Smart Glasses Will Replace Phones By 2030, Says Meta Chief Mark Zuckerberg [Video]

It’s 2030. You wake up, and instead of reaching for your phone, slip on sleek smart glasses. Throughout the day, you interact with a powerful AI assistant that uses the glasses to prep you with useful information, seamlessly merging your physical and digital worlds. Using advanced display technology, it projects holograms directly into your field of vision. Sounds exciting?

This is what Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicted five years ago while announcing the AR glasses. On track with the projection, smart glasses are expected to replace phones by 2030 and become the next major computing platform.

At Meta Connect this year, Zuckerberg unveiled a range of new tech, including the $300 Quest 3S VR headset. However, the real highlight was Project Orion, a pair of AR smart glasses.

Many companies have attemptedto create AR glasses, but the results have often been bulky or tethered by cables. Meta’s Project Orion stands out by avoiding these issues. Despite all the high-end …