Tech Troubles: Meta’s Smart Glasses Demos Stumble at Meta Connect

At this week's Meta Connect, the tech giant unveiled three exciting new pairs of smart glasses: the enhanced Ray-Ban Meta, the innovative Ray-Ban Meta Display with a wristband controller, and the sporty Oakley Meta Vanguard. However, things didn't go as planned during the live demonstrations, leading to several tech hiccups.

Live Demos Go Awry: What Happened?

The event was packed with excitement until it turned awkward. Celebrity chef Jack Mancuso struggled to get his Ray-Ban Meta glasses to help him with a sauce recipe. After multiple attempts, he was met with silence—forcing him to abandon the demo. Contributing to the chaos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested that the Wi-Fi might have been the culprit.

In another instance, a WhatsApp video call between Bosworth and Zuckerberg failed to connect, with Zuckerberg eventually giving up and playfully blaming the 'brutal' Wi-Fi. 'You practice these things a hundred times, and you never know what's going to happen,' Zuckerberg remarked.

Bosworth Clarifies: It’s Not the Wi-Fi!

Post-event, Meta's CTO, Andrew Bosworth, took to Instagram for a Q&A, shedding light on the demo failures. Contrary to assumptions, he revealed that the woes weren't due to Wi-Fi issues but rather poor resource management planning.

When the chef asked the glasses to start Live AI, they inadvertently triggered every Ray-Ban Meta device in the venue, overwhelming the system. Bosworth humorously noted, 'We DDoS’d ourselves, basically.' All glasses in the building flooded the system with traffic meant for demos alone.

The WhatsApp Call Bug