Video-taking capabilities, not AI, have proven to be a key attraction to buyers as the market expects Meta to unveil latest tech-enabled glasses Wednesday.

Li-Chen Miller wasn’t even a Meta Platforms Inc. employee when she started working to fix the company’s video-recording sunglasses.Miller was working at Microsoft Corp. in late 2021 when she purchased a pair of Ray-Ban Stories,

The collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style So far, the collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style. It looks like Meta wants to keep that trend going with its next generations of frames.

What to expect at Meta Connect 2024. Last year, the Meta Quest 3 was announced in early June, but it got its full reveal at Meta C

Meta Platforms struck a new long-term agreement with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, deepening a push into smart eyewear as the tech giant starts to roll out artificial-intelligence features.

Meta CEO's vision for smart glasses. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his enthusiasm about the extended partnership, and shared his vision for the future of smart eyewear. He sa

While financial details of the deal remain undisclosed, there were previous reports that suggested Meta might buy a 5 percent stake in EssilorLuxottica. However, the official announcement did not mention that kind of investment.

Meta has expanded a key partnership ahead of Connect 2024 and it means great things for its next generation of smart glasses.

They will build on the success of their Ray-Ban branded smart glasses. EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms have renewed their partnership to collaborate on smart eyewear development for the next decade.

The company behind Ray-Ban glasses is EssilorLuxottica, which has been putting out eyewear products for decades now. Meta first partnered with the company back in 2019 to develop the Ray-Ban Stories,