Kmart's $89 Camera Glasses Sell Out as Privacy Experts Sound the Alarm
Kmart's affordable camera-equipped smartglasses have sold out in Australia, raising significant privacy concerns among digital rights advocates. Experts warn that the low price point makes wearable surveillance technology accessible to the general public before privacy laws can adapt.
Why it matters
The democratization of wearable recording devices poses new challenges for privacy regulation and public surveillance norms.
At eighty-nine dollars, the barrier to wearable surveillance just vanished from a Kmart shelf. The Anko-branded camera glasses — black-rimmed, clear-lensed, utterly ordinary-looking — have sold out online and across Australian stores as of early August 2026, according to The Guardian . They shoot 8MP photos , record 1080p video , and connect to an AI assistant through the HeyCyan companion app. Think of them as Meta Ray-Ban smartglasses at roughly a quarter of the price.
Budget pricing has quietly removed the last barrier between everyday eyewear and always-on wearable cameras.
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