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Gizmodo
3 days ago
- Gizmodo
These May Be the First Leaked Images of Meta's $1,000-Ish AR Glasses
Meta is one step closer to releasing AR smart glasses with built-in displays. These will not be the Orion smart glasses that the company showed off last year (glasses that reportedly cost $10,000 to make a single pair, but more likely a watered-down version, according to leaked images and videos of the so-called 'Meta Ceres' (codenamed 'Meta Hypernova') AR glasses. X user @Lunayian (via RoadtoVR) shared several images and videos of what they claim are the Cerese smart glasses and their corresponding electromyography (EMG) wristband controller. At first glance, the two devices look like a pair of Ray-Ban Meta AI smart glasses and a Whoop fitness band. Having tried the impressive Orion prototype last year, these images appear to show frames that are slimmer and more stylish, and a wristband controller that's more refined and subtle. Meta Hypernova and Ceres Wristband (low res) — Luna (@Lunayian) June 30, 2025All of the media was reportedly discovered in 'early firmware.' Ceres could be Meta's first pair of AR smart glasses capable of replacing—or more likely semi-replacing—your phone. Here's that EMG band in action, showing a pinching gesture. Purported marketing copy says that you should be able to feel a buzz on your wrist when the 'band detects a gesture.' The X user also said the wristband may support handwriting; Meta is reportedly testing the feature, but it may not ship at launch. Meta Ceres EMG Wristband (FP Recording) — Luna (@Lunayian) June 30, 2025There's also a touch-sensitive panel on the temples of Celeste where a user can touch to capture photos and video. The input to capture image/video. — Luna (@Lunayian) June 30, 2025Similar to Orion, Celeste might even let you game—just a little bit. @Lunayian found a short video and logo referencing a minigame called 'Meta Hypernova.' Ultimately, Meta's main goal is to release a pair of AR smartglasses that let you open several apps at once. In my Orion demo, I could use multiple apps, including Instagram, a web browser, and a video call, and see them all floating transparently in front of my eyeballs. The secondary goal is to get the price down to something that people will pony up for. According to Bloomberg, Meta is targeting around $1,000 for its first AR glasses. That's not throwaway money, but it's also not $3,500 for an Apple Vision Pro. There's also still a lot we don't know. Orion required a rather large wireless compute puck to handle much of its graphics processing. Will Ceres need a separate puck or rely on a phone for processing? Will people want to use a wristband that will need to be charged on its own? The veracity of these leaks can't be confirmed, but someone would have had to go through a lot of trouble just to fake them. It's likely we'll find out more at Meta's annual Connect developer conference happening September 17 through 18. Mark Zuckerberg is hellbent on beating everyone to AR glasses. And he kind of has to—the competition is appearing larger and larger in his rearview mirror. It's been long-rumored that Tim Cook is pushing for a pair of AR glasses, though the company settled with Vision Pro first because the technology to shrink AR into a pair of eyewear isn't there yet. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel announced at AWE last month that the company's first AR glasses are coming next year. Without showing any images or videos, he described them as 'lightweight' and 'immersive,' which we can only take to mean they won't look like the goofy, oversized (but standalone) developer versions of Specs (see below) that Snap has been letting devs and creators fiddle with. And, of course, Google is going to come guns blazing with Android XR, which will likely launch with hardware from a bunch of brands, just like other Android phones and tablet devices. Finally tried Snap Spectacles 5. #ama Have some thoughts on how it compares to Meta's Orion AR glasses — Ray Wong (@raywongy) November 18, 2024Time is of the essence for Meta and Zuck if they really want to own our faces as the next computing battleground. Meta fumbled big time with the whole metaverse that never materialized in VR, but now it's pivoted everything—pouring tens of billions of dollars a year—into AR and AI. Zuck and company can shove Meta AI into every app it owns, but at the end of the day, they're still apps experienced mostly through phone screens. Ceres could be the first device to change that and chip away at the phone's dominance.
Android Authority
3 days ago
- Android Authority
Leaked render reveals Meta's Hypernova smart glasses and wristband controller
TL;DR A newly leaked render shows off Meta's upcoming 'Hypernova' smart glasses alongside its wrist controller accessory. Hypernova is expected to feature a screen in the right lens, an upgraded camera, and the ability to launch apps for taking photos and accessing maps. Users will also be able to see notifications. The 'Ceres' neural wristband will reportedly power gesture-based controls for the device. Hypernova is expected to cost $1,000–$1,400 and is said to be coming by the end of the year. Meta's smart glasses with Ray-Ban have been a runaway hit, and the company is doubling down with more style variants. Beyond these, the company is also rumored to be working on a higher-end version of the smart glasses with a built-in screen, which is expected to launch by the end of the year. These glasses, codenamed Hypernova, have now leaked, giving us our first look at the next generation of Meta's AI smart glasses. Leaker Arsène Lupin has shared a render of a pair of smart glasses and a wrist accessory, claiming the pair to be the upcoming Meta Hypernova glasses. Granted, this is a rather low-resolution render, but it at least gives us a fair look at the wrist accessory. What is this wrist accessory, you ask? A previous report claims that the Hypernova glasses will come with a 'neural' wristband controller, codenamed Ceres. These controllers were in the works for Meta's Orion AR glasses, but they could also seemingly be used by Hypernova to recognize hand gestures such as rotating the hand to scroll through apps, and pinching fingers and thumb to select items. It's unclear if the pictured wristband controller is the Ceres controller, but it likely is. As for the Hypernova glasses themselves, they don't look all that different from the current generation Meta Ray-Bans, but previous leaks suggest these include a built-in screen. The monocular screen will only be visible in the lower-right quadrant on the right lens, but we can't make out the screen in this low-resolution render. When turned on, the display will show a home screen comprised of circular icons laid out horizontally, similar to the app dock that we see on a lot of devices. Users will be able to use dedicated apps to take pictures, view photos, and even access maps. Other expected functions are said to include notification support for phone apps, including WhatsApp and Messenger. These glasses are said to be controlled using hand gestures using Ceres and capacitive touch on the sides of the frame. Meta is also said to be working to upgrade the camera on board the glasses. Meta's Hypernova smart glasses are expected to be priced between $1,000 and $1,400. The final price (and potentially the final marketing name) will be decided closer to the announcement. Meta is also said to be already working on a second-generation version of the product, codenamed Hypernova 2, which will have two screens but won't come out until at least 2027. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Forbes
02-04-2025
- Forbes
Meta $1,000+ Smart Glasses With In-Vision Screen Explained
Meta smart glasses mock-up It's no secret Meta is working on more smart glasses, but the cost and how the next Ray-Ban Meta follow-up will work has been revealed. According to Bloomberg, the upcoming Meta smart glasses will start at more than $1,000, and could cost as much as $1,400. The publication's sources say pricing is yet to be nailed down ahead of a release potentially as early as later this year. The cost represents is a huge jump from the $329 Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer pair, but there's a solid excuse for the increased cost. The Meta smart glasses, currently going under the name Hypernova, will have a screen behind the lenses. The screen sits towards the bottom of the right lens, meaning the person wearing it will need to look down in order to see what's displayed on it. That will include notifications from WhatsApp and the Facebook Messenger app. But apparently the plan is not to open up its functionality as much as possible. It won't have an app store, giving Meta tight control over what the Meta Hypernova smart glasses can actually do. Therefore, its jobs won't necessarily be all that different to those of the current Ray-Ban Meta pair. You might use these Hypernova smart glasses to capture photos and video, play music and interact with Meta's AI assistant. Of course, having a screen to rest on could significantly ramp-up the kind of interactions that are feasible, compared to the current Meta Ray-Ban pair. The concept here is not entirely different to a pair of smart glasses announced well over a decade ago, Google Glass. That pair was released in 2013, and used a tiny projector that placed 640 × 360 pixels of image data into the top-right of the wearer's vision. Meta has opted for the bottom-right, apparently. The other difference, with any luck, is Meta's Hypernova smart glasses will become a pair people actually want to wear. In February, the manufacturer of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses EssilorLuxottica announced two million pairs have been sold so far — they were released in October 2023. Meta has said it aims to sell 10 million pairs a year by 2026's end, but a set that costs more than $1,000 is unlikely to make too much of a dent in such a figure. However, the company plans to continue offering cheaper pairs. It will also bump up the top-end model to a dual-screen design — one for each eye — in 2027 according to Bloomberg. These screen-packed Meta smart glasses will use capacitive stems for control, turning the glasses' arms into touch surfaces, and Meta is apparently planning a wristband codenamed Ceres to offer another method of control. The Meta Hypernova smart glasses are separate from the Orion pair Meta officially announced as 'the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever made' in September 2024. That pair appears to display elements towards the centre of the wearer's vision, while Hypernova will presumably strive to make the AR elements as close to invisible as possible to anyone but the wearer. For some the primary upgrade of this upcoming pair might be a simple camera boost, which has been compared to that of a jump between two phone generations.
