Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses could get a display next year

Ray-Ban Meta is the most successful smart glasses to date, Attractive feature set Their appearance is visually no different from ordinary sunglasses.

Until now, all of the AI ​​features, notifications and messaging have relied on the glasses reading content to you through integrated speakers, but a new report claims that future models will feature displays and could launch as early as next year…

We’re fans of existing glasses 9 to 5. my colleagues Felipe Esposito Talking about his experience with Ray-Ban Meta glasses Make him believe in smart glassesand My own experience reflects this.

I’ve found this to be a great way to capture POV photos and videos in a very unobtrusive way, and have incoming messages read to me while I’m walking or biking.

Their artificial intelligence capabilities are developing rapidlyand makes me very excited about the future.

Future models will feature displays

It’s often convenient to have my glasses read for me, but sometimes a visual display is more effective. We can read things faster than others can read them to us, so it’s good to have options. There is another financial times Reports suggest this should happen sooner rather than later.

Meta plans to add a display to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as next year, as the U.S. tech giant is accelerating plans for lightweight headphones that could replace smartphones as consumers’ primary computing device.

The $1.5 trillion social media group plans to add a screen to the $300 sunglasses it makes and sells in partnership with eyewear group Essilor Luxottica, according to people familiar with the matter.

People familiar with the matter said that the updated version of Ray-Ban glasses may be released as soon as the second half of 2025. The small display may be used to display notifications or responses from Meta Virtual Assistant.

Another step towards Apple Glasses

Meta shows off its early prototype Orion AR Glasses Back to summer. While they’re undeniably bulky and cost a reported $10,000 to make, they do provide a telling look at how we can one day expect a model that looks and feels more like the company’s existing Smart glasses products.

The shape of glasses is also considered Apple’s long-term goalsVision Pro is just an early step toward that goal apple glasses. While presentations will undoubtedly be included, Apple is expected to focus primarily on the built-in display.

As early as 2019, there were reports that Apple believed that AR glasses would eventually replace the iPhone. Whether this will happen is up for debate, but I already believe smart glasses will play a very important role in our technological future.

Meta adding a display to its glasses helps push the technology forward and is something I’m really looking forward to trying.

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