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Facebook is working on AR glasses that could change the way we hear
Facebook’s FRL Research department is working a pair of augmented reality glasses that will change how wearers hear as well as see.
The primary pitch for the new technology involves using an array of microphones in the frame of the glasses to focus on a person as they’re speaking. The glasses could then identify the source of the sound you’re trying to hear and use a combination of hardware and software solutions to isolate it from background noise. The final result isn’t unlike what you might expect from a hearing aid.By adding glasses and AI to the mix, Facebook hopes to give users more specific control over what sounds make it through and which ones get suppressed.
The company still doesn’t have any specific info about when—or if—any of this will ever hit the market in one of its gadgets, but we’ll hear more about Facebook’s VR ambitions at the Oculus Connect conference starting on September 16th.