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Meta limits free voice boost on smart glasses to 3 hours

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from BBC Technology ·

Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses now cap the 'Voice Boost' feature at three hours of free use per session. Users must pay for extended access. The change affects those relying on the glasses for clearer conversations in noisy environments.

Meridian48 take
This paywall move tests how much users will pay for a core accessibility feature, potentially undermining the glasses' value proposition.
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