Vision Correction: Meta is pushing smartglasses as the next big thing after smartphones

 Earlier this year, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg wondered aloud why AI glasses would not at some point become the default pair for those who wear prescription glasses. Zuckerberg, whose AI-powered Ray-Ban smartglasses have been witnessing rapid adoption in recent times, it appears, had something up his sleeves. Meta has now announced a new model of its Ray-Ban AI glasses that’s meant for this demography. Available in two styles, Blayzer and Scriber, these glasses are made for all-day wear and fea­ture things like over-extension hinges, interchangeable nose pads, optician-adjustable temple tips, so that the pair can adapt to all face shapes.

It would make sense to target this demography. As smartglasses’ adoption grows, this is a massive section of the population that is potentially waiting to be captured.

The things that smartglasses can do are also growing rapidly beyond just recording videos. Meta has revealed that it will soon bring updates that will enable hands-free nutrition tracking, WhatsApp summaries, ‘neural handwriting’ where users will be able to reply to messages by scribbling on any surface with their fin­gers, and a pedestrian navigation feature where users will get turn-by-turn direc­tions. Meta has taken a lead over its com­petitors in this category, but with such advancements, and Apple’s smartglasses expected to hit markets next year, smart­glasses could become the next major com­puting interface after smartphones.