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TechCrunch: Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone

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TechCrunch: Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone

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Subject: TechCrunch: Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:33:06 -0400
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From: Thomas Whitmore <thomas.whitmore@maplepost.org>
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Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:44:38 -0400
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Leaving the camera out seems like the right instinct to me. Glasses that quietly show notes, directions, or reminders could be useful, but once people think every lunch or meeting is being recorded, the whole thing turns sour fast. Start with trust and plain usefulness.

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Thomas W. / keep the receipts
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