Meta's smart glasses add AI nutrition tracking feature
Complete. Here is the key summaryMeta recently launched a significant software update for Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, adding an AI-based visual recognition nutrition tracking feature. Users can sync dietary information to the Meta AI app through voice commands or by taking photos of food, and the system will automatically extract nutritional data such as calories and generate a dietary log. In the future, Meta plans to achieve automatic identification and recording of food, creating a closed loop of health data. This feature will be available to users aged 18 and above in the United States, enhancing the practicality of the glasses while raising concerns about visual privacy and data usage
PingWest reported on April 7th that Meta recently announced a major software update for Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, officially introducing an AI-based visual recognition nutrition tracking feature. This update marks Meta's active layout in the health wearable field, utilizing multimodal AI technology to expand the application scenarios of smart glasses.
Users can now sync dietary information to the Meta AI app through voice commands or by taking photos of food. The system will automatically extract key nutritional data such as calories and generate a dietary log. Based on the accumulated data, Meta AI can provide personalized suggestions for questions like "What to eat to increase energy." Meta further plans to achieve automatic food recognition and recording through continuous updates in the future, building a full-day health data closed loop.
This feature will soon be launched for users aged 18 and above in the United States, covering the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta series, while the Meta Ray-Ban Display version is scheduled for an update later this summer. This move not only enhances the practicality of the glasses but also raises industry concerns about visual privacy and data usage.
