Zuckerberg said they are doing “way better” than predicted.he briefly mentioned the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and things are looking up for the specs.
During a recent Instagram video in which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg compared the Meta Quest 3 to the Apple Vision Pro – which, unsurprisingly, consisted primarily of him saying the Quest 3 is superio.
The smart glasses, which were launched alongside the Meta Quest 3, are a combination of Ray-Ban sunglasses, a camera, and open-ear headphones, with the main highlight being its Meta AI capabilities, but the remarkable Look and Ask capability is still in beta.
In our Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review, we weren’t overly impressed with the specifications. Their design is nearly flawless, but the camera and audio quality leave much to be desired, and although the AI appears to be impressive, it’s disappointing that the most intriguing aspects are only available to a select few beta testers.
Despite some mixed assessments, Zuckerberg claims the glasses are doing “way better than I even hoped they would.”
An upcoming hardware shakeup?
This standout performance appears to have taken Zuckerberg and Meta by surprise, but if the glasses are as popular as he says, we believe they may trigger some changes in Meta’s hardware approach.For existing Ray-Ban Smart Glasses users, this should mean Meta is encouraged to keep bringing out new features and upgrades, such as the Version 2.0 software it published around a week ago at the time of writing, for a long time to keep its little army of smart glasses owners satisfied with their purchase.
Had they not sold so well, the glasses may have joined the terribly unpopular Meta Quest Pro. It still receives updates because it is part of the larger Quest platform, although it is apparent that other devices, such as the Quest 3 and (to a lesser extent) Quest 2, are the preferred offspring. Despite its greater hardware capabilities, the Quest Pro receives just the rare additional software upgrade.
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Regarding future hardware, it appears that a third Ray-Ban and Meta cooperation is in the works, and it may be released sooner rather than later to capitalize on the current iteration’s popularity. Furthermore, some of the smart glasses’ most popular features, such as AI, may make their way to other Meta devices, such as the Quest 3 (or maybe the Quest Pro 2 or Quest 4, all of which have yet to be released). The AI would be especially beneficial for Quest, which is still trying to prove itself as the best VR platform now that Apple has entered the ring.
We’ll have to wait and see what the future holds, but we wouldn’t be shocked if smart glasses became just as crucial (if not more so) to Meta as its Quest headsets.