Tech editors react to Meta Connect 2026: Will smartglasses become mainstream?
THE SO WHAT
Smartglasses are shifting from speculative hardware to a contested everyday interface, but mainstream status will hinge on comfort, battery, and social acceptability more than features. If you build apps, start mapping which of your use cases make sense in a heads-up, glanceable context.
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