All right, we have more breaking news from Meta. This is actually really a very interesting concept. Basically, Meta is planning to unveil something called Hypernova at their Next Connect conference, which is where they bring in a bunch of developers and they kind of show off the latest tech. A lot of times it kind of centered on the metaverse, but it feels like we're shifting a little bit more to be AI-focused.
So this Hypernova is going to be a smart display glasses. So it's going to be, you know, kind of like the glasses they can work on, but it's going to have, I think, augmented reality on the lens in addition to a wristband. So you'll have, like, a watch and glasses combo. This is really interesting.
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So you can lock that price in now and we'll never raise it on you. But let's get back into talking about Hypernova here. This is a really cool concept. So basically, as Jayden said, you have your, you know, similar to your MetaRay Bands, smart glasses or AI glasses, but it's paired with a watch now or a wristband, which I think has several different purposes, but it kind of allows you to do more than just, you know, voice commands that we've had, you know, up to this point with the MetaRay Bands.
So that's one feature. It's also rumored to have a, like, a heads-up display of some kind. So it's not just clear glasses, but you're actually going to be able to interact with the screen on, you know, the glasses. So really innovative design, really innovative concept.
I think it could potentially be something that eventually replaces your phone. I don't know. Jayden, what have you heard about it so far? Well, I think this is such a fascinating concept because basically up to this point, we've had the MetaRay Bands where, like, the AI embedded in it is it's got a camera, so it can see what you're doing and it can record.
I have a friend that has the MetaRay Bands and, like, you basically use it for hands-free recording. A lot of influencers or people will use it as well, content creators, where they, like, basically are, you know, they don't have to pull their phone out. You can just tap it. It's got a camera on.
It can record. And then also they have a little speaker embedded into the arm of it. So you can say, hey, Meta, and ask you questions and it can, like, talk to you. So I think that those use cases are pretty useful.
You can talk to Meta AI through it and it compares to your phone, basically. And actually, I don't know if you've noticed this, but I started to see, Jamie, a bunch of people posting, like, on Instagram, whether it's a reel or a story. And there's, like, a little, like, glasses symbol in the corner where they, like, uploaded or posted something from the Ray-Ban. No, I haven't seen that.
That's cool. Yeah, it's kind of cool. So this is basically what we've had so far. Now, it seems like they're taking it to a new level.
And this is also based off of Google, who has announced and kind of showcased a similar product that they're working on. It's not, like, out yet. But Google has shown that they're working on glasses, which will have AR built into the lens. So basically, if you're using something like Google Maps, you could, like, and you're looking down the street, you have, like, the blue line of Google Maps showing you where down the street to walk, and then you can, like, follow it in real time.
You can look at a sign. I think it's also interesting to think of, like, basically the use cases of this. So right now, Google has a thing where if you hold up your phone and point at, like, a sign in a foreign country, it's going to translate the words that are on that sign. And so I think now what you're probably going to get is the same thing with glasses.
Except now if you just look at a sign and you're in France, you can just translate that to English or whatever language you speak. And I think that's going to be so insanely useful. Even more useful than the phone is all of a sudden the glasses we see are altering what we see. Now, my one dystopian future with this, before we get into some of the tech, I think some of the tech is cool.
But, Jamie, what are your thoughts on, like, basically, this is, like, the actual literal, not even a fake. This is, like, a literal matrix. If we're wearing glasses on our head to alter what we can see, and all of a sudden we have AI embedded in it where maybe we're just like, look, I want to live in, like, tech land where everything looks high-tech and neon. And, like, what are your glasses just make everything around you look, like, super futuristic?
But it's, like, the same stuff. I don't know, man. I think there could be some really cool use cases for it. And in scenarios where I would want to wear them, like, I think one of those comes to mind would be, like, I could see some really fun, like, real-world interactive games that could come out of it.
Like, almost like a video game, but you're in real life kind of things. Like, a game of some sort. Or certain work settings, you know, could be very helpful for it. Like, we've always talked about on this channel, like, if you're, you know, trying to repair your own furnace, you could become your own HVAC mechanic, you know, with these glasses, potentially.
I think that's a cool use case. Or traveling in a foreign country. I mean, you know, I remember going to Italy and, you know, the shock of not knowing what anything says or you can't hear anybody, you can't understand anything anyone's saying. You know, it's like, if you're traveling abroad and you either want to get around or you're there for business and just need to find where you're going, I could see that being useful.
And on the other side of the coin, I don't like the idea of having being locked into the Matrix, like, all the time, you know what I'm saying? Totally, totally. So hopefully your employer won't force you to wear them the whole day at work. You can take them on and off when you need them.
So something interesting, like you mentioned, there are basically a small digital display. It's going to be on the right lens of the device. And so I think kind of where it starts is, like, you have that small AR on, like, one lens where it can show you things and probably it goes to both lenses eventually and then maybe it just, you know, takes over the whole Matrix. But it's starting out small, so I think this is kind of interesting.
They're going to be about $800 for these glasses, this glass wristband combo. And I think this makes a lot of sense. You've got Meta Ray-Bans for really cheap. They were, you know, $200 for the cheapest, I think, and then, like, $300 for, like, your most common.
Well, I think $299 was the cheapest one. So, yeah, basically $300 to $400 for these glasses. And then if you kind of want to start adding all this extra fancy technology where it's, like, computing stuff on your wristband and it's, like, it's got now a display instead of just regular glasses, I think now they have to start basically increasing the price. So I think $800 sounds about right to what this thing is going to, would have to come out to basically not losing the same amount of money.
They are doing this with SEO Luxottica. And Luxottica is who owns Ray-Ban and, I believe, Oakley, who they have their other partnership with on glasses. So it seems like they're sticking with their same kind of big player partnership. And, I mean, Ray-Ban obviously is, like, a big name.
It's a big brand. They're like, why don't we just, you know, stick with it? And so, yeah, it seems like they're staying there. It's also a style of glasses.
Ray-Bans are, like, on a big display. So I kind of want to see them, like, do a partnership with, like, Pit Vipers or something with those giant, like, reflective lenses. And that would be a really good Matrix one, I feel like. I would love my Meta Pit Vipers.
That's funny. Yeah, it does say in this article they're setting low expectations for sales. That's because the device does have more components in it. So it seems like it will be heavier, thicker, and maybe just more clunky looking.
So I don't know if it'll be quite as stylish, you know, as your Ray-Bans are. So, you know, I feel like I've seen a picture of Mark with these, like, super thick kind of strange looking glasses. Maybe that's the product. I don't know.
But, yeah, so it sounds like they're not expecting a lot. But it is, you know, version one of a product. And hopefully eventually they can kind of have all the components but have it be, you know, as stylish as a Ray-Ban or Oakley. So we'll see.
It should be very, very interesting. And the last thing I'll say is, like, last year, so, like, basically I think we've met his, like, whole Metaverse, like, movement. Zuckerberg realized that, like, VR glasses and goggles basically are probably the wrong way to do it because they're so clunky. Most people aren't going to be wearing those walking on and about.
But, like, Ray-Ban glasses, like, that's, like, I know, random people are already wearing glasses. If you can fit the technology, which is obviously hard because it's such a small device. If you can fit the technology in there and make it not look weird, then a lot of people will buy them. I actually know a whole bunch of people that have the Meta-Ray-Bans.
I don't know, Jamie, if you've known anyone that has purchased them before. Yeah, a few. And I do, like, if you're not looking for them, you don't really know that they're, you know, Meta-Ray-Ban. They don't just look like normal glasses or sunglasses.
So I think they're cool. I've considered getting a pair myself. I've heard what you've got to do. By the way, side note, if you want a pair, go on Facebook Marketplace because you can get them for about half price.
Because people buy them, think they're going to use them, and then don't. So that's why I've heard this way to go. The guy I talked to, he has two different pairs. And then, so he has one in his charging case at all times, and then the other one he puts on his head, so.
Wow, okay. Well, one thing I do think is interesting is, like, those things were way more popular, apparently, than Mark Zuckerberg anticipated, but they've sold about 2 million pairs of them of their second-generation glasses since 2023. So, I mean, we're, like, a year and a half in, and they sold 2 million pairs, which, honestly, like, for a brand-new device, 2 million in a year and a half is not bad. And I think that stat actually came out in February, so maybe a little over a year if they sold a couple million devices.
So I think it's going to be, you know, it's going to be growing. One thing that's interesting is part of the deal, basically, between Meta and Lexotica to do this, Meta got a stake of about 3% in Lexotica. So they're like, okay, fine, like, we will, you know, make you do this partnership, but we just want to own a percentage of Lexotica, which is interesting. Maybe Meta's worried, like, Lexotica would go make a deal with Google or someone else that has this kind of technology and move away from them.
They're like, look, we put you guys on the map with these Ray-Bans. I want 3% of your company for life. That's kind of interesting. I know that Hypernova is going to have, like, a display on it, but apparently it's going to be pre-limited.
So yeah, like you mentioned, they're setting low expectations. They're like, this isn't the, like, the biggest thing. Color display is going to have about a 20-degree field of view, which means it will appear in a really small window in a very fixed position. It's going to be mostly used to just relate, like, simple bits of information, like, upcoming text messages, not like, you know, like the AR, VR experience of the matrix that I predicted earlier.
We're going to have to wait a few years for that to actually come. But yeah, overall, this should be very, very interesting to see how this actually plays out in the long run and to see how popular this tool is. Hey, if you guys enjoyed the episode today, make sure to leave a rating and review. We read them all, and we really appreciate them.
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