Meta and Ray-Ban are reportedly working on a premium version of their smart glasses

Meta and Ray-Ban are reportedly working on a more premium version of their smart glasses, which will include Meta Quest-style features.

Meta and Ray-Ban are reportedly planning to launch a more premium version of their smart glasses later this year, with a small screen in one lens and a gesture-detecting wristband.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the new specs - which will apparently be called 'Hypernova' - will also include Meta Quest-style features, such as a system interface that appears when the device is powered on.

The good news is that they could arrive before the end of 2025. The bad news is that they're quite a lot more expensive than the current Ray-Ban glasses. Possibly over four times.

The report claims that the new models could cost over £1,000 / $1,400 / AU$2,000, compared to the £299 / $299 / AU$449 starting price of the current generation.

The new Hypernova smart glasses will run apps, display photos, and be controllable via a mix of hand gestures and capacitive touch sensors on the side of the frame, while the neural wristband will be able to recognise some movements such as finger pinches and coin-flipping gestures.

The screen is apparently located in the lower right quadrant of the glass, and is angled in such a way that you need to look slightly downwards to see it. There will also be a better camera than in the current Ray-Ban smart glasses, and the report says that Meta AI is a key feature.

It all sounds very interesting but the price might be too hot to handle for many – over $1,000 and possibly $1,400, the report says.

The neural wristband is said to be a big part of that price, so it's possible that we'll also see a cheaper, non-wristband version of the Hypernova smart glasses.