Social media users roast Meta over AI smart glasses reveal mishaps

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00:00That's too bad. I don't know what happened.

00:10We've all been there, right? You know, what the dropped call.

00:17All right, try it again. I keep on messing this up.

00:27Maybe just not on a world stage. It's safe to say Meta's reveal of its yet-to-be-released smart glasses didn't quite go as planned.

00:40Yeah, what do you think? Let's just go ahead and...

00:44What's up? Video call.

00:49The livestream event had a number of reported technical difficulties, much to the amusement of social media users.

00:56Hey, can you help me make a Korean-inspired steak sauce for my steak sandwich here?

01:04You can make a Korean-inspired steak sauce using soy sauce, sesame oil...

01:09What do I do first?

01:15What do I do first?

01:17You've already combined the base ingredients, so now grate a pair to add to the sauce.

01:26What do I do first?

01:28You've already combined the base ingredients, so now grate the pair and gently combine it with the base sauce.

01:35All right, I think the Wi-Fi might be messed up. Sorry, back to you, Mark.

01:38It's all good.

01:40Perhaps the secret ingredient was better Wi-Fi?

01:43Social media reaction ranged from sympathy to sarcasm, with one YouTube watcher saying,

01:49Cool, see you in 10 years when it works.

01:52Despite the troubles, the Facebook and Instagram parent company did showcase the many features of its Ray-Ban display glasses.

01:59These are glasses with the classic style that you'd expect from Ray-Ban, but they're the first AI glasses with a high-resolution display.

02:09They include a metanoral wristband for a reported price tag of $799 and will be available September 30th.

02:18The glasses display captions for real-time conversations or translations.

02:23They also allow you to use hand motions to select items and can send text messages by voice as well as calls.

02:30Meta reportedly expects to sell more than 100,000 pairs of the glasses by the end of the year.

02:36The announcement comes as the company plays catch up in the field of AI against rivals OpenAI and Google.

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