What to expect at Meta Connect 2024. Last year, the Meta Quest 3 was announced in early June, but it got its full reveal at Meta C

The collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style So far, the collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style. It looks like Meta wants to keep that trend going with its next generations of frames.

Meta has expanded a key partnership ahead of Connect 2024 and it means great things for its next generation of smart glasses.

EssilorLuxottica said on Tuesday it had extended its partnership with Meta Platforms by agreeing a 10-year deal to continue developing smart eyewear. "The incredible work we've done with Meta, still in its early stages,

Meta Platforms struck a new long-term agreement with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, deepening a push into smart eyewear as the tech giant starts to roll out artificial-intelligence features.

The market of A.I.-powered glasses appears to be heating up as tech giants race to create the next best personal A.I. devices. Later this month, Meta (META) is slated to unveil Orion, the company’s long-rumored augmented reality (AR) glasses,

According to Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, Apple may be planning to launch its own rival to the Meta Ray-Ban glasses without the augmented reality visuals. The company has noticed that, in Gurman's own words, “the category has done quite well for Meta” and so, “Apple may try to join the party.”

While financial details of the deal remain undisclosed, there were previous reports that suggested Meta might buy a 5 percent stake in EssilorLuxottica. However, the official announcement did not mention that kind of investment.

The company behind Ray-Ban glasses is EssilorLuxottica, which has been putting out eyewear products for decades now. Meta first partnered with the company back in 2019 to develop the Ray-Ban Stories,