The collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style So far, the collaboration has helped Meta make smart glasses that stand out for their style. It looks like Meta wants to keep that trend going with its next generations of frames.

Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban, have announced a long-term partnership extension into the next decade. The two companies will continue working together to develop multiple generations of smart eyewear products.

Meta’s clearly tired of the Quest 2 being its budget-tier headset, and the tech needs to fall more in line with the 3 for a consistent experience across the board. And in that vein, the Meta Quest 3S (with a $300 to $400 price range) has been pretty heavily leaked ahead of a Connect announcement.

EssilorLuxottica extends its smart glasses partnership with Meta by 10 years. 'We have the opportunity to turn glasses into the next major technology platform,' Mark Zuckerberg says.

They will build on the success of their Ray-Ban branded smart glasses. EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms have renewed their partnership to collaborate on smart eyewear development for the next decade.

Meta Platforms and Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica announced Tuesday that they've extended their partnership with plans to "collaborate into the next decade to develop multi-generational smart eyewear products.