Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg just dropped another tech spectacle that’s more comedy of errors than cutting-edge innovation. At MetaConnect 2025, our favorite tech provocateur unveiled the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses - a $799 gadget that promises to revolutionize how we interact with technology, but mostly just revolutionized our collective secondhand embarrassment.

When Tech Dreams Meet Reality

Zuckerberg strutted onto the stage with his new AI glasses, confidently proclaiming they would change everything. But reality had other plans. During the live demo, the “high resolution” glasses seemed more interested in causing technical chaos than actually functioning. The “LiveAI feature” repeatedly ignored a presenter’s pleas for cooking instructions, essentially becoming the world’s most expensive kitchen sass machine.

The Awkward Tech Parade

The keynote quickly devolved into a tech comedy sketch. A WhatsApp video call from Meta’s CTO interrupted the presentation, and Zuckerberg’s Neural Band - a wristband meant to enable hands-free interactions - decided to take an unscheduled break from reality. The CEO was left helplessly standing as his own device refused to cooperate, forcing his colleague to join him on stage.

Silicon Valley’s Latest Fever Dream

Despite the technical meltdown, Zuckerberg remained undeterred. He brushed off demo failures with the classic tech bro confidence, explaining away glitches as WiFi issues and presenting a pre-recorded video showing the glasses’ potential. From designing surfboards to ordering parts, the Meta Ray-Bans promise a future where technology might actually work - just not today.

At $799, these glasses are less a technological marvel and more a testament to the wild, unpredictable world of tech innovation. Welcome to the future, Bay Area - it’s gloriously messy.