在 2026 年 10 月 16 日发布的这期 The Vergecast 节目中，主持人大卫·皮尔斯（David Pierce）与 The Verge 的 V song 一起讨论了全天候录音和全天候倾听可穿戴设备日益增长的趋势。 节目开始时，特拉维斯·拉尔丘克（Travis Larchuk）播报了 2026 年 10 月 15 日星期四的 90 Seconds on The Verge 新闻更新。新闻内容包括：折叠屏 iPhone 双机组合将于明天开始预售，人工智能代理将竞相购买；OpenAI 同意不使用据称从苹果员工那里获取的硬件秘密；以及在 Energize Labs 制造的 Ellico AI 宠物玩具中发现了一个安全漏洞，该漏洞转录了数百万条未受保护的对话并为客户建立了档案。 随后，大卫·皮尔斯欢迎 V song 讨论她目前的可穿戴设备阵容——雷朋 Meta 音频眼镜（Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses）、Dexcom G7 连续血糖监测仪（CGM）、Apple Watch Series 12 和 Fitbit Edge，并将重点转向向全天候倾听设备的转变。 对话集中在新款雷朋 Meta 音频眼镜上，这是标准版 Meta 眼镜但去掉了摄像头。V song 解释说，在经历了一个夏天公众对配备摄像头的“色狼眼镜”的强烈抵制之后，Meta 推出了这款无摄像头的版本。V song 指出，去掉摄像头使眼镜更加轻便，可以使用金属丝镜框，并显著减少了在公共场合佩戴智能眼镜的社会摩擦和焦虑，特别是当唤醒词被禁用时。虽然失去摄像头取消了免提拍照功能以及面向盲人或低视力用户的某些无障碍功能，但皮尔斯和 V song 都认为这种以音频为主的方法令人耳目一新。他们将其与 Bose 镜框等早期的音频可穿戴设备进行了类比，强调许多人只是想要隐蔽的开放式耳塞音频，用于在步行时进行通话、收听播客和保持情境感知。 随后，讨论转向亚马逊的新产品，包括售价 74.99 美元的亚马逊 Be Frontier 可穿戴设备和 Be Eclipse MagSafe 设备，它们提供每日人工智能摘要、文字记录以及与亚马逊的购物整合。 皮尔斯和 V song 探讨了生活记录设备的核心伦理和隐私困境。科技公司正试图通过辩称瞬时原始音频处理和高级文字记录在法律上不构成“录音”来规避隐私问题。然而，V song 认为，这些公司问错了问题。真正的问题在于，这些新型可穿戴设备将普通用户变成不知情的间谍，迫使人们在没有公众共识或社会礼仪的情况下充当他人数据的管理者。V song 用 M&M 豆的比喻来形容公众的焦虑：虽然只有极小一部分人滥用录音设备，但无法区分谁在录音会对公众行为产生寒蝉效应，并迫使人们不断提防自己的隐私。 最后，皮尔斯和 V song 反思了这些环境倾听技术如何从根本上改变日常互动和社会信任。V song 指出，推动人工智能代理拥有最大上下文数据的做法意味着设备不仅必须记录用户，还必须记录他们周围的每个人。他们在结束时敦促听众就社会应如何处理可穿戴监控的激增发表意见。

On this episode of The Vergecast published on October 16, 2026, host David Pierce discusses the growing trend of always-recording and always-listening wearables with The Verge's V song. The episode begins with the 90 Seconds on The Verge update from Travis Larchuk on Thursday, October 15, 2026. News items include pre-orders for the folding iPhone duo starting tomorrow with AI agents competing to buy them; OpenAI agreeing not to use hardware secrets allegedly taken from Apple employees; and a security vulnerability discovered in the Ellico AI pet toy made by Energize Labs, which transcribed millions of unprotected conversations and profiled customers. David Pierce then welcomes V song to discuss her current wearable lineup—the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, a Dexcom G7 CGM, the Apple Watch Series 12, and the Fitbit Edge—and focuses on the shift toward always-listening devices. The conversation centers on the new Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, which are the standard Meta glasses minus the camera. V song explains that after a summer of public backlash against camera-equipped "pervert glasses," Meta has introduced this camera-free version. V song notes that dropping the camera makes the glasses more lightweight, allows for wire frames, and significantly reduces the social friction and anxiety of wearing smart glasses in public, especially with the wake word disabled. While losing the camera eliminates hands-free photo capabilities and certain accessibility features for blind or low-vision users, Pierce and V song agree that the audio-first approach is refreshing. They draw parallels to early audio wearables like Bose frames, emphasizing that many people simply want discreet open-ear audio for calls, podcasts, and situational awareness while walking. The discussion then moves to Amazon’s new products, including the $74.99 Amazon Be Frontier wearable and the Be Eclipse magsafe device, which provide daily AI summaries, transcripts, and shopping integrations with Amazon. Pierce and V song tackle the core ethical and privacy dilemmas of life-logging devices. Tech companies are attempting to navigate privacy concerns by arguing that transient raw audio processing and high-level transcripts do not legally constitute "recordings." However, V song argues that companies are asking the wrong question. The real issue is that these new wearables turn everyday users into unwitting spies, forcing people to act as stewards of other people's data without public consensus or societal etiquette. V song uses an M&M analogy to describe the public anxiety: while only a small fraction of people misuse recording devices, the inability to distinguish who is recording creates a chilling effect on public behavior and forces people to constantly guard their privacy. Finally, Pierce and V song reflect on how these ambient listening technologies fundamentally change daily interactions and social trust. V song points out that the push for AI agents to have maximum contextual data means devices must record not just the user, but everyone around them. They close by urging listeners to weigh in on how society should handle the proliferation of wearable surveillance.