The Ray-Ban smart glasses, which are powered by Meta AI, have sold incredibly well despite their lack of a display. In fact, their success was so unprecedented thatGoogle was apparently looking for a slice of that pie as well. The company showed off a demo of smart glasses powered by Gemini at Google I/O this year. That demo featured a pair of glasses with a display, however, and it’s uncertain if Google wanted EssilorLuxottica to help design similar glasses.
Smart glasses are likely gaining popularity because of their much smaller form factor and less risk for social awkwardness. I wouldn’t wear aHowever, it is worth noting that these smart glasses without a display are a compromise. Today’s technology, unfortunately, isn’t yet at the level required to make glasses with displays that also have good battery life.
That’s not to say that companies haven’t tried. Meta, for example, has spent years working on a pair ofaccording to Bloomberg’s industry insider Mark Gurman. Apple originally wanted to make a pair of AR glasses but is now allegedly pursuing a tactic similar to the Ray-Ban glasses. We don’t know yet if the third generation of the Ray-Ban smart glasses will have a display. If I had to guess, I’d probably say no. Meta says the tech isn’t here yet for the type of AR glasses it wants to make.Check out our subscription plans and get unlimited access to exclusive premium content, exciting new features and ad-free browsing.
Abdullah is an ardent believer in the future of VR, and can't wait to see what more it brings to the table as technology improves. He enjoys covering new software releases in the XR industry, as well as major news about hardware and companies focused on VR.Meta wants you to physically feel your VR keyboardA discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it is positive, neutral or negative.