EssilorLuxottica
Coverage of EssilorLuxottica in the Nexus archive.
- Google’s real smart-glasses bet isn’t the glasses
Google and Samsung are entering the smart-glasses market with a focus on AI assistants rather than hardware, showcasing prototypes powered by Gemini and partnerships with brands like Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. They aim to challenge Meta’s dominance, which achieved 7 million pair sales through its EssilorLuxottica collaboration, by emphasizing AI integration with existing ecosystems and addressing privacy concerns.
- DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses'
DEF CON 2026 has banned Meta-style smart glasses with recording capabilities, including prescription lenses, citing privacy concerns. The conference's 2023 photo policy prohibits secret photography of attendees without consent. Similar bans by Monopoly Events and CalMac reflect growing privacy concerns over discreet recording devices.
- Instagram cracks down on growing ‘pervert glasses’ problem with Meta Ray-Bans
Instagram is removing content and accounts using Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses to secretly record people in public, addressing privacy concerns over the devices dubbed 'pervert glasses.' Meta claims its glasses have privacy safeguards like an LED indicator for recordings, but a lawsuit alleges contractors in Kenya accessed sensitive user footage. The glasses, part of Meta's AI-powered wearable expansion, face scrutiny as shipments surged 167% in Q1 2026.
- AI glasses have a new hater: Lorde
Lorde criticized AI-enabled glasses during a Madrid festival performance, calling them 'not sexy' and advising against purchasing them. The event was sponsored by Ray-Ban Meta, a company promoting AI-powered eyewear through its partnership with EssilorLuxottica. Meta's glasses, which capture photos and videos and face privacy concerns, have sold over 7 million units.
- Mark Zuckerberg takes business calls on a jet ski wearing his $800 Meta glasses—and insists ‘the other person could not tell’
Mark Zuckerberg promotes Meta's smart glasses, claiming they enable clear communication even on a jet ski. He highlights features like built-in displays, gesture navigation via Neural Band, and a market potential of 2 billion glasses-wearers. Meta's AI-enabled eyewear sales tripled in a year, with Zuckerberg predicting they are 'some of the fastest growing consumer electronics in history.'
- Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's new AI glasses must balance fashion with function for people to wear them
Meta's new AI glasses, priced at $299 and developed with EssilorLuxottica, aim to merge fashion with functionality. Mark Zuckerberg emphasizes the need for stylish, comfortable wearables that balance aesthetics and AI capabilities to attract consumers.
- Meta is now designing its own, cheaper AI smart glasses
Meta announced a new line of in-house designed AI smart glasses priced at $299, cheaper than its previous Ray-Ban and Oakley models. The glasses feature three styles, AI capabilities like language translation and image-based answers, and a new Muse Spark AI model to improve functionality.