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According to EssilorLuxottica's financial report, sales of the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, developed in collaboration with Meta, increased by more than double, driving the company's total sales to 14.02 billion euros (+7.3%) in the first half of the year. The company emphasized its leading position in the smart glasses sector, believing that glasses will become the next-generation computing platform integrating AI and sensing technologies. Recently, they launched the Oakley Meta product and renewed a ten-year partnership agreement. They may also launch Prada smart glasses in the future. Brands such as Ray-Ban have helped the company establish a strong position in the smart wearable market.

Meta recently announced the global rollout of real-time translation for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Previously, this feature was limited to early testing users in select markets. This full launch allows users to enjoy more convenient language conversion across various scenarios, especially the ability to overcome language barriers offline. According to Meta, the real-time translation feature on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now covers global sales markets and supports English, French, and Italian (among other languages).

Meta has announced the rollout of several new features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, including real-time translation, Instagram messaging, and calling. Initially available only to select users in a preview program, these features are now available to all Ray-Ban Stories users. The real-time translation feature, first revealed at Meta Connect 2024, underwent limited testing in select countries last December. Now, users can utilize this feature in supported markets.

Bloomberg reports that Meta is preparing to launch a high-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in display, potentially as early as the end of this year. Codenamed Hypernova, these glasses will support running apps and displaying photos, controlled via gestures and capacitive touch on the sides of the frames. The screen, according to the report, will only appear in the bottom-right quadrant of the right lens, optimized for viewing when looking downward. Upon startup, the main screen displays icons horizontally, similar to Meta's...

Luma AI recently launched its latest video generation model Ray2 on its Dream Machine generative AI video creation platform, which has attracted widespread attention in the industry. Since the release of Dream Machine last summer, the AI video field has seen rapid changes in just seven months, with many new models emerging, including Runway, Kling, OpenAI's Sora, and Google's Veo2.

Meta recently announced that its Ray-Ban smart glasses will introduce three new features: Real-Time AI, Real-Time Translation, and Shazam. Currently, the Real-Time AI and Real-Time Translation features are available only to members of Meta’s early access program, while the Shazam feature is open to all users in the United States and Canada. The Real-Time AI and Real-Time Translation capabilities were first previewed earlier this year at the Meta Connect 2024 conference. Real-Time AI allows users to interact with their surroundings while the glasses continuously observe the environment.

According to a report by Bloomberg, Baidu Inc. will officially launch a pair of smart glasses with a built-in AI assistant at the upcoming annual Baidu World Conference, aiming to compete with Meta's Ray-Bans. These glasses will not only strive for innovative functionality but also offer users a completely new smart experience. The conference will be held next week in Shanghai, and as China's leading search engine and a long-term investor in AI, Baidu is naturally attracting significant industry attention. Insider sources reveal that these glasses will be equipped with...

Recently, the sales performance of Meta's smart glasses, launched in collaboration with Ray-Ban, has been impressive in Europe. In some stores, Meta's smart glasses have even surpassed traditional Ray-Ban sales prior to the launch of AI features. According to the latest report, the smart glasses named Ray-Ban Meta have become the best-selling product in 60% of Ray-Ban stores. This information comes from the CFO of EssilorLuxottica.

Meta has recently confirmed that photos and videos taken by users using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses may be used to train its AI models. This practice has raised concerns as users may not be aware that they are providing Meta with a substantial amount of images for training its AI models, which could include their home interiors, family members, or personal documents. Emil Vazquez, Meta's policy communications manager, stated that in regions where multimodal AI is available, ...

In recent years, non-destructive imaging technology has made rapid advancements in the field of painting research and preservation. Among these, macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) analysis stands out, helping experts identify pigments and analyze painting techniques, providing valuable insights into the artist's creative process. However, MA-XRF technology generates large and complex datasets that challenge traditional data analysis methods. Recently, Italian researchers applied deep learning algorithms to spectral analysis of MA-XRF datasets, developing a brand new analysis approach.

In the midst of a chill in the AI wearable device market, the smart glasses launched by Meta and Ray-Ban have surprisingly emerged as a dark horse. The success of this product not only brings a glimmer of hope to the AI hardware industry but also offers new insights into the future direction of wearable devices. Over the past year, the AI wearable device market has experienced a journey from enthusiasm to disappointment. Once highly anticipated products like the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 failed to deliver on their promises, reminiscent of the smart glasses and augmented reality hype from ten years ago.

According to Mark Gurman, Apple is actively developing several wearable virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) glasses products, including a more affordable Apple Vision headset, the second generation of Apple Vision Pro, and a smart glasses model similar to Ray-Ban.

Meta has recently announced the launch of multimodal AI features for Ray-Ban smart glasses. Utilizing the glasses' camera and microphone, users can experience audiovisual perception of their surroundings. Features include clothing coordination suggestions, text translation, image descriptions, and various other applications. Beta testing will take place in the United States, covering AI functionalities such as photo tagging, translation, and summarization.