{"id":136175,"date":"2026-05-13T19:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/mark-zuckerberg-unveils-new-smart-glasses-ahead-of-meta-connect\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:52:58","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-unveils-new-smart-glasses-ahead-of-meta-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/mark-zuckerberg-unveils-new-smart-glasses-ahead-of-meta-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses ahead of Meta Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<hr class=\"custom-gradient-background my-6 h-(6px) max-w-(75px) border-0\"\/>\n<p>one in <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYPptLhkcRM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&amp;img_index=3\" title=\"open in a new window\">post on instagram,<\/a> Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the dates of the next Meta Connect event: September 23 and 24 at the company&#8217;s Menlo Park campus. Of course, it will also be streamed online. Zuckerberg also shared a (presumably clue-filled) playlist labeled &#8220;Connect 2026&#8221;, a list of what to expect, and a photo that appears to tease the smart glasses that will be revealed at the event: <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\"><\/div>\n<p>\n                            <span class=\"image-caption block text-sm leading-4 tracking-wide text-(#1F2937)\"\/><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"mt-1 block font-sans text-xs tracking-normal text-gray-600\">Credit: Mark Zuckerberg\/Instagram<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The note Zuck shared promises &#8220;demos, special guests, AI updates, and better WiFi,&#8221; while also blurring out a fifth item. Mysterious! <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/blog\/connect-2026-save-the-date\/\" title=\"open in a new window\">A post on the company&#8217;s blog<\/a> Meta promised that the event would &#8220;share the latest in VR, wearables, the metaverse, and AI,&#8221; but I doubt those things are listed in order of importance. <\/p>\n<p>Other than written-on sunglasses and a few cryptic clues, little is known about what Meta plans to showcase at the event. There are rumors that Meta is in the works <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/wellness\/smartwatches\/meta-to-challenge-apple-with-its-first-smartwatch-and-its-reportedly-launching-this-year\" title=\"open in a new window\">A watch to compete with Apple Watch<\/a>And there&#8217;s something roughly clock-shaped in the photo, so that&#8217;s a possibility. It would make sense if Meta finally revealed a full smart watch that also controls Meta Glasses, but there&#8217;s no way of knowing if the company exists yet. Hardcore virtual reality fans are looking forward to it <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/virtual-reality\/meta-quest-is-not-dead-cto-seems-to-confirm-officially-leaked-quest-4-is-still-launching-and-company-will-learn-from-steam-frame\" title=\"open in a new window\">Announcing a new Quest headset<\/a>Which the company has confirmed is coming at some point, but if I had to guess, I&#8217;d say Meta is working hard to improve its artificial intelligence, because that&#8217;s the way of the world these days. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pogoClear relative my-10 border-b-(1.5px) border-t-(1.5px) border-dashed border-black py-5 sm:my-14 sm:border-0 sm:py-0\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-template=\"News\" data-ga-module=\"openweb_widget\" data-ga-element=\"openweb_scroll\" data-ga-item=\"openweb_scroll_midpage\" x-data=\"{&#10;         commentsCount: null,&#10;         hasComments: false,&#10;         async fetchCommentsCount() {&#10;             try {&#10;                 if (window.openweb &amp;&amp; typeof window.openweb.getMessagesCount === 'function') {&#10;                     this.commentsCount = await window.openweb.getMessagesCount('01KRHBZHKYFBGX9BFG4AE7GD9X');&#10;                     this.hasComments = this.commentsCount !== null &amp;&amp; this.commentsCount &gt; 0;&#10;                 }&#10;             } catch (e) {&#10;                 console.warn('Failed to fetch comment count:', e);&#10;             }&#10;         }&#10;     }\" x-init=\"fetchCommentsCount()\" x-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-fit items-center gap-x-3 bg-white px-5\">\n<p>            <span class=\"text-sm font-medium text-black\"><\/p>\n<p>                What do you think so far?<br \/>\n                <button class=\"ml-1 font-semibold text-brand-green underline hover:text-brand-green-700\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Comment section trigger\" onclick=\"window.openweb.scrollToComments('01KRHBZHKYFBGX9BFG4AE7GD9X')\" x-text=\"hasComments ? 'Post a comment.' : 'Be the first to post a comment.'\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border border-gray-100\" src=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/imagery\/articles\/01KRHBZHKYFBGX9BFG4AE7GD9X\/images-3.fill.size_558x750.v1778699454.png\" alt=\"Connect 2026 Playlist\" width=\"558\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/imagery\/articles\/01KRHBZHKYFBGX9BFG4AE7GD9X\/images-3.fill.size_800x1075.v1778699454.png 800w, https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/imagery\/articles\/01KRHBZHKYFBGX9BFG4AE7GD9X\/images-3.fill.size_1400x1881.v1778699454.png 1400w, https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/imagery\/articles\/01KRHBZHKYFBGX9BFG4AE7GD9X\/images-3.fill.size_2000x2688.v1778699454.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n<p>\n                            <span class=\"image-caption block text-sm leading-4 tracking-wide text-(#1F2937)\"\/><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"mt-1 block font-sans text-xs tracking-normal text-gray-600\">Credit: Mark Zuckerberg &#8211; Instagram<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>songs on <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0lDxwT1g3Ex9t2WatC3kTD?si=8c0c4077ab77458b\" title=\"open in a new window\">Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s &#8220;Vibes&#8221; playlist <\/a> This primarily reveals the CEO&#8217;s pedestrian interest in music. I mean, Daft Punk&#8217;s &#8220;Better Stronger Faster&#8221; in 2026? A new Jack Harlow song? blink 182? Glass. It is not offering &#8220;state of the art&#8221; but a &#8220;safer alternative&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n            var facebookPixelLoaded = false;\n            window.addEventListener(\"load\", function() {\n                document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", facebookPixelScript);\n                document.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", facebookPixelScript);\n            });\n            function facebookPixelScript() {\n                if (!facebookPixelLoaded) {\n                    facebookPixelLoaded = true;\n                    document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", facebookPixelScript);\n                    document.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", facebookPixelScript);\n                    window.zdconsent.cmd.push(function() {\n                        ! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                            if (f.fbq) return;\n                            n = f.fbq = function() {\n                                n.callMethod ?\n                                    n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                            };\n                            if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                            n.push = n;\n                            n.loaded = !0;\n                            n.version = \"2.0\";\n                            n.queue = ();\n                            t = b.createElement(e);\n                            t.async = !0;\n                            t.src = v;\n                            s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);\n                            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                        }(window,\n                            document, \"script\", \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js\");\n                        fbq(\"init\", \"37418175030\");\n                        fbq(\"track\", \"PageView\");\n                    });\n                }\n            }\n        <\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>one in post on instagram, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the dates of the next Meta Connect event: September 23 and 24 at the company&#8217;s Menlo Park campus. Of course, it will also be streamed online. Zuckerberg also shared a (presumably clue-filled) playlist labeled &#8220;Connect 2026&#8221;, a list of what to expect, and a photo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[190,19905,2160,6145,2159,738,5147,7623],"class_list":{"0":"post-136175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-verse","8":"tag-ahead","9":"tag-connect","10":"tag-glasses","11":"tag-mark","12":"tag-meta","13":"tag-smart","14":"tag-unveils","15":"tag-zuckerberg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136180,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136175\/revisions\/136180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}