No more phones: Smart glasses next tech trend, Meta official tells Cambodia's youth


Marc Ettlinger, linguistic engineering manager at Meta, believes that wearables, like glasses, will make technology more accessible and integrated into daily life. - Image generated by ChatGPT/Phnom Penh Post-ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Marc Ettlinger, linguistic engineering manager at US tech giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company, shared a bold prediction: the future of technology will not be centred around smartphones, but rather on wearables such as smart glasses.

He explained the shift as he addressed an eager audience of Cambodian tech enthusiasts at the October 20 “Tech Beyond Borders” workshop, organised by DiChi Academy in Phnom Penh.

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