- Metas Aria Gen 2 glasses are on the way
- They bring some large battery and sensor upgrades
- These upgrades could tease improvements to Meta’s consumer specifications
Meta has just launched new AI-Smarte Glasses: Aria Gen 2. The bad news is that you probably won’t get a pair unless you are an AI or Robotian scientist, but the good news is the upgrades that the glasses boast of teasing updates that we can expect to see from its next re-consumer specifications to land in year and consumer AR-GLASSGLASS. At least that’s what I hope for.
ARIA is Meta’s research-focused AI glasses line used by researchers to help them improve their own hardware and software development, where the glasses are equipped with all possible sensors Meta’s consumer specifications are missing. Aria Gen 2 boasts eye tracking cameras, a barometer, a PPG sensor for measuring heartbeat and a contact microphone to distinguish the carrier’s voice from the spectators to name just a few.
PPG and contact microphone are new in Aria Gen 2 and they are two sensors that I could see Meta’s next re -use specifications. The Ray-Ban-Meta glasses are already very good at picking up when I talk to them-I was on vacation with them recently and even in a crowded room with a quantity around me they could pick up and answer my questions on Rome’s Coliseum-but even better voice control would not be a bad thing
Meanwhile, a heart rate sensor would be an ideal inclusion in the rumor Oakley Smart Glasses Meta is said to produce that is aimed at athletes. Meta’s existing specifications do not seem super athlete focused in terms of hardware or software, and this would be an immediate remedy for this topic.
A large battery boost
Apart from sensors, the biggest advantage of Aria Gen 2 is that the glasses are apparently capable of six to eight hours of continuous use, which is at least four times longer than the about an hour and a half you could expect from Aria Gen 1.
I do not expect the same degree of battery life improvements from Meta’s consumer specifications (partly because ARIA’s design is typically more voluminous, allowing for a feature over fashion approach, such as larger heavier batteries), but if even some of AIA’s battery improvements can make it to Meta’s other glasses, it would ease my worries over its leaked Meta Ray-Bans with a inbuilt display.
The current viewless model lasts only about three hours of use and I could see the display-equipped version running out of charging much faster. However, with some battery upgrades borrowed from Aria Gen 2, the new meta -lashes with a screen may maintain the three -hour battery life we are used to.
Finally, Meta claims that Aria glasses are best packed in class open ear-cancing speakers. Meta Ray-Bans can leak a great deal of sound, so an improved design would be excellent for privacy and better speakers in general would make them more skilled headphone natives.
We will have to wait and see what Meta has in store for us if and when its next smart glasses are launched. Of course, there is no guarantee that any of these Aria upgrades will come to Meta’s consumer specifications, but I get my fingers crossed that at Meta Connect 2025 in September we will see at least a few make their way to new smart glasses.
