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In September, HTC started selling its $499 Vive Eagle smart glasses in the US
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But HTC also wants to steer clear of the ongoing debate about privacy in camera-equipped smart glasses.
Key facts
- In September, HTC started selling its $499 Vive Eagle smart glasses in the US
- It's not about protecting the consumer, but it's also about protecting people around the consumer,” Dan McDowell, HTC Vive’s head of enterprise sales, tells WIRED
- But HTC also wants to steer clear of the ongoing debate about privacy in camera-equipped smart glasses
- HTC is aware of that discourse and thinks it is completely possible to make smart glasses that aren’t a privacy nightmare
Summary
In September, HTC started selling its $499 Vive Eagle smart glasses in the US. “It's not about protecting the consumer, but it's also about protecting people around the consumer,” Dan McDowell, HTC Vive’s head of enterprise sales, tells WIRED. The reporter has been wandering around with the glasses for a couple of weeks, and so far they meet their expectations for what smart glasses have become. They protect their eyes from the sun.