Computerworld April 18, 2025
Mike Elgan

Can they beat Meta? In the short term, probably not.

Apple and Google know that smart glasses will replace the smartphone as the main device people use the most, according to recent news. And the two leading smartphone platform makers don’t want Meta to own the future of mobile computing, but they know Meta is leading the race so far.

Meta is the current and surprising leader in AI glasses that don’t show a screen to the user.

The best rough estimates are that Meta has shipped 2 million Ray-Ban Meta glasses and earned $600 million in revenue. This is small potatoes compared to smartphone sales, but far ahead of any other player in the market.

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Metaverse/VR, Technology
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