called Specs<\/a>, which project digital information directly into a user’s field of vision. The glasses can display maps, notifications, games and AI-powered assistance. They will cost $2,195.<\/p>\n\nJoanna Stern, a tech journalist and editor-in-chief of the New Things newsletter, told Morning Edition that computing device concepts, such as augmented reality glasses, have long been a goal for the tech industry. Companies including Meta, Apple and Google are also investing heavily in similar technology as they look beyond smartphones.<\/p>\n
\n“Every tech company right now is trying to work on this future,” Stern told NPR’s Steve Inskeep . “They all believe there’s another type of device, another type of gadget that’s going to be the future of computing, and many of them believe glasses is it.”<\/p>\n
\nStern also noted the irony of the companies that helped make smartphones indispensable now promoting devices designed to pull users away from them.<\/p>\n
The digital version of this interview was written by Majd Al-Waheidi and edited by Treye Green.\n<\/p>\n
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