Sources: Meta aims to debut glasses with a built-in display and Oakley-branded smart glasses for athletes in 2025, resumes work on a watch, and explores earbuds
Meta's first ‘real’ AR glasses tipped to debut in 2027 Harsh Shivam / Business Standard : Meta developing Oakley-branded smart glasses, new wearables: What to expect Andy Boxall / Digital Trends : Meta's Oakley smartglasses could be the next big wearable trendsetter David Heaney / UploadVR : Oakley Meta Glasses Are Reportedly Coming This Year Too Ahmed Farhath / Seeking Alpha : Meta working on Oakley smart glasses; plans for watch, earbuds to compete with Apple - report Piero Cingari / Benzinga : Meta Expands AI Wearables With Oakley Smart Glasses, Camera-Equipped Earbuds In Development Bluesky: Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : it's really wild how complicit the tech press is in pretending meta is an interesting or innovative company Threads: Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Meta's first true AR glasses will arrive in 2027, codenamed Artemis, with changes to displays to bring down costs. Orion will never go on sale for consumers. Meta will instead sell it to developers next year. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Tarun / @noise.in.vacuum : Excited to see Oakley's from factor with smart features. AI assisted runs and bike rides could work really well. Also central camera placement is going to feel like a big upgrade. X: Mark Gurman / @markgurman : NEW: Meta is planning Oakley Smart Glasses and a new high-end, ~$1000 model with a screen & wrist control this year. It's also again weighing launching a smartwatch, is exploring an AirPods rival with cameras & is working on its first AR glasses for 2027 https://www.bloomberg.com/... Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell : Meta is gonna take a real bite out of Apple Watch and AirPod revenue Anshel Sag / @anshelsag : .@oakley is definitely the right place to move up market, that stuff is expensive and everyone expects it to be. Not to mention it's a little more forgiving of a form factor in terms of size, but not really weight. Nicholas Sutrich / @gwanatu : I like seeing this extend to other brands, especially when it's a higher-end brand that's needed for products that'll be expensive at first. @jayjaykan : No one is ready for the GPU demand that will increase exponentially in the coming years. PS. $RENDER is well familiar with Meta through OTOY [image] Luna / @lunayian : Extras: - Orion may be offered to developers in 2026. - Meta is experimenting with an AI/Camera AirPods competitor, known as “Camera Buds” but they may or may not ship due to challenges. Luna / @lunayian : TL;DR: - AI/Camera glasses like the Ray-Ban | Meta are the “Supernova” line, will be getting an Oakley SKU. - HUD glasses are the “Hypernova” line. Planned for this year, may include “Ceres” EMG band. Likely expensive. - “Artemis” consumer AR glasses still on track for 2027. Forums: r/virtualreality : Mark Gurman: Meta to sell Oakley branded AR glasses with cheaper display to consumers for $1000 for light apps and notifications in 2027. … r/wallstreetbets : Meta Plans Oakley-Branded Glasses, Explores Watches and Earbuds