Meta is preparing to release a neural wristband that reads muscle impulses to control its upcoming augmented‑reality glasses. Tested on the company’s Project Orion prototype, the EMG band enables gestures such as pinches, taps and thumb swipes without relying on cameras. The accessory is expected to accompany a new display‑enabled glasses platform, code‑named Hypernova, at the Meta Connect event. While the band may cost at least $800 and could be bundled with a smartwatch, Meta executives say it may become less essential for display‑free glasses like the Ray‑Bans. The move positions Meta against rivals such as Apple, Google and Samsung, all pursuing their own gesture‑based wearables. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025 is set to spotlight the company’s next wave of smart eyewear, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CTO Andrew Bosworth hinting at a new device codenamed Celeste. The rumored glasses would blend Ray‑Ban style frames with a single‑eye peripheral display for notifications and camera previews, and could carry a premium price tag. Meta may also tease an upgraded line of Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses, while a potential smartwatch‑like controller remains uncertain. On the VR side, no new headset is expected, but rumors of a Quest Pro 2 with an external compute puck continue to circulate. Read more →

Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, detailed the technical mishaps that disrupted the company's recent smart‑glasses showcase. A live cooking demo suffered a massive traffic overload that effectively DDoS'd Meta's own servers, while a separate video‑call demonstration failed due to an unexpected display‑sleep bug. Bosworth clarified that the issues were software‑related, not hardware defects, and confirmed that the problems have been resolved ahead of broader product rollout. Read more →

At Meta Connect in San Francisco, three new smart‑glass models were unveiled, but live demonstrations stumbled. Cooking influencer Jack Mancuso’s query to a Ray‑Ban Meta device went unanswered, and a WhatsApp video call between CTO Andrew Bosworth and CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed. Bosworth later clarified on Instagram that the glitches stemmed from a mismanaged surge of device traffic that overwhelmed a development server and a display‑sleep bug, not the venue’s Wi‑Fi. He emphasized that the products remain functional despite the demo hiccups. Read more →

During Meta Connect 2025 the company’s smart‑glasses showcase ran into two unexpected problems. A live‑AI cooking demo overloaded the internal dev server after every device in the venue was routed to it, effectively “DDoS’ing” Meta’s own system. A separate video‑call segment suffered a race‑condition bug that put the display to sleep just as a call notification arrived, leaving the on‑stage presenter without visual cues. Both issues have been acknowledged by CTO Andrew Bosworth, who said the bugs are now fixed, and journalists who tested the glasses remain impressed with the product’s potential. Read more →

Meta is preparing to release a neural wristband that reads muscle impulses to control its upcoming augmented‑reality glasses. Tested on the company’s Project Orion prototype, the EMG band enables gestures such as pinches, taps and thumb swipes without relying on cameras. The accessory is expected to accompany a new display‑enabled glasses platform, code‑named Hypernova, at the Meta Connect event. While the band may cost at least $800 and could be bundled with a smartwatch, Meta executives say it may become less essential for display‑free glasses like the Ray‑Bans. The move positions Meta against rivals such as Apple, Google and Samsung, all pursuing their own gesture‑based wearables. Read more →

Meta is preparing to release a neural wristband that reads muscle impulses to control its upcoming augmented‑reality glasses. Tested on the company’s Project Orion prototype, the EMG band enables gestures such as pinches, taps and thumb swipes without relying on cameras. The accessory is expected to accompany a new display‑enabled glasses platform, code‑named Hypernova, at the Meta Connect event. While the band may cost at least $800 and could be bundled with a smartwatch, Meta executives say it may become less essential for display‑free glasses like the Ray‑Bans. The move positions Meta against rivals such as Apple, Google and Samsung, all pursuing their own gesture‑based wearables. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025 is set to spotlight the company’s next wave of smart eyewear, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CTO Andrew Bosworth hinting at a new device codenamed Celeste. The rumored glasses would blend Ray‑Ban style frames with a single‑eye peripheral display for notifications and camera previews, and could carry a premium price tag. Meta may also tease an upgraded line of Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses, while a potential smartwatch‑like controller remains uncertain. On the VR side, no new headset is expected, but rumors of a Quest Pro 2 with an external compute puck continue to circulate. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025 is set to spotlight the company’s next wave of smart eyewear, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CTO Andrew Bosworth hinting at a new device codenamed Celeste. The rumored glasses would blend Ray‑Ban style frames with a single‑eye peripheral display for notifications and camera previews, and could carry a premium price tag. Meta may also tease an upgraded line of Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses, while a potential smartwatch‑like controller remains uncertain. On the VR side, no new headset is expected, but rumors of a Quest Pro 2 with an external compute puck continue to circulate. Read more →

Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, detailed the technical mishaps that disrupted the company's recent smart‑glasses showcase. A live cooking demo suffered a massive traffic overload that effectively DDoS'd Meta's own servers, while a separate video‑call demonstration failed due to an unexpected display‑sleep bug. Bosworth clarified that the issues were software‑related, not hardware defects, and confirmed that the problems have been resolved ahead of broader product rollout. Read more →

Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, detailed the technical mishaps that disrupted the company's recent smart‑glasses showcase. A live cooking demo suffered a massive traffic overload that effectively DDoS'd Meta's own servers, while a separate video‑call demonstration failed due to an unexpected display‑sleep bug. Bosworth clarified that the issues were software‑related, not hardware defects, and confirmed that the problems have been resolved ahead of broader product rollout. Read more →

During Meta Connect 2025 the company’s smart‑glasses showcase ran into two unexpected problems. A live‑AI cooking demo overloaded the internal dev server after every device in the venue was routed to it, effectively “DDoS’ing” Meta’s own system. A separate video‑call segment suffered a race‑condition bug that put the display to sleep just as a call notification arrived, leaving the on‑stage presenter without visual cues. Both issues have been acknowledged by CTO Andrew Bosworth, who said the bugs are now fixed, and journalists who tested the glasses remain impressed with the product’s potential. Read more →

During Meta Connect 2025 the company’s smart‑glasses showcase ran into two unexpected problems. A live‑AI cooking demo overloaded the internal dev server after every device in the venue was routed to it, effectively “DDoS’ing” Meta’s own system. A separate video‑call segment suffered a race‑condition bug that put the display to sleep just as a call notification arrived, leaving the on‑stage presenter without visual cues. Both issues have been acknowledged by CTO Andrew Bosworth, who said the bugs are now fixed, and journalists who tested the glasses remain impressed with the product’s potential. Read more →

At Meta Connect in San Francisco, three new smart‑glass models were unveiled, but live demonstrations stumbled. Cooking influencer Jack Mancuso’s query to a Ray‑Ban Meta device went unanswered, and a WhatsApp video call between CTO Andrew Bosworth and CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed. Bosworth later clarified on Instagram that the glitches stemmed from a mismanaged surge of device traffic that overwhelmed a development server and a display‑sleep bug, not the venue’s Wi‑Fi. He emphasized that the products remain functional despite the demo hiccups. Read more →

At Meta Connect in San Francisco, three new smart‑glass models were unveiled, but live demonstrations stumbled. Cooking influencer Jack Mancuso’s query to a Ray‑Ban Meta device went unanswered, and a WhatsApp video call between CTO Andrew Bosworth and CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed. Bosworth later clarified on Instagram that the glitches stemmed from a mismanaged surge of device traffic that overwhelmed a development server and a display‑sleep bug, not the venue’s Wi‑Fi. He emphasized that the products remain functional despite the demo hiccups. Read more →

Meta is preparing to release a neural wristband that reads muscle impulses to control its upcoming augmented‑reality glasses. Tested on the company’s Project Orion prototype, the EMG band enables gestures such as pinches, taps and thumb swipes without relying on cameras. The accessory is expected to accompany a new display‑enabled glasses platform, code‑named Hypernova, at the Meta Connect event. While the band may cost at least $800 and could be bundled with a smartwatch, Meta executives say it may become less essential for display‑free glasses like the Ray‑Bans. The move positions Meta against rivals such as Apple, Google and Samsung, all pursuing their own gesture‑based wearables. Read more →

Meta Connect 2025 is set to spotlight the company’s next wave of smart eyewear, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CTO Andrew Bosworth hinting at a new device codenamed Celeste. The rumored glasses would blend Ray‑Ban style frames with a single‑eye peripheral display for notifications and camera previews, and could carry a premium price tag. Meta may also tease an upgraded line of Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses, while a potential smartwatch‑like controller remains uncertain. On the VR side, no new headset is expected, but rumors of a Quest Pro 2 with an external compute puck continue to circulate. Read more →

Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, detailed the technical mishaps that disrupted the company's recent smart‑glasses showcase. A live cooking demo suffered a massive traffic overload that effectively DDoS'd Meta's own servers, while a separate video‑call demonstration failed due to an unexpected display‑sleep bug. Bosworth clarified that the issues were software‑related, not hardware defects, and confirmed that the problems have been resolved ahead of broader product rollout. Read more →

At Meta Connect in San Francisco, three new smart‑glass models were unveiled, but live demonstrations stumbled. Cooking influencer Jack Mancuso’s query to a Ray‑Ban Meta device went unanswered, and a WhatsApp video call between CTO Andrew Bosworth and CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed. Bosworth later clarified on Instagram that the glitches stemmed from a mismanaged surge of device traffic that overwhelmed a development server and a display‑sleep bug, not the venue’s Wi‑Fi. He emphasized that the products remain functional despite the demo hiccups. Read more →

During Meta Connect 2025 the company’s smart‑glasses showcase ran into two unexpected problems. A live‑AI cooking demo overloaded the internal dev server after every device in the venue was routed to it, effectively “DDoS’ing” Meta’s own system. A separate video‑call segment suffered a race‑condition bug that put the display to sleep just as a call notification arrived, leaving the on‑stage presenter without visual cues. Both issues have been acknowledged by CTO Andrew Bosworth, who said the bugs are now fixed, and journalists who tested the glasses remain impressed with the product’s potential. Read more →