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Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe
Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe
November 18, 2024  |  Meta

Meta AI says its Ray-Ban smartglasses are now available in four European countries. Beginning Monday (Nov. 18), users in France, Spain, Ireland and Italy can...

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Meta Testing Experiential Retail to Sell Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta Testing Experiential Retail to Sell Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
November 11, 2024  |  Meta

Meta is promoting its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at a Meta Lab pop-up store in Los Angeles that lets visitors experience the glasses firsthand. The temporary brick-and-mortar...

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Apple Reportedly Weighing Smart Glasses Push
Apple Reportedly Weighing Smart Glasses Push
November 05, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly exploring the viability of entering the smart glasses market. The tech giant has launched an in-house study of currently available products, Bloomberg...

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Meta Explains Why Smart Eyewear Will Finally Have Its Moment
Meta Explains Why Smart Eyewear Will Finally Have Its Moment
September 19, 2024  |  Wearables

The augmented reality and smart tech wearable market is heating up as Google, Snap, and Meta have recently either unveiled products or announced partnerships to...

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Report: Meta Seeks Stake in Smart Glasses Partner EssilorLuxottica
Report: Meta Seeks Stake in Smart Glasses Partner EssilorLuxottica
July 18, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Meta is reportedly looking to buy a stake in its smart glasses partner EssilorLuxottica. The tech company is in talks to acquire a 5% stake...

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Meta Unveils 28 AI Personas and Next-Generation Smart Glasses
Meta Unveils 28 AI Personas and Next-Generation Smart Glasses
September 27, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has introduced 28 new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personas and a new generation of smart glasses. The new offerings were unveiled Wednesday (Sept. 27) during...

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Amazon’s Bid to Get Smart Glasses Right
Amazon’s Bid to Get Smart Glasses Right
September 26, 2023  |  Amazon

Smart glasses have long been the stuff of science fiction dreams, promising a future where we can seamlessly integrate digital information and augmented reality into...

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Meta Plans Second Smart Glasses Generation as First One Flounders
Meta Plans Second Smart Glasses Generation as First One Flounders
August 03, 2023  |  Meta

Last month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was still optimistic about the metaverse. Consumers, however, seem less enthusiastic about the devices designed to serve...

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Tech Firms Usher in Next-Gen AR Glasses for European Creators
Tech Firms Usher in Next-Gen AR Glasses for European Creators
January 10, 2023  |  emea

Recent Big Tech moves highlight advancements in the design of augmented reality (AR) glasses. While the concept has been around for a while — it’s...

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