"Outside a florist-cum-coffee shop in upstate New York, a row of vintage cars gleam in the sun. It's unseasonably warm for early October, so there's a veritable crowd of car enthusiasts snapping photos of Ferraris, Porsches, and a vintage Alfa Romeo. Patient girlfriends and wives roll their eyes, sipping on maple matcha lattes and eating pumpkin spice donuts. And then there's me."
"At my side, my right hand is twitching like I'm a wizard casting a spell. I'm hunched over, bending my head as I stare at a lime green Lamborghini, shouting, "WHAT MODEL CAR AM I LOOKING AT?" (The lot is quite loud, given that several car dads are revving like Dom Toretto might appear at any minute and demand a street race.) After a few moments, I move to the next car and yell the same question."
"The car guys give me a wide berth. But unbeknownst to them, the chunky sunglasses I'm wearing aren't a typical pair of Wayfarers. They're the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display. For my ears only, Meta AI incorrectly informs me that the Ferrari I'm looking at is a Chevrolet Corvette. Then it tells me my battery is low and that for Meta AI to work properly, I need a better internet connection."
Outside a florist-cum-coffee shop in upstate New York, vintage cars attract a crowd of enthusiasts and leisurely spectators. A user wears $799 Meta Ray‑Ban Display sunglasses that overlay Meta AI responses into the user's ears and view. The glasses misidentify a Ferrari as a Chevrolet Corvette, announce low battery, and request a better internet connection to function properly. The user imports photos and watches a Reel from an Instagram DM. The display can feel magical when it works, delivering helpful contextual information. However, frequent quirks and errors emerge within minutes, signaling typical first‑generation reliability and polish issues.
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