Key Takeaways From Facebook's Smart Glass Launch

Facebook Inc FB launched new smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban.
The $299 Facebook glasses, which use Luxottica Group SpA-owned Ray-Ban's Wayfarer frame style, let users take photos and video, listen to music and answer phone calls. However, there was no mention of AR.
They also have tiny speakers that turn the smart glasses into headphones for listening to music and podcasts via smartphone Bluetooth and also include microphones, CNBC reports.
A user can click a photo by pressing and holding a button or recording a video by pressing it once, Bloomberg reports.
There is a touch area for controlling music, a voice assistant, and calls. A user can swipe to adjust volume, tap to play, pause and skip music, or double-tap to answer and end phone calls.
A primary Facebook voice assistant is also present.
Privacy concerns will lurk for Facebook as the glasses will collect data like battery life and Wi-Fi information, a user's login credentials.
An Apple Inc AAPL iPhone or Android app Facebook View is required to stream music and calls to the glasses.
In May, Snap Inc SNAP launched Spectacles with AR capabilities, not yet available for consumers. Apple is also planning its AR-compatible smart glasses.
Price Action: FB shares traded higher by 0.10% at $377.98 on the last check Thursday.