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Meta caps free use of smart glasses' Conversation Focus at 3 hours monthly

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Engadget ·

Meta has imposed a rate limit on the Conversation Focus feature for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, restricting free usage to three hours per month. The feature, which uses AI to help users focus on conversations by filtering background noise, will now require a subscription for extended use. This move follows Meta's broader push to monetize its hardware and AI services.

Meridian48 take
The cap signals Meta's strategy to convert hardware users into recurring subscribers, but risks alienating early adopters if the paid tier isn't competitively priced.
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