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Meta Set to Unveil Hypernova Smart Glasses and sEMG Wristband at Connect

Meta is recruiting developers, including generative‑AI teams, to build apps for the wearables platform.

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Overview

  • The display-equipped glasses, codenamed Hypernova, reportedly place a small color screen in the right lens with roughly a 20‑degree field of view for glanceable information.
  • Reports indicate a target price around $800 and production through Meta’s eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica.
  • A companion wristband uses sEMG to read hand and finger signals for input, but testing has surfaced accuracy and fit issues as well as interference from long sleeves.
  • Developers have been invited to begin testing both the glasses and the wristband ahead of the planned Connect reveal.
  • A recent U.S. Customs filing describes “Next Generation Smart Glasses” with capacitive touch controls, pointing to a third‑generation voice‑only Ray‑Ban model alongside Hypernova.