Forget the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer, Meta may bring out a pair of smart glasses with a built-in screen as early as later in 2025, currently dubbed Hypernova.

Meta Platforms Inc., ramping up work on a deluxe version of its popular smart glasses, plans to include hand-gesture controls and a screen for displaying photos and apps.The company intends to introduce its first glasses with a screen as early as the end of this year — a product it sees as a key step toward providing an alternative to Apple Inc.

Meta plans to release a higher-end version of its smart glasses this year that could cost between $1,000 and $1,400. Code-named Hypernova, the specs will come with hand-gesture controls and a built-in display,