Facebook exec says the company's smart glasses will help people 'connect with other humans'

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Facebook hardware chief Andrew 'Boz' Boswoth explains the company's more human touch with AR and VR.

's head of consumer devices said on Wednesday that the company's augmented-reality smart glasses will stand out in the market by connecting people with one another.

In an interview from the Oculus Connect 6 Conference in San Jose, California, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth compared Facebook's new offerings to what rivals are doing in the AR and virtual reality market. "We're very much focused on how can this machine be used to connect with other humans, whereas a lot of other companies are much more focused on just what the machine itself is," Bosworth, Facebook's vice president of AR/VR, told CNBC'sBosworth also spoke on stage at the conference on Wednesday. He told attendees that Facebook is working on AR glasses and already has a few prototypes, but the devices are still a few years out.

 

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facebook is just the aliens huh

Help Facebook to spy on your friends.

Sounds like a headache to me.

facebook = cnn

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