Apple has plenty of runway to fine-tune its own smart glasses – Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer analysts state that Apple’s hardware ecosystem is not immediately threatened by new AI-enabled smart glasses, as significant design challenges persist. After testing Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses in a New York City demo, the brokerage noted that the experience underscored “the key challenges that have prevented smart glasses from mass consumer adoption since Google Glass (2013).”
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In particular, Oppenheimer said Meta’s single-eye display “fails to tackle well-known issues that cause eye strain and blurry vision.”
The analysts added that while the Ray-Ban Display introduces novel designs, it is “too early to view [it] as an everyday wearable such as Apple Watch, let alone a potential challenger to smartphones.”
Oppenheimer concluded: “We came away from the demo more confident that Apple’s hardware ecosystem is safe from new AI-enabled smart glasses for the next 2-3 years. It also gives Apple more runway to fine-tune its own smart glasses products.”
While the demo showed early consumer interest, with stock selling out on launch day at the store visited, Oppenheimer’s verdict was clear: “We came away convinced that Ray-Ban Display will remain a niche product.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Meta’s glasses are hardly smart, nor are they a threat to Apple. There is no substitute for Apple’s vast ecosystem. As soon as Apple releases its first pair of smart glasses it will quickly become that nascent market’s leader.

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