Facebook unveils AR Glasses prototype that gives users 'auditory superpowers'

Facebook has detailed its work on AR Glasses that would give users “auditory superpowers” by amplifying what they want to hear and dimming background noise.

According to The Verge, Combined with spatial audio features, the device creates the aural equivalent of a hologram overlay in a pair of glasses.

It works on a prototype that tracks a user’s head and eye movement to figure what the user wants to hear. The headset of the prototype enhances the sound of the object user focuses on.

The research is still in the very early stages, but FRL’s scientists are already thinking about the privacy implications of their project to “redefine human hearing”