The Information says Meta could unveil a camera-free model called Luna at Connect on September 23 and 24 and start shipping as soon as October, with six microphones where the camera used to sit.
Perspective Coverage
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- Builder
- Builder 32%
- Operator
- Operator 47%
- Investor
- Investor 21%
Reality
- Evidence40
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives60
- Confidence55
Almost every announcement at the hour-long keynote tied back to Meta's personal agent, including glasses from $449 and a Mac that Muse can operate while the user is away. The metaverse barely came up.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption20
- Hype gap+45
- Incentives72
- Confidence55
Workplace glasses policies were written to spot a camera lens. Meta's cheapest new pair does not have one, and the company is adding its Muse agent to the smart glasses at the same time.
Reality
- Evidence57
- Adoption31
- Hype gap+19
- Incentives72
- Confidence54
In 2021 Mark Zuckerberg told a stranger on WhatsApp that adolescent safety would not be his personal main focus while he was building the metaverse. That message is now a litigation exhibit, and so is the ranking inside it.
Reality
- Evidence65
- Adoption55
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives55
- Confidence63
The default entry point, the input model and the discovery path all changed at once. The developer-facing question is what now has to be re-tested.
Reality
- Evidence52
- Adoption38
- Hype gap+24
- Incentives71
- Confidence46
Instagram removed nine of more than 20 flagged harassment clips, left near-identical ones live, and then Reels began serving the genre without being asked.
Reality
- Evidence68
- Adoption71
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives79
- Confidence70
A month after Adam Mosseri promised to take down harassing videos filmed on Meta glasses, Business Insider found dozens still live. Stated policy is not an operating control.
Reality
- Evidence64
- Adoption58
- Hype gap+42
- Incentives71
- Confidence60