Budget Meta Ray-Ban alternatives are selling out in stores — but please don’t buy them
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Cheap AR glasses moving units shows demand for face-worn compute, but the warning labels are about optics, sensors, and privacy corners being cut. If you’re building around wearables, design assuming a noisy hardware landscape — your differentiation will be software, services, and trust, not the frames.
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