2025 Ray-Ban Meta glasses may come with displays

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- There are rumors that the 2025 version of Ray-Ban Meta AR glasses may be equipped with a display.
- In what will be a first for the popular tech product, no visual message is currently displayed.
- The new operating system Android XR will also provide this feature on Google AR glasses launched in 2025.
Although Snapchat Spectacles were the first product to put the concept of smart glasses into consumers’ hands, Ray-Ban Meta AR glasses are undoubtedly the king of mobile VR today. Available as sunglasses and traditional glasses, they give you access to your digital assistant via voice commands and allow you to record images and videos in a cool first-person perspective.
The latest version of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses launches in late 2023, which means we’ll soon have a third-generation model. As one would expect, there are rumors that this could happen in the first half of 2025. financial times It appears these glasses may have an entirely new feature: a display.
Currently, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses do not display any visual content to you when you wear them. You can hear the digital assistant’s responses and check the connected phone for other messages, but no visual content is displayed. With that in mind, a third-generation model with a display would be a big change.
according to financial timesthe display will only show simple content, such as text. In theory, the display could also show navigation directions, phone/smartwatch notifications, and more. However, video sources and even high-quality images may not be supported.
This rumor comes after Google announced the launch of Android XR, a new operating system designed specifically for XR devices. In addition to this announcement, Google also confirmed that it will launch AR glasses running Android XR in 2025. Therefore, if Meta’s third-generation Ray-Ban glasses No Includes a monitor that will keep the Meta behind the curve.
Of course, Meta already has multiple generations of AR glasses, which puts it ahead of Google in consumer awareness. Regardless, it looks like 2025 will be a hot year for AR glasses as the industry finally starts to heat up.