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All signs are pointing to the Meta Quest 4 being a no-show, seeing as it’s been widely reported that it may arrive in 2027 instead. But there still may be a chance of a VR headset reveal, and the time is ripe for it to come from Asus.
Last year, Meta announced a partnership with Asus ROG to develop a “performance gaming headset.” Leaks have stated that this Asus ROG VR headset, codenamed “Tarius,” will be the first third-party headset to ship with Meta Horizon OS. If Meta doesn’t have a VR headset to reveal, perhaps Asus will have the answer instead.
It’s already looking to be a premium headset, with notable tipster Luna on X stating it will feature eye-tracking and face-tracking, with either QD-LCD or micro-OLED displays.
Of course, we won’t know for sure until the event, but I’m hoping Meta still has a VR headset up its sleeve after all its smart glasses announcements — even if it isn’t from Meta itself.
New Meta smartglasses with display leaked via an unlisted video on their own YouTube channelAlong with their EMG wristband, and other smartglass models they plan to show off this week at Meta Connect pic.twitter.com/8tTlmaeQ0aSeptember 15, 2025
Thanks to an unlisted YouTube video from Meta themselves, we have a look at what looks to be called the “Ray-Ban Meta Display” glasses. While it’s been removed, reliable leaker SadlyitsBradley was able to share it.
In the video, which appears to be an ad for the latest smart glasses coming, several specs were shown off, including what looks to be the Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses and possibly next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses. More importantly, we got a look at the Ray-Ban Meta Display smart glasses.
With the small display that appears on the right lens, showing navigation, recipe instructions and even a way to type using the shown sEMG wristband, this is looking to be the “Hypernova” smart glasses that’s been rumored.
With Zuckerberg showing the latest in AI glasses, we’re sure to see more of what the glasses can do!
Based on rumors and the leaked ad, we have some idea of what devices Meta should announce tomorrow.
It includes at least three different smart glasses, such as Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 specs, new Oakley Meta Sphaera sports glasses and the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses with a display in one lens.
Coupled with the Display frames should be the sEMG wristband, which will offer some gesture controls. Those were all seemingly confirmed by the leaked ad.
What we don’t know is what kind of presence headsets will have at Connect. At the very least, we may see the Asus ROG “Tairus” headset, as the Meta Quest 4 is looking to be a no-show.
For Meta, this should be a surprisingly packed Connect.
- Ray-Ban Meta generation 3 glasses
- Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses
- Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
- The sEMG wristband
- Asus ROG Tairus headset
And we’re back! Meta Connect 2025 is kicking off today (September 17) at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST, and we’ll finally hear from Mark Zuckerberg about the latest smart glasses (and possibly more) during the keynote.
There’s still a while to go, but to get prepped to watch it, you can catch the livestream over on Facebook or through Meta Horizon on Quest headsets. While there isn’t a YouTube stream in place yet, we’ll give you a heads up on when it will happen.
So, what’s coming? We got a look at the Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses (featuring the sEMG wristband), along with the newly styled Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses and possibly the next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Will there be more to come? I’m hoping to see the promised Asus ROG “Tarius” VR headset for “high performance,” but it could just be a smart specs show.
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