"Did Meta just foil its biggest hardware announcement of 2025? Some would say yes, but it's not all doom and gloom in Menlo Park. Meta Connect this week is expected to be a pivotal moment for the AI wearables industry, as the makers of the popular Ray-Ban smart glasses take the stage to unveil a succeeding model -- and maybe more."
"Unfortunately for the tech giant, Wednesday's biggest surprises may have just leaked to the public. A now unlisted YouTube video, first discovered by , showcased an unreleased pair of "Ray-Ban Display" glasses and another based on Oakley's Sphaera design. Also: What to expect from Meta Connect 2025 this week: Ray-Ban smart glasses, Hypernova, more The wearables look as good as we expected, and fall in line with past reports of Meta pushing for a more advanced, wrist-band-controlled pair of smart glasses."
"The current generation of Meta Ray-Bans has become one of the most transformative consumer products of the past two years. Content creators are building careers around the face-worn cameras, everyday users are using vision insurance to buy them, and even tech journalists (myself included) are reaching for these glasses over $1,000 cameras to capture video. But the now two-year-old smart glasses are also showing their age, with recording capabilities, battery life, and their feature set being outmatched by new competitors in Rokid, Google, and, soon,"
Meta published a video trailer revealing unreleased Ray-Ban smart glasses that appear to include an HUD display and a wristband controller, and also showed a new Oakley model based on the Sphaera design. The clips appeared in a now-unlisted YouTube video that briefly leaked before Connect. Meta Connect is scheduled to showcase the next Ray-Ban model and possibly other devices. The current Meta Ray-Bans drove creator adoption and consumer uptake but now show limitations in recording, battery life, and features. Competitors such as Rokid, Google, and possibly Samsung are advancing in the space. If the Ray-Ban Display executes as shown, consumer excitement could increase.
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