Indeed. #LuxurySurveillance
I think it was @hypervisible.blacksky.app that said apple watch is an ankle monitor
NEW: The new Apple Watches double as AI-powered listening bugs for generating convo "recaps" or transcripts of any previous 15 seconds. But fear not, Apple says, this data isn't sent to Apple/gets encrypted, speakers aren't ID'd, and there's a chime for the 15-second thing. @lhn.bsky.social reports:
September 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Indeed. #LuxurySurveillance
We did it folks. As always, today in #LuxurySurveillance.
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We did it folks. As always, today in #LuxurySurveillance.
And probably because I’m writing a book on it, I can’t help but see the convergence of these types of devices in both the lifestyle and workplace arenas. #LuxurySurveillance
May 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And probably because I’m writing a book on it, I can’t help but see the convergence of these types of devices in both the lifestyle and workplace arenas. #LuxurySurveillance
“Right now, Doji's app includes a curated selection of designer items from brands like Maison Margiela, Diesel, and Rick Owens” #LuxurySurveillance
March 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“Right now, Doji's app includes a curated selection of designer items from brands like Maison Margiela, Diesel, and Rick Owens” #LuxurySurveillance
“To establish how much water you should be drinking each day, LARQ asks for your birthday, sex, height, weight and activity level. You can also adjust this amount yourself.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
I Hate How Much I Love This Hydration-Tracking Water Bottle
I take hydration seriously, but this reusable, smart water bottle helped me realize I wasn't drinking enough water.
www.cnet.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“To establish how much water you should be drinking each day, LARQ asks for your birthday, sex, height, weight and activity level. You can also adjust this amount yourself.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
I have so many thoughts. #LuxurySurveillance
Why Are People Wearing Apple Watches on Their Ankles?
In pursuit of tracking fitness goals in a comfortable manner, a growing number of people are relocating their watches (and causing some confusion along the way).
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I have so many thoughts. #LuxurySurveillance
“The AirPods and pendant are envisioned as simpler offerings, equipped with lower-resolution cameras designed to help the AI work rather than for taking photos or videos. The glasses, meanwhile, will be more upscale and feature-rich.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“The AirPods and pendant are envisioned as simpler offerings, equipped with lower-resolution cameras designed to help the AI work rather than for taking photos or videos. The glasses, meanwhile, will be more upscale and feature-rich.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
“Optimisation is so seductive because it’s framed as a rare opportunity to exercise freedom – the freedom to make your own choices and control your own outcomes – but it’s a suspicious freedom that enriches companies through the collection of your sensitive information.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
“What was initially a helpful bit of kit for those wanting to improve their fitness has become an Asbo-style ankle bracelet, acting on the wearer as a constant reminder to work on yourself…We are left endlessly performing penance for a never-placated machine-god.”
👀 @hypervisible.blacksky.app
👀 @hypervisible.blacksky.app
This was the summer that optimisation died
Embrace the imperfection revolution
www.newstatesman.com
August 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
“Optimisation is so seductive because it’s framed as a rare opportunity to exercise freedom – the freedom to make your own choices and control your own outcomes – but it’s a suspicious freedom that enriches companies through the collection of your sensitive information.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
Agreed. I'd like to extend the same logic to those critiquing AI, surveillance or the rise of fascism, while participating in the #luxurysurveillance market via fitness trackers, Nest thermostats, Ring doorbells, and other "smart" home devices and wearables.
Until people in the climate movement very publicly stop eating meat and flying, we're not going to seem trustworthy.
I will die on this hill.
I will die on this hill.
Meat is a blind spot for people who care about climate. When I used to have dinner with my colleague Wally Broecker, the climate scientist who coined the term “global warming”, he would always order a steak.
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Agreed. I'd like to extend the same logic to those critiquing AI, surveillance or the rise of fascism, while participating in the #luxurysurveillance market via fitness trackers, Nest thermostats, Ring doorbells, and other "smart" home devices and wearables.
Part of what I talk about in #LuxurySurveillance is the attempt to make certain kinds of these devices aesthetically pleasing, sleek, unobtrusive. IMHO it removes some of what little stigma remains for covering all available spaces with cameras.
May 1, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Part of what I talk about in #LuxurySurveillance is the attempt to make certain kinds of these devices aesthetically pleasing, sleek, unobtrusive. IMHO it removes some of what little stigma remains for covering all available spaces with cameras.
#LuxurySurveillance like, people might do it for status but not to protect themselves and others. It wouldn’t be the first time.
August 31, 2024 at 5:08 PM
#LuxurySurveillance like, people might do it for status but not to protect themselves and others. It wouldn’t be the first time.
If I had favorite hashtags then #LuxurySurveillance would be by new fave
Today’s tech Mad Libs is “golf course facial recognition alcohol vending machine.” #LuxurySurveillance
This new technology might change how you get drinks on golf courses
When the beverage cart is nowhere to be found, Zigit, a new technology, enables you to have a drink in hand in approximately 30 seconds.
golf.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:15 AM
If I had favorite hashtags then #LuxurySurveillance would be by new fave
“‘luxury branded smart eyewear’” [will] eventually become ‘part of our daily lives’ as the technology becomes invisibly embedded into frames.” 🫠 #LuxurySurveillance
EssilorLuxottica bets on glasses replacing smartphones as value hits €100bn
Eyewear giant chief Francesco Milleri says wearable technology developed with Meta will fuel growth
www.ft.com
November 2, 2024 at 2:24 AM
“‘luxury branded smart eyewear’” [will] eventually become ‘part of our daily lives’ as the technology becomes invisibly embedded into frames.” 🫠 #LuxurySurveillance
Thieves who steal Benz owner's watches, "can ... use the watch app to monitor the stolen vehicles' charge or fuel levels, etc. " #luxurysurveillance
Benz owners “can use the watch app to monitor their vehicle’s charge or fuel levels and its estimated range, lock and unlock it remotely, check that the windows are closed, and locate it when parked, complete with pedestrian-friendly navigation directions leading right to it.” #LuxurySurvaillance
Mercedes-Benz now has an Apple Watch version of its mobile app
The easiest way to remember where you parked.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Thieves who steal Benz owner's watches, "can ... use the watch app to monitor the stolen vehicles' charge or fuel levels, etc. " #luxurysurveillance
Think I may have to add a chapter. #LuxurySurveillance
“For humans, the money isn't half-bad — as long as you're willing to wear a pair of Meta's Ray-Ban glasses to record yourself doing things like folding clothes on a table.”
“For humans, the money isn't half-bad — as long as you're willing to wear a pair of Meta's Ray-Ban glasses to record yourself doing things like folding clothes on a table.”
You can now get paid to fold your laundry, as long as you're willing to film it
AI startups are paying people to film themselves doing chores so robots can learn. Find out how much you could earn and why demand is booming.
www.businessinsider.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Think I may have to add a chapter. #LuxurySurveillance
“For humans, the money isn't half-bad — as long as you're willing to wear a pair of Meta's Ray-Ban glasses to record yourself doing things like folding clothes on a table.”
“For humans, the money isn't half-bad — as long as you're willing to wear a pair of Meta's Ray-Ban glasses to record yourself doing things like folding clothes on a table.”
Today’s tech Mad Libs is “golf course facial recognition alcohol vending machine.” #LuxurySurveillance
This new technology might change how you get drinks on golf courses
When the beverage cart is nowhere to be found, Zigit, a new technology, enables you to have a drink in hand in approximately 30 seconds.
golf.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Today’s tech Mad Libs is “golf course facial recognition alcohol vending machine.” #LuxurySurveillance
Always interesting to reread stuff with new eyes. From a 2016 piece by @ubiquity75.xyz @safiyanoble.bsky.social
#LuxurySurveillance
ir.lib.uwo.ca/commpub/13/
#LuxurySurveillance
ir.lib.uwo.ca/commpub/13/
July 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Always interesting to reread stuff with new eyes. From a 2016 piece by @ubiquity75.xyz @safiyanoble.bsky.social
#LuxurySurveillance
ir.lib.uwo.ca/commpub/13/
#LuxurySurveillance
ir.lib.uwo.ca/commpub/13/
April 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM
The partnership “will see expert Equinox trainers develop specialized programs for members based on their unique biological profiles, with Equinox members having access to their personalized health data.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
Equinox Adds Biomarker Lab Tests in Personalized Health Play
A partnership with Function Health will see Equinox trainers develop specialized programs based on each member's biological profile.
athletechnews.com
April 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
The partnership “will see expert Equinox trainers develop specialized programs for members based on their unique biological profiles, with Equinox members having access to their personalized health data.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
“Today’s wearable doesn’t arrive with force. It comes as a friend. A motivator. A health guru who never sleeps. It won’t shout or demand — just nudge. Suggest. Whisper that it might be time to move. And like a fool craving approval, you comply...”
#LuxurySurveillance
@hypervisible.bsky.social
#LuxurySurveillance
@hypervisible.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Today’s wearable doesn’t arrive with force. It comes as a friend. A motivator. A health guru who never sleeps. It won’t shout or demand — just nudge. Suggest. Whisper that it might be time to move. And like a fool craving approval, you comply...”
#LuxurySurveillance
@hypervisible.bsky.social
#LuxurySurveillance
@hypervisible.bsky.social
As @hypervisible.blacksky.app would say: "Today in #LuxurySurveillance" ... "Oakley's Meta Vanguard smart glasses combine the brand's iconic look with a plethora of AI features for athletes." www.zdnet.com/article/oakl...
How the Oakley Meta smart glasses beat my Ray-Bans on a 5-mile test walk
Oakley's Meta Vanguard smart glasses combine the brand's iconic look with a plethora of AI features for athletes.
www.zdnet.com
March 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
As @hypervisible.blacksky.app would say: "Today in #LuxurySurveillance" ... "Oakley's Meta Vanguard smart glasses combine the brand's iconic look with a plethora of AI features for athletes." www.zdnet.com/article/oakl...
⚠️⛓️ "Meta [...] has a habit of making it effortless to put your personal information into places they can control and analyze, while also making it exceedingly hard to get that information out again. With the Neural Band, Meta made a way to put golden handcuffs on everyone." #luxurySurveillance
UploadVR's Ian Hamilton bought the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses on launch day and tested them across Manhattan.
Read our impressions here:
Read our impressions here:
Hands-On With Meta Ray-Ban Display & Meta Neural Band Across New York City
UploadVR's Ian Hamilton bought the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses on launch day and tested them across Manhattan.
www.uploadvr.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
⚠️⛓️ "Meta [...] has a habit of making it effortless to put your personal information into places they can control and analyze, while also making it exceedingly hard to get that information out again. With the Neural Band, Meta made a way to put golden handcuffs on everyone." #luxurySurveillance
24/7 AI assistants ensure “that luxury brands are always accessible to their clients. Moreover, leveraging psychology and language analysis from companies like 3XM Technologies, these luxury brands understand their customers like a best friend to do precision marketing.” #LuxurySurveillance
Weaving Elegance With Intelligence: How Luxury Brands Are Embracing AI
Louis Vuitton, a name synonymous with luxury, has embraced AI to offer a more personalized shopping experience.
www.forbes.com
March 15, 2024 at 4:56 PM
24/7 AI assistants ensure “that luxury brands are always accessible to their clients. Moreover, leveraging psychology and language analysis from companies like 3XM Technologies, these luxury brands understand their customers like a best friend to do precision marketing.” #LuxurySurveillance