluetooth audio with stylish sunglasses. Nobody noticed me in the Bose back then, either. What makes this pair notable is that it’s 2026, they’re made by Meta, and, well, there’s been vigorous discourse about whether smart glasses are a form of spyware.

仅有音频的 Ray-Ban 并不是什么新概念。七年前，我戴着 Bose Frames 在曼哈顿走来走去，接听电话并听音乐，那款眼镜也将蓝牙音频与时尚太阳镜结合在了一起。当时戴着 Bose 的我也没被任何人注意到。这款眼镜之所以引人注目，是因为现在是 2026 年，它们由 Meta 制造，而且，关于智能眼镜是否属于间谍软件的一种，已经引发了激烈的讨论。

Let’s get privacy out of the way. During setup, all the privacy and data opt-out disclosures were much more prominent than when I’ve previously tested Meta glasses. A screen explained how visual data from AI experiences is handled. (You can opt out of Meta using that data to improve AI; voice data, however, is still used.) There’s no visual data from these glasses — this is simply the new messaging for any pair of Meta glasses. You can also opt out of sharing “additional data” with Meta as well, which is enumerated in a separate document online. This is a good thing, though it doesn’t address what makes people uncomfortable about smart glasses: the uneasy feeling that someone else is recording you.

让我们先谈谈隐私问题。在设置过程中，所有隐私和数据选择退出的披露信息都比我之前测试 Meta 眼镜时要显著得多。屏幕解释了 AI 体验中的视觉数据是如何处理的。（你可以选择拒绝让 Meta 使用这些数据来改进 AI；但语音数据仍会被使用。）这些眼镜没有视觉数据——这仅仅是所有 Meta 眼镜的新说明。你还可以选择拒绝与 Meta 分享“额外数据”，这在网上的单独文档中有详细列出。这是一件好事，尽管它并没有解决人们对智能眼镜感到不适的根源：那种担心被他人录像的不安感。

You know what sort of does, though? Removing the camera. The Bose Frames never triggered the same level of distrust because they were “just” sunglasses-shaped headphones. That applies here too. Frankly, I felt much lighter wearing these out into the world precisely because I couldn’t record footage of anyone. (Even if I feel lame saying “Hey Meta” in public.)

不过，你知道什么能解决这个问题吗？去掉摄像头。Bose Frames 从未引发同样程度的不信任，因为它们“只是”太阳镜形状的耳机。这一点也适用于这里。坦率地说，我戴着它们出门时感到轻松多了，正是因为我无法录制任何人的影像。（即使我在公共场合说“Hey Meta”时感觉很傻。）

I can imagine people still distrusting these Ray-Bans because they have always-listening capabilities for waking up the AI assistant. However, you can disable the wake word in settings and use a customizable button on the right temple arm instead. (This automatically feels 10 percent less silly if you “must” talk to AI assistants outside the home.) There’s no native way to record a conversation directly from the glasses. Any other audio-based feature, like live translation, has to be manually started.

我可以想象人们仍然不信任这些 Ray-Ban 眼镜，因为它们具有用于唤醒 AI 助手的全时监听功能。不过，你可以在设置中禁用唤醒词，改用右侧镜腿上的自定义按钮。（如果你“必须”在户外与 AI 助手交谈，这会自动让你感觉没那么傻。）眼镜本身没有直接录制对话的原生方式。任何其他基于音频的功能，如实时翻译，都必须手动启动。

I’m not saying these can’t be modded or used for evil out of the box. Where there’s a perverse mind and ill will, there’s a way. I’m saying it’d take more effort because these glasses simply don’t do very much.

我并不是说这些眼镜不能被改装或被用于邪恶目的。只要有变态的心理和恶意，总会有办法。我想说的是，这需要付出更多努力，因为这些眼镜本身能做的事情实在有限。

At least, not yet. Meta’s Muse AI is eventually coming to the glasses, but it’s not available right now. Right now, the glasses ship with the less powerful Muse Spark model. It’s better than what was on the Ray-Bans in 2023, but it’s still meh unless you’re using it for accessibility reasons. In which case, these glasses may not be the best use of $350. A camera-equipped model is more helpful for low-vision and blind users. For hard-of-hearing users, the FDA-cleared hearing assistance feature isn’t available yet, and for deaf users, the Meta Ray-Ban Display may be more useful because they support live captioning.

至少目前如此。Meta 的 Muse AI 最终会登陆这些眼镜，但现在还无法使用。目前，眼镜出厂时搭载的是功能较弱的 Muse Spark 模型。它比 2023 年 Ray-Ban 上的版本要好，但除非你是出于无障碍需求使用，否则它依然平平无奇。在这种情况下，花 350 美元买这些眼镜可能不是最好的选择。配备摄像头的型号对低视力和盲人用户更有帮助。对于听力受损的用户，FDA 批准的助听功能尚未上线；而对于聋哑用户，Meta Ray-Ban Display 可能更有用，因为它支持实时字幕。

Without a camera, the temple arms are much thinner, too. For everyone else, Muse Spark is nerfed without the camera but can still come in handy. For example, granting access to your messaging apps, Google Calendar, and email lets it do some light scheduling and correspondence on your behalf. If you enable location sharing, you can send where you are to the group chat. It’s fine for these tasks, but not great. It’s adept at short queries like “What’s my next calendar event?” or “Set a reminder to update my editors at 12PM.” With more complex asks, I’ve found Muse Spark gets confused, and it’s faster to whip out my phone. I ended up mostly asking it to set reminders for to-dos I remembered while in the middle of something else.

没有了摄像头，镜腿也薄了很多。对于其他人来说，Muse Spark 虽然因为没有摄像头而功能受限，但仍然可以派上用场。例如，授予它访问你的消息应用、Google 日历和电子邮件的权限，可以让它代你进行一些简单的日程安排和通信。如果你开启位置共享，还可以将你的位置发送到群聊中。它处理这些任务还行，但算不上出色。它擅长处理简短的查询，比如“我下一个日历事件是什么？”或“设置一个提醒，在中午 12 点更新我的编辑”。对于更复杂的要求，我发现 Muse Spark 会感到困惑，直接掏出手机反而更快。最后，我大多只是用它来提醒我在忙别的事情时想到的待办事项。

Muse Spark can also give you local recommendations and turn-by-turn audio directions while walking. As I’ve written before, that’s great if you’re traveling. Less so if you’re familiar with your local haunts. In my neighborhood, I already know which coffee shops have the best Wi-Fi and snacks — and it wasn’t the one Muse Spark suggested. As for walking directions, they’re not something I need that often. When I did, I found using Google Maps on my phone more helpful for getting my bearings.

Muse Spark 还可以为你提供本地推荐和步行时的逐向语音导航。正如我之前写过的，如果你在旅行，这很棒。但如果你对当地很熟悉，就没那么有用了。在我住的社区，我早就知道哪家咖啡店的 Wi-Fi 和零食最好——而那并不是 Muse Spark 推荐的那家。至于步行导航，我并不经常需要。当我需要时，我发现使用手机上的 Google 地图来辨别方向更有帮助。