"At Meta Connect 2025, the company's biggest event of the year, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled three new smart glasses: the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta, the Meta Ray-Ban Display and wristband controller, and the Oakley Meta Vanguard. Meta says it has sold two million of the first-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and earlier this year, Meta unveiled its latest AI-powered smart glasses with Oakley, which were designed for athletes. Silicon Valley is leaning heavily into AI wearables, and Meta seems to be one of the companies leading the charge."
"With Meta looking to regain its footing in the AI race and sell more hardware, the company had a lot at stake during Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Connect 2025 keynote. Overall, Meta showcased some pretty impressive technology - the Meta Neural Band, the wristband controller that comes with the Meta Ray-Ban Display, is a particular highlight. And yet, in a twist that felt reminiscent of HBO's Silicon Valley, Zuckerberg's demo of the AI capabilities on the Ray-Ban Metas failed. Whoops!"
""I love the set-up you have here, with soy sauce and other ingredients. How can I help?" asked the chipper Meta AI voice. Mancuso asked for a recipe for a Korean-inspired steak sauce, and the AI voice began to list the ingredients that he would need - but Mancuso knows he needs to keep the demo succinct, so he interrupts and asks, "What do I do first?" After a moment of silence that dragged a bit too long, Mancuso repeated, "What do I do first?" "You've already combined the base ingredients, so now grate a pear to add to the sauce," the AI said. But he had not yet combined the base ingredients, because he had not started making the recipe, hence the question of what to do first."
Meta unveiled three new smart glasses — second-generation Ray-Ban Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display with a wristband controller, and Oakley Meta Vanguard — alongside the Meta Neural Band. Meta reported selling two million first-generation Ray-Ban Meta units and emphasized AI-driven wearables aimed at athletes and mainstream users. The Meta Neural Band and wristband controller were highlighted as notable hardware advances. A live demo of Ray-Ban Meta's AI assistant failed when the assistant gave an instruction that assumed prior steps had been completed, exposing limitations in real-time AI interactions during a high-profile keynote.
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