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At its annual Connect event, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the company's next-generation AI-powered wearable: the Meta Ray-Ban Displays. While previous versions were smart glasses that could "see what you see and hear what you hear," the new model adds a key new feature: a tiny display screen on the inside of the right lens.
This small, see-through screen projects images that appear as though they are floating a few feet in front of you, allowing wearers to view and send messages, check out photos and videos, watch Instagram Reels, and even take video calls, all without ever touching your phone. Besides that, the glasses can also show a real-time map for navigation and provide live captions and translations of a conversation you're having.
But Meta assures that the display will only be seen by the wearer themselves. They can also turn the display off and use the spectacles just like a regular pair of glasses, as Zuckerberg stated, the goal is to have the technology "fade into the background". Though it isn't clear if they would come with prescriptions.
Once again, he reaffirms his previous statements about how people would find themselves in a "cognitive disadvantage" if they didn't own a pair of smart glasses.
"Glasses are the ideal form factor for personal superintelligence because they let you stay present in the moment while getting access to all of these AI capabilities to make you smarter, help you communicate better, improve your memory, improve your senses," he said.
Control The Glasses With A Wristband
Accompanying this new display is Meta's "neural" wristband. The band measures the tiny electrical signals from your wrist muscles, allowing it to detect a movement even before it's visually perceptible. IRather than voice commands, you can now navigate the display with subtle hand gestures. It works even with a flick of the wrist.
From an accessibility perspective, this technology is a major breakthrough, as it can provide control signals for people with spinal cord injuries, tremors, or other disabilities who cannot produce large movements.
The wristband can last up to 18 hours of battery life and an IPX7 water rating. It's even made with Vectran, the same strong but flexible material used on the crash pads of the Mars Rover.
The new Ray-Ban Displays, along with other products shown at the event like the Meta Oakley Vanguard and Quest 3 headset updates.
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