Zuckerberg Predicts Smart Glasses to Usher in 'Post-Phone' Era, Transforming Digital Interaction
July 17, 2025
While acknowledging initial success, Zuckerberg emphasizes the importance of maintaining perspective on the challenges and potential of smart glasses as the technology continues to develop.
Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future where smart glasses will dominate personal technology, replacing smartphones and transforming how we interact with digital content.
He predicts that we are entering a 'post-phone' era, with smart glasses becoming the primary device for social and natural interactions, emphasizing their potential to revolutionize communication.
Meta recently launched the Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses, priced at $499, featuring a 3K camera, open-ear speakers, and support for Meta-AI, marking a significant step in this technological shift.
Meta's collaboration with Ray-Ban in 2021 produced smart glasses equipped with a five-megapixel camera, serving as prototypes for more advanced devices to come.
Upcoming smart glasses are designed to be sleek, wireless, and capable of projecting augmented reality experiences without touch or phone connectivity, offering real-time data streaming and hands-free navigation.
Zuckerberg believes that within the next decade, everyone who wears glasses will likely upgrade to smart glasses, and many non-glasses wearers may adopt them, similar to the transition from regular phones to smartphones.
Meta has invested $3.5 billion in EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest eyewear manufacturer, demonstrating its commitment to advancing smart glasses technology.
Meta's future projects, like Supernova 2 for athletes and Hypernova with notification screens, aim to innovate further in the smart glasses space.
He highlights that many people already wear glasses daily, indicating a vast potential market for smart glasses.
Zuckerberg criticizes the stagnation in smartphone innovation since the iPhone's launch and sees smart glasses as a way to revitalize the technological landscape.
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