Remember those sunglasses Meta concocted with Ray-Ban that "allow users to take pictures, listen to music, and send / receive Facebook and WhatsApp messages"? To nobody's surprise, they're not very popular. Out of the 300,000 sold between September 2021 and February 2023, only 27,000 are still being used each month. 13% of customers returned them due to "issues with audio, voice commands, poor battery life, and importing media from other devices". If smart glasses ever had a shot with current technology, these were it. They looked good, were not that expensive considering and widely available. I think they're just a thing nobody wants or needs, but despite that, Meta is gonna have a second shot "some time next year".
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