MARK Zuckerberg is secretly readying a pair of smart glasses with a built-in screen, insiders claim.
The AI-powered specs are said to include a camera, microphone, speakers, as well as a small display in the right lens.
Zuckerberg's tech company Meta has already served up several pairs of smart glasses.
These hi-tech specs are built in collaboration with glasses giant Ray-Ban – with newer models including a voice-controlled Meta AI helper.
Now Meta is reportedly working on its first pair of glasses with a built-in screen.
That's according to a Bloomberg report that claims the “deluxe” new specs would be able to display photos and apps.
It would be controlled by hand gestures, and is seen by Meta as being a step closer to glasses offering “an alternative to Apple‘s iPhone”.
The gadget is reportedly codenamed Hypernova, according to the unnamed sources who “asked not to be identified”.
Current Ray-Ban Meta Glasses start at £299/$299, and have smart features (like speakers, a microphone, and a camera) but regular lenses.
By comparison, the new Hypernova version with the built-in screen will reportedly cost somewhere between $1,000 and $1,400.
“The significant price increase for the new model is driven almost entirely by the screen, which is a monocular panel that will be located in the lower-right quadrant of the right lens,” Bloomberg's Mark Gurman writes.
“That means information will only be displayed in front of the wearer’s right eye and will appear most clearly when they are looking downward.”
The gadget is expected to launch later this year, with a second version due in 2027.
Users will turn the screen on to see a list of apps – like they would on Meta VR headsets or the Apple Vision Pro goggles.
You'd then be able to look at pictures you've taken, view maps, and see notifications from chat apps like or Messenger – both of which are owned by Meta.
And like existing Meta smart glasses, you'd be able to snap pics, listen to music, and use your voice to ask the built-in AI questions.
You'd control the glasses with a touch panel on the side of the specs, as well as using a “neural wristband” that lets you make gestures like pinching and swiping.
This would reportedly come included in the box, and has an alleged codename “Ceres”.
The camera is also due for an upgrade, with a more powerful shooter equivalent to the one on the iPhone 13, the report says.
Sadly Meta hasn't confirmed that any such product exists.
However, it recently showed off an even more at an event last year.
Those specs would let you see holographic visuals overlaid on the real world around you.
And speaking to Flying Eze's Sean Keach at the time, Meta tech chief Andrew Bosworth revealed how the glasses could bring about a future .
Flying Eze has asked Meta for comment and will update this story with any response.
