Posted on 08/22/2025 2:29:04 PM PDT by DFG
Meta is planning to use its annual Connect conference next month to announce a deeper push into smart glasses, including the launch of the company’s first consumer-ready glasses with a display, CNBC has learned.
That’s one of the two new devices Meta is planning to unveil at the event, according to people familiar with the matter. The company will also launch its first wristband that will allow users to control the glasses with hand gestures, the people said.
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The device is expected to cost about $800 and will be sold in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, the people said. CNBC reported in October that Meta was working with Luxottica on consumer glasses with a display.
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Meta began selling smart glasses with Luxottica in 2021 when the two companies released the first-generation Ray-Ban Stories, which allowed users to take photos or videos using simple voice commands. The partnership has since expanded, and last year included the addition of advanced AI features that made the second generation of the product an unexpected hit with early adopters.
Luxottica owns a number of glasses brands, including Ray-Ban, and licenses many others like Prada. It’s unclear what brand Luxottica will use for the glasses with AR, but a Meta job listing posted this week said the company is looking for a technical program manager for its “Wearables organization,” which “is responsible for the Ray-Ban AR glasses and other wearable hardware.”
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“This model will enable the user to take and share photos and videos, make phone calls and video calls, send and receive messages, listen to audio playback and interact with an AI assistant in different forms and methods, including voice, display, and manual interactions,” according to the letter, dated July 23.
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Easier to just sew one of those tiny little cameras onto our foreheads.
I’ll be cloud based with no option for local use only. Nada.
Seriously, you’re being really “Frank” with us…..🤣
didn’t google already try this a few years ago and it was a flop?
LOL
Read the article. Still don’t have a clue what they’re talking about.
My vision sucks enough as it is, why complicate it?
Isn’t there a concern about wearing these while driving or operating heavy equipment? Look at all the accidents from cell phones and drivers. I guess with this one could keep both hands on the wheel.
No thanks!
Can I use them to calculate the tip in a restaurant? $800.00 seems a bit much for a tip calculator. Maybe if Bob Saccamano can get me a deal.
What we need is a device that can echolocate so blind people can tell what is in front of them and when to duck.
Thank you. This thread is useless without pictures.
Now...what am I looking at?
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