Thought Leadership
The Facebook parent company Meta is launching glasses that can display information to users in one of the lenses.
The device, called Meta Ray-Ban Display, can display text messages, photos and videos, among other things.
Meta developed a wristband for control that can recognize subtle hand movements. At the presentation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated how he used his fingers to write letters on a surface – which were converted into words in a text message with the help of the wristband.
Price from 799 dollars
The glasses worn by Zuckerberg on stage at the Meta Connect conference are somewhat chunkier than conventional frames and stand out above all with their significantly thicker temples. Meta claims a battery life of up to six hours on a single charge. The display built into the right lens has a resolution of 600 x 600 pixels. The device will go on sale in the USA at the end of September at a price starting at 799 dollars.
For years, Meta has considered glasses with cameras, microphones, loudspeakers – and now displays – to be the best way to interact with artificial intelligence in everyday life. This allows the software to see what users see, giving it the context to be truly useful.
Competition from Google – and perhaps Apple?
Google showed prototypes of similarly functioning glasses at its own developer conference in May, but there is no information on when they might come onto the market. According to media reports, Apple has been working on such technology for years, but has so far only released a headset that can capture the environment with cameras and display it on screens in front of the eyes together with additional digital content.
It remains to be seen how well Meta’s glasses will work in everyday life. At the presentation, Zuckerberg failed several times in his attempts to take a video call on the display glasses. A live demonstration in which a chef was supposed to let AI guide him through a new dish with the help of Meta glasses also went wrong: the software moved on to the next step without waiting for the previous step to be completed.
dpa
