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A 'weird' IPO pull, a tainted reputation and the stalled breakout moment for AI wearables
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Two years ago, Bella Nowroozi was on a date at the mall when she noticed something odd: A blinking light on her companion's glasses.
Key facts
- In February, the judge in the Meta social media addiction trial in Los Angeles threatened to hold anyone using AI smart glasses during CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in contempt of court
- The 24-year-old master's student instantly recognized the frames as the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses she had seen on social media
- Apple provided a look at its latest devices at the beginning of September, complete with AI features on the Watch Series 12 that will listen to your conversations
- If you force someone to spend $700 on a device that overheats, has a user interface that doesn't work in sunlight, battery life that is poor, unless what it does is magical, that's not going
Summary
The 24-year-old master's student instantly recognized the frames as the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses she had seen on social media. "I was honestly pretty shocked," Nowroozi told CNBC, reflecting on the interaction. Apple, Google, Meta and a swarm of other tech contenders are betting that new artificial intelligence wearables in the form of glasses, rings, charms and pendants can push the market toward its category-defining moment. Meta made a splash last week with the unveiling of its Tamagotchi-like Muse Charm, a custom housing for its personal agent app that quickly topped Apple's iOS App Store free apps list.