Meta's Hypernova (Celeste) smart glasses will include a small heads-up display in one eye and a neural wristband called Ceres to control the interface. The Hypernova devices are expected to cost around $800 and to be announced at Meta Connect on September 17. Meta plans to release multiple smart-glasses products this fall, alongside an upgraded audio-only Ray-Ban model priced around $300–$400. EssilorLuxottica reported over 2 million Ray-Ban Meta units sold and plans to scale to 10 million units annually by the end of 2026. Current Ray-Bans are rated for four hours and drain quickly with heavy photo and video use.
Jason Hiner/ZDNET The hype continues to build around the arrival of Meta's futuristic Hypernova (a.k.a. Celeste) smart glasses, which will reportedly add a small heads-up display in one eye and a neural wristband ( Ceres) to control the interface. These will reportedly cost around $800 and will be announced at Meta Connect on September 17 . Some have even started calling these the next version of the current Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses.
The Meta Ray-Bans are officially rated for four hours of battery life. However, if you turn off the always-on listening for the "Hey Meta" prompt (and long-press the right stem to activate it instead), you can increase that pretty significantly. That's true if you're using the smart glasses mostly for phone calls, listening to audio, and perhaps a few AI prompts. However, once you start taking a bunch of photos and recording multiple videos, the battery can completely drain i
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