Terry Prone: Smart specs autocue gives politicians a secret edge

Smart glasses are pretty easy to spot at the moment, but with developments technology, it won't always be that way

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg with smart glasses, which will soon look a lot more like normal glasses. Picture: AP/Nic Coury

You step into a glass booth, put your feet on the foot-shaped yellow markers, put your hands behind your head, and wait while the machine scans you to figure out what you’re carrying or wearing. 

As you step out of the airport electronic monitor, one of the officers may gesture you towards the side, where he or she will run a sort of Geiger counter over you to find concealed weaponry or accidental nail scissors.