{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6aecf5265e56bd617c8cabeb/6aecf55c3be80be7f3d44f56?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Meta Turned Smart Glasses Into 'Hot Surveillance Summer' (with Taylor Lorenz)","description":"<p>In this special episode in collaboration with the <em>Power User </em>podcast Amy Odell joins tech journalist Taylor Lorenz to trace the arc of wearable tech — from the abomination that was Google Glass to Snapchat's vending-machine Spectacles and the company's recent $2,000 flop. Also, why Meta's rollout of it's new $299 fashion-first AI glasses, odious as many find them, may end up being a smash hit. </p>\n<p>Follow Taylor's show <em>Power User</em> on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5iganPXXEoTDB9lIQzY7Fh\">Spotify</a>, <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taylor-lorenzs-power-user/id1733535260\">Apple</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu4srHCWJrrjFyF0hHNi7lVFYssn35zog\">YouTube</a>, and subscribe to her newsletter, <a href=\"https://www.usermag.co/\">UserMag</a>.</p>\n<p>Chapters:</p>\n<p>00:00  Intro — why everyone's arguing about Meta's glasses</p>\n<p>01:36  Turning a camera into a fashion accessory</p>\n<p>01:55  Welcome + the \"hot surveillance summer\" question</p>\n<p>02:45  Google Glass and the original abomination</p>\n<p>04:16  Snapchat Spectacles, vending machines, and a $130 flop</p>\n<p>06:48  GoPro and how sports normalized filming everything</p>\n<p>08:55  Ray-Ban Stories (2021) and the \"creep\" problem</p>\n<p>10:57  2025: Oakley Meta and the first AI glasses</p>\n<p>11:55  2026: low-profile frames, rhinestones, and AI as the real sell</p>\n<p>13:25  The influencer rollout and the decline of fashion media</p>\n<p>18:39  Why Kylie Jenner</p>\n<p>21:40  How phones already normalized recording everything</p>\n<p>24:56  Fashion, plausible deniability, and getting women on board</p>\n<p>26:20  Will they actually sell? Meta's copy machine</p>\n<p>29:19  The anti-screen crowd may be Meta's best customer</p>\n<p>32:14  Beyond glasses: pins, pendants, and camera AirPods</p>\n<p>35:29  Who owns the data? Facial recognition and the scary part</p>\n<p>37:11  Zuckerberg, Bezos, the Met Gala, and OpenAI's fashion play</p>\n<p>39:59  Snap's $2,000 flop and why ugly tech dies</p>\n<p>43:03  Wrap-up</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Amy Odell"}