Meta Connect 2025: Unveiling the Next Generation of AI-Powered Smart Glasses and the Future of Augmented Reality

Meta is set to debut its next generation of smart glasses at the Meta Connect 2025 event on Wednesday, September 17. The keynote, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will showcase a new family of AI-powered smart glasses, including the rumored "Hypernova" or "Celeste" model featuring a small augmented reality display integrated into the right lens. These glasses aim to provide users with notifications, navigation, AI interactions, and multimedia integration in a sleek, wearable design estimated to retail around $800.

The Meta Connect event will also highlight advances in Meta's AI technology, new products, and updates on its vision for artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Viewers can watch the keynote live via Meta's Horizon platform, the Meta for Developers Facebook page, or in virtual reality with a Meta Quest headset.

These smart glasses represent a major step toward affordable, everyday augmented reality, blending digital experiences smoothly with the real world. Meta's collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban and Oakley, continues with this lineup, which also includes new Oakley Meta Sphaera smart glasses. While Meta’s next VR headset may not debut this year, the focus on eyewear signals the company's commitment to shaping the future of human-computer interaction through AI and augmented reality.tomsguide+4