{"id":311873,"date":"2021-07-29T19:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-will-release-ray-ban-branded-smart-glasses-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T19:55:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:55:39","slug":"facebook-will-release-ray-ban-branded-smart-glasses-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-will-release-ray-ban-branded-smart-glasses-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook Will Release Ray-Ban Branded Smart Glasses \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Facebook<\/a> Will Release Ray-Ban Branded Smart Glasses \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Facebook\u2019s next hardware launch won\u2019t be a smartwatch or another Portal product. Instead, it will be a pair of Ray-Ban \u201csmart glasses,\u201d according to Mark Zuckerberg. The glasses won\u2019t have an integrated display or perform AR functions, though they will \u201cdo some pretty neat things.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s so neat about the Facebook Ray-Bans? Well, that\u2019s still a mystery. But without AR functionality, smart Ray-Bans probably not all that different from Amazon\u2019s Echo Frames\u2014that may mean a built-in personal speaker, a microphone, and smart assistant support. Facebook could also find a way to integrate these smart glasses with Messenger or Instagram, possibly through the use of a built-in camera.<\/p>\n

Either way, the smart glasses will retain Ray-Bans\u2019 iconic design, and they might be sunglasses. That could have a wider app<\/a>eal than Amazon\u2019s thick Echo Frames, which can\u2019t piggyback off a trendy brand and are really only useful to myopic adults.<\/p>\n

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Facebook\u2019s Project Aria AR glasses are very different from the smart Ray-Bans. Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s worth clarifying that the smart Ray-Bans are very different from Facebook\u2019s Project Aria frames<\/a>, which will use AR technology<\/a> to blur the line between the internet and real life. The Project Aria AI glasses will probably take several years to come out, and even then, pricing may be an obstacle for Facebook.<\/p>\n

While we wait for Project Aria to launch, Facebook will probably try to flood the market with smaller smart products, like the smart Ray-Bans and rumored smartwatch. These products will contribute to Facebook\u2019s \u201cMetaverse<\/a>,\u201d which is basically a mixed-reality (or AR-heavy) lifestyle that revolves around Facebook services.<\/p>\n

The goal of the Metaverse isn\u2019t to sell hardware, but to make Facebook an invasive aspect in every corner of your life. Facebook can use the Metaverse to serve ads, collect and sell data, and even encourage you to buy products through Facebook-owned marketplaces (Instagram users know). Of course, there are many ways that we could benefit from this relationship, just as we may benefit from Facebook\u2019s existing platforms today.<\/p>\n

The Metaverse will also help Facebook run business on its own terms instead of fighting with hardware makers like Apple and Google. But that depends on how much success the company finds with new products like the smart Ray-Bans. Old rumors suggested that the Ray-Bans would launch this year, but a 2022 release seems more likely now that we\u2019re entering August.<\/p>\n

Source: Facebook<\/a> via The Verge<\/a>\n<\/div>\n