The headset boasted a sleeker, more comfortable design, as well as new AR capabilities, that made it more appealing than its predecessor. Once again, for Meta Connect 2024, the social media giant is expected to drop a new VR headset, but it's not necessarily an upgrade over the Quest 3.

Meta has expanded a key partnership ahead of Connect 2024 and it means great things for its next generation of smart glasses.

The collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style So far, the collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style. It looks like Meta wants to keep that trend going with its next generations of frames.

Meta and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica have extended their partnership into the next decade. The duo have collaborated since 2019, producing two generations of Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The agreement between Meta and EssilorLuxottica should bring more "multi-generational smart eyewear products.

Meta and eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica have revealed plans to continue their collaboration on smart glasses "into the next decade".

EssilorLuxottica said on Tuesday it had extended its partnership with Meta Platforms by agreeing a 10-year deal to continue developing smart eyewear. "The incredible work we've done with Meta, still in its early stages,

Apple is apparently thinking about developing smart glasses without augmented reality capabilities. This product would likely be a rival to the $299 Meta Ray-Ban glasses.

The company behind Ray-Ban glasses is EssilorLuxottica, which has been putting out eyewear products for decades now. Meta first partnered with the company back in 2019 to develop the Ray-Ban Stories,