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information's Abram Brown spoke with ServiceNow global head of innovation Brian Solis about his experience as an outspoken user of Meta and Ray-Ban's new AI-powered smart sunglasses. As an early adopter, Brian has also worn the infamous Google Glass and Bose audio-only frames in the past. Although he skipped the first generation of Meta Ray-Ban glasses, he moved on to the second generation thanks to higher video and still image resolution, spatial audio and advanced microphone arrays, and most importantly, integrated artificial intelligence capabilities .
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About a month ago, Brian Solis wore some flashy jewelry while having dinner with friends in Lake Tahoe: his new Ray-Ban Meta glasses. “I don’t wear them to make them a conversation piece,” said Solis, global head of innovation at enterprise software company ServiceNow. “But they are a topic of conversation.”
He showed off the black, slim, Wayfarer-esque specs to friends and demonstrated their tech features: five microphones, spatial audio, a voice-controlled AI assistant and a 12-megapixel camera for videos and photos. Solis originally wore the glasses because they were perfect for taking some candid photos at dinner: the group hadn't seen each other in a while. (“We have a table with a sunset view,” he said.)
By the end of the party, his friends were jealous of the glasses. Since then? “They all bought a pair,” said Solis, who often promotes the device to others. “If I could make a commission off of it, that would be a lot of money.”
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Brian Solis wearing Meta Ray-Ban sunglasses in Lake Tahoe
