<s>
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
are	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
and	O
EssilorLuxottica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
includes	O
two	O
cameras	O
,	O
open-ear	O
speakers	O
,	O
a	O
microphone	O
,	O
and	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
all	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
are	O
the	O
latest	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
smartglasses	B-General_Concept
released	O
by	O
major	O
companies	O
including	O
Snap	O
Inc	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
are	O
designed	O
as	O
one	O
component	O
of	O
Facebook	O
’s	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
metaverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
previously	O
created	O
by	O
other	O
companies	O
,	O
the	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
do	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
HUD	B-Application
or	O
AR	B-General_Concept
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partnership	O
between	O
EssilorLuxottica	O
,	O
Ray-Ban	O
'	O
s	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
Facebook	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
was	O
publicly	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
by	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
during	O
the	O
seventh	O
annual	O
Facebook	O
Connect	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
keynote	B-Protocol
video	O
,	O
Zuckerberg	O
described	O
several	O
new	O
Facebook	O
innovations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
new	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
division	O
called	O
Project	O
Aria	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
announcement	O
,	O
Zuckerberg	O
and	O
Facebook	O
Chief	O
Technology	O
Officer	O
Andrew	O
Bosworth	O
would	O
hint	O
at	O
a	O
2021	O
release	O
date	O
through	O
FPV	O
(	O
first	O
person	O
view	O
)	O
video	O
clips	O
appearing	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
using	O
a	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9th	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Facebook	O
launched	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
touted	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
first	O
product	O
related	O
to	O
its	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
metaverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Facebook	O
,	O
the	O
Luxottica	O
team	O
re-engineered	O
the	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
glasses	O
to	O
fit	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
micro-speakers	O
,	O
a	O
three-microphone	O
audio	O
array	O
,	O
an	O
optimized	O
Snapdragon®	B-Architecture
processor	O
,	O
a	O
capacitive	O
touchpad	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
an	O
extensive	O
image	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
pipeline	I-Algorithm
was	O
utilized	O
to	O
produce	O
high	O
quality	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
glasses	O
come	O
in	O
three	O
designs	O
;	O
Round	O
,	O
Wayfarer	O
,	O
and	O
Meteor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
glasses	O
also	O
come	O
with	O
two	O
cameras	O
-	O
one	O
for	O
pictures	O
and	O
one	O
video	O
-	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
temple	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
touchpad	B-Application
for	O
touch	O
control	O
to	O
either	O
take	O
a	O
30	O
second	O
video	O
by	O
tapping	O
once	O
or	O
take	O
a	O
photo	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
touchpad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameras	O
,	O
microphones	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
touchpad	B-Application
are	O
all	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon®	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stories	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
IOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
currently	O
work	O
with	O
IOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
and	O
later	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
support	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
connect	O
to	O
Wi-Fi	O
802.11ac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
view	O
,	O
manage	O
,	O
and	O
edit	O
content	O
captured	O
on	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
,	O
Facebook	O
released	O
the	O
Facebook	O
View	O
mobile	O
app	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
prompted	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
with	O
their	O
Facebook	O
account	O
before	O
pairing	O
their	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
to	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
sharing	O
and	O
management	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
include	O
importing	O
,	O
editing	O
,	O
and	O
formatting	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
shot	O
on	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
for	O
sharing	O
on	O
Facebook	O
affiliated	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
,	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individuals	O
have	O
voiced	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
our	O
smart	B-Device
devices	I-Device
to	O
record	O
and	O
listen	O
to	O
us	O
,	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
our	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
concern	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
content	O
captured	O
via	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
without	O
authorization	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	O
introduced	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
in	O
a	O
competitive	O
market	O
filled	O
with	O
products	O
from	O
other	O
technology	O
giants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
Google	B-Application
Glass	I-Application
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
product	O
in	O
this	O
space	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
big	O
tech	O
firms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Snap	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
launched	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Spectacles	B-Algorithm
which	O
were	O
glasses	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
camera	O
that	O
syncs	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
to	O
users	O
 '	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
rumors	O
that	O
Apple	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
are	O
developing	O
their	O
own	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
or	O
tech-assisted	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
