Live Updates From Meta Connect 2025 🔴

Well, ya’ll, it’s been a doozy. I’m back from Menlo Park with a lot to chew on and at least one new pair of smart glasses already in hand. I got to try Meta’s Ray-Bans with a display in them, and I’m not going to lie… they were pretty wild. I have a lot of thoughts about what they mean and what they could be, but I’m going to save those for the future when I hopefully get to try them on my own, sans Meta handlers.

But even with unfinished thoughts, I can’t help but feel like this is a big moment for the smart glasses category. If you had any questions on whether smart glasses have arrived, I think Meta Connect 2025 should put them to rest. Maybe you’re on the fence about whether you need a pair of glasses with a screen in them (and a magic wristband that lets you control them), but I’m willing to wager that once you give both a whirl, you’re going to want a pair nonetheless.

Anyway, I wanted to write something really epic and profound here, but I think I have about 3.5 brain cells left after a wild couple of weeks of smart glasses, earbuds, and new Apple products, so I’ll just leave you with this picture I took of Mark Zuckerberg and Diplo. Just one last lookie-loo for the road. See you next time! —James Pero