- Mark Zuckerberg teased third generation smart glasses for 2025 in Investor Call
- He also called a “decisive year” on 2025 for Meta’s intelligent glasses plans
- We do not yet have an official release date or information on prices
Recent leaks suggest that Meta is preparing to launch a new generation of smart glasses this year – those that are like its existing meta -scratches, but with an integrated display to show you the images you take with their camera plus Notifications of your phone. While Mark Zuckerberg has not revealed any specific detail on these rumor specifications in the recent first quarter of the fourth quarter of the company 2024, its comments on a “third generation” of technology and saying that 2025 will be a “decisive year” For Meta in the smart the category of glasses makes me think that a version is almost guaranteed.
Here is exactly what Zuckerberg said according to the official transcription of the call on the subject of intelligent Meta-Ray-Ban glasses: “Our Glasses Ray-Ban Meta Ai are a real success, and it will be the year we understand the Trajectory of glasses AI as a category. Many products in small groups in the history of consumer electronics have sold 5 to 10 million units in third generation. It will be a decisive year which determines if we are on the path of several hundred millions and, possibly billions of AI glasses. »»
Glances on the ambitious “billion AI glasses”, what is remarkable is that Zuckerberg highlights the importance of third generation technology to determine the success of future iterations of this material, then in the Next breathing says that 2025 will be the decisive year for Meta in terms of intelligent glasses – suggesting that the year will be defined by the success of Meta’s own third generation glasses.
Meta Ray-Ban intelligent glasses have so far have two generations to their assets-the original stories of Ray-Ban that have been launched in 2021, and the Smart Ray-Ban glasses which were released in 2023. So for a third Generation of equipment to prepare a decisive year in 2025, Meta should launch it first.
Zuckerberg took care not to promise an explicit launch, but his comments will barely cross this line, and in conjunction with leaks that we have heard, I feel confident that we get new meta-specials this year . So what could they reserve us, and what do I want to see?
What I want to see from the next Ray-Ban smart glasses
1. Color displays
The leaks were not devoted to details in precise quality of the components of the equipment, but they have indeed promised us the existing intelligent glasses with a “small screen with the single goal”, according to people familiar with the project. After testing other smart glasses, this means that the screen will actually be half of your vision. This will have the advantage that it should not be too obscured, while focusing on what it shows that you can get used to it.
Since other leaks suggest that this display can show you the photos you take with the specifications, I hope it means that it will be in color – my main request for display update – and well that I prefer a solution to two objectives there is a potential advantage that one objective would have: the price.
2. Not too expensive
I expect the Ray-Ban meta-lunes with a screen will cost more than the standard (without screen) pair that we currently have at $ 299 / £ 299 $ 449 at, although I hope that rumors could cost $ 1,000 (about £ 800 / $ 1,600 at $) are not correct. I understand that innovation is not cheap, but $ 1,000 seem too expensive – especially for a product that Zuckerberg and Meta Hope will see consumer success.
I hope they cost about $ 650 (£ 550 / $ 1,050 in), the upgrades of lenses may be what may push them at this higher $ 1,000. If the default model is so expensive, then I expected a few upgrades – such as default transition lenses (because my intelligent shelves with transition lenses change the situation), improved speakers and An upgrade, I hope they get an increase in prices: better cameras.
3. Improved camera
The Vivaneau 12MP The existing model is boiled is well for the Meta AI look and request tool (which allows the AI to see what you see for the context to your requests), but I found that the Quality was not the best – nine times ten I prefer to use my phone.
There are occasions that smart glasses were great for first -person images – I recorded clips and took photos during concerts without losing the moment because I am behind a phone screen – but an improvement Quality would make my shots higher quality, and I would mean that I would count on them much more frequently.
It is unlikely that we have 50 MP cameras of smartphones, but a boost of 12 MP – or certain other sensors upgrades to improve their performance – would certainly be bad.
4. Longer battery life
Finally, the most important factor that needs an upgrade is the battery. While Meta has a lifespan of the maximum four -hour battery, the specifications can only get there with more intermittent use – as occasionally asking questions or taking pictures. If you want to broadcast music or live your point of view on Instagram, you will burn their battery faster, and I expect a display does not help.
Ideally, the new generation specifications would boast at least a four-hour battery life with the display, although I would accept three hours as perhaps a more reasonable target. If they can only approach one or two hours with the screen, I would worry about the usefulness of the specifications, although the project is an act of balancing the meta between the battery, the specifications, the price and weight.
