At Meta’s annual Connect conference, Mark Zuckerberg pulled back the curtain on Ray-Ban Meta 3, the next generation of smart glasses co-developed with EssilorLuxottica. The biggest reveal was a high-end model internally dubbed “Hypernova”, essentially Ray-Ban Wayfarer-style glasses with a monocular heads-up display built into the right lens reuters.com. Unlike prior Ray-Bans that only captured photos and audio, these new glasses can overlay digital info – maps, messages, translations – onto your view of the real world businessinsider.com. In one demo, directions and text notifications appeared in the wearer’s field of vision, and an AI assistant answered questions on the spot businessinsider.com uploadvr.com. Notably, control is achieved via a neural wristband that reads tiny muscle signals, letting users scroll and select by subtle finger gestures rather than fumbling with a phone uploadvr.com. This combo of a wearable HUD and electromyography controls brings a touch of “sci-fi” to everyday eyewear, fulfilling rumors that Meta would debut such a device at Connect 2025 uploadvr.com.
