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Rael Hornby

Meta secures vital smart glasses partnership ahead of Connect 2024 — Here's why it matters

Close up shot of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses showing Ray-Ban logo with internal circuitry through semi transparent frame.

Earlier this week, luxury eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica announced that it would extend its partnership with Meta in a long-term agreement to collaborate on the development of "multi-generational smart eyewear products."

Both companies have previously worked together to develop 2019's Ray-Ban Stories and 2023's Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. These camera-equipped smart glasses have done much to promote this form of wearable in recent years, with the latter set of frames garnering impressive mainstream approval, which surprised even Meta — with CEO Mark Zuckerberg stating that they had performed “way better than I even hoped they would.”

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