Outside of his social networks and after disasters like the metaverse in which he invested billions, the best thing that has worked for him Goal In recent years their smart glasses have been launched in collaboration with Ray-Ban and Oakley. According to The Information, the company plans to launch an updated version of its smart glasses Meta Ray-Ban Displaythe model with integrated screen, and, which is a novelty in the Meta catalog, a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features coming later this year.
All this will come before phoenixthe development name of the new mixed reality glasses whose launch has been delayed to 2027, after Meta decided to simplify its roadmap in augmented reality and mixed reality.
It is not the first time that Meta wants to make a smart watch. In 2022, Mark Zuckerberg’s company scrapped the idea of a smartwatch due to the technical challenges it posed. and for the purpose of cost reduction. While it was in development, rumors were published that it had a detachable camera and that Meta was developing a model with up to three cameras.
If the new watch, with code name Malibu 2finally reaches the market, will intensify competition with Apple that, according to different information, is working on smart glasses with AI that could be launched next year and compete with Meta’s line of glasses. Other competitors you will face in the smartwatch sector are Google, Garmin, Samsung and fitbitamong others.
The Malibu 2 smartwatch follows last year’s launch of augmented reality glasses Ray-Ban Display ARwhich, according to the company, were so well received that it was necessary to pause their international sales due to ‘unprecedented demand and limited inventory.’ Ray-Ban Display glasses use a neural bracelet for gesture control, which could potentially be replaced by a smartwatch.