Smart Glasses: Solos Adds a Privacy Cover for its Cameras

Solos has launched its new AirGo 3 smart glasses with a "creative" solution for privacy: a small physical cover for the cameras. The idea is to give users visual and tangible control over when the lenses are recording.

This accessory, dubbed a "privacy shield," clips over the two front-facing cameras integrated into the glasses. In theory, anyone facing you clearly sees that the lenses aren't recording. It's a reassuring signal, at least on paper. Solos introduced the AirGo 3 smart glasses featuring a privacy shield accessory for their cameras.

The concept of a physical cover is intriguing, but it raises some questions. While it offers immediate reassurance, it also implies that privacy is a feature you must manually activate, not a default state.

It's not like the cameras magically deactivate with a voice command; you literally have to attach a small piece of plastic. This could be inconvenient, and let's face it, easy to lose. Who carries around a cap for their glasses?

Wired noted that this "shield" is an external accessory, not built into the glasses' design. This suggests Solos added a solution later, perhaps realizing fixed cameras weren't ideal for user trust. Wired reported that the privacy shield for the Solos AirGo 3 glasses is a clip-on accessory, not integrated into the device's original design. But are we sure a piece of plastic truly solves the trust issue with smart glasses?