Mark Zuckerberg unveils new AI-powered smart glasses
Chief executive of Facebook, a social networking service, Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, September 17, 2925, unveiled new smart glasses. Meta has unveiled a new range of smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence (AI) tech, as it expands its bet that they will be a must-have accessory for users around the world.
Zuckerberg is the CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., an American multinational technology company based in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.
Speaking at its annual developers conference tagged ‘Meta Connect,’ which brought together hundreds audience in the company’s Silicon Valley campus, Zuckerberg announced an array of devices in partnership with sunglasses brands, Ray-Ban and Oakley. Meta also introduced a “neural wristband” that pairs with its Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses to allow users to carry out tasks like sending messages with small hand gestures.
The unveiling of the new smart glasses comes even after the social giant owner faces criticisms over the impact of his company’s products on the society, especially children. He called the technology a “huge scientific breakthrough.” The Meta Ray-Ban Display comes with a full-colour high-resolution screen in one lens where users can conduct video calls and see messages.
It also features a 12-megapixel camera. Expressing his disappointment during his demonstrations to the audience, as call via WhatsApp, also owned by the Meta group, to the glasses did not go through despite repeated attempts, Zuckerberg said “I don’t know what to tell you guys.
I keep on messing this up.” Despite the hiccup, the inventor hopes Meta’s line of smart accessories will be a key platform for integrating its artificial intelligence tool, Meta AI, into people’s lives.
Meanwhile, analysts have expressed hope that the smart glasses would be more successful than the firm’s multi-billion dollar Metaverse project – virtual worlds to connect users across digital environments. Forrester VP Research Director Mike Proulx noted that “unlike VR headsets, glasses are an everyday, non-cumbersome form factor”.
