Meta is set to launch two new smart glasses at its annual Connect developer conference in September. That includes its first consumer-ready glasses with a display and a wristband that will allow users to control the glasses with hand gestures, potentially paving the way to AR glasses. Codenamed Hypernova, the glasses will include a small display in its right lens, and will sell for about $800 in partnership with EssilorLuxottica. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters
Meta is planning to use its annual Connect conference next month to announce a deeper push into smart glasses, including the launch of the company’s first consumer-ready glasses with a display, CNBC has learned.
That’s one of the two new devices Meta is planning to unveil at the event, according to people familiar with the matter. The company will also launch its first wristband that will allow users to control the glasses with hand gestures, the