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I’ve been testing smart glasses for almost a decade. And in that time, one of the questions I’ve been asked the most is “oh, but can you see anything in them?” For years, I had to explain that no, glasses like that don’t really exist yet. That’s no longer the case. And while I’ve seen a bunch of glasses over …

The thing about live demos is that, well, they’re live. And going live can bring up all sorts of unexpected issues. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg learned that lesson the hard way on Wednesday while attempting to show off the company’s new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses. The glasses failed spectacularly during live demos at Meta Connect, including one where Zuck himself …

At its Connect keynote on Wednesday, Meta officially introduced the $799.99 Meta Ray-Ban Display, also known as Hypernova. The brand’s new, high-end smart glasses feature an in-lens display you can control with wrist-based gestures via the new Meta Neural Band that’s included. The display pairs with your phone and allows you to see everything from text messages and Instagram Reels …

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: I used the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, …

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: I used the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, …

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: 5 Meta Ray-Ban upgrades that have me …

Update: The Meta Connect 2025 kickoff event has ended after the company announced three new sets of smartglasses: the second-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses, the Oakley Meta Vanguard sports glasses and the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the last of which include a video overlay. You can scroll down to read our liveblog and see how the event played out in …

Meta has announced a new generation of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, featuring significantly improved battery life and the ability to record 3K video, which brings them up to par with the Oakley HSTN smart glasses. The new glasses, technically called the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, are available to order today and start at $379. Let’s dig in on battery, which …

Refresh 2025-09-17T10:24:41.182Z (Image credit: Meta) 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 …

Ahead of Meta Connect later this week, an early video has revealed Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses that have a built-in display. As spotted by UploadVR earlier today, Meta briefly posted a video to YouTube that reveals the “Meta Ray-Ban Display” smart glasses. Continuing its EssilorLuxottica partnership, the new glasses retain Ray-Ban branding and styling, but with an updated design …