Meta wants to beat Apple with $1,000 AI smart glasses in 2025

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Meta has found surprising success with its smart glasses, which were made in partnership with Ray-Ban. 

These glasses originally focused on letting people easily take photos and videos for social media. 

Now, they’re moving into more advanced territory by adding AI features.

Meta is reportedly working on a new version of these glasses that will include a small screen inside. 

They’re aiming to launch them in October 2025, around the same time new iPhones usually come out. 

Interestingly, while Meta is moving quickly, Apple’s own smart glasses project seems to be several years behind.

According to a Bloomberg report, Meta wants these new high-end glasses to cost over $1,000. (Via: Digital Trends)

Employees are being pushed to meet the deadline, even if it means working weekends. The timing is close to Meta’s big annual Connect event, scheduled for September 17 or 18, 2025.

Until now, Meta’s smart glasses haven’t had a display. Other companies like TCL and Xreal have already made glasses with small screens inside, which allow users to actually see information rather than just hear it. 

Meta’s new glasses will have one small screen placed in the lower right part of the lens, visible only to the right eye.

This tiny screen will let users do things like check notifications, view maps, and see photos they’ve taken, all without needing a phone. 

Navigation will be handled by simple hand gestures on the side of the glasses.

On the inside, the glasses will run a customized version of Android and will use a Qualcomm processor, which is specially made for wearable devices. 

The project is currently called “Hypernova” during development. Prices could range from $1,000 to as much as $1,400, which is much higher than current display-equipped glasses that cost around $500.

Meanwhile, Meta is also developing even more futuristic glasses under the code names “Orion” and “Aria,” but those are still a few years away from hitting the market.

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