During a keynote address at Meta’s Connect event today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg further laid out his vision for what he sees as the future of his company's hardware efforts: smart glasses.
The new models include a set of frames made for action sports, an update to Meta’s original design, and a more capable model with display technology built into the lenses that lets the wearer see text, images, and video overlaid onto their field of vision.
Face computing is a vein Meta has successfully mined for a couple of years. The company has fast become the leader of the smart glasses race, having sold millions of units since launching its partnership with Ray-Ban in 2023. In July of this year, Meta further solidified its priorities by investing an estimated $3.5 billion to secure a minority