Updated
Updated · WIRED · Jun 22
Lorika Launches $35 Ontop Covers for Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Updated
Updated · WIRED · Jun 22

Lorika Launches $35 Ontop Covers for Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jun 22

Summary

  • $35-to-$40 Ontop covers went on sale Monday as Lorika’s first product, adding clip-on colored shells to Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses without blocking cameras or speakers.
  • 1-millimeter polycarbonate pieces wrap the lens frame, hinges and arms, aiming to protect weak points and give the glasses a louder, chunkier look inspired by phone cases.
  • Lorika CEO Giorgio Di Cesare said the startup wants to strengthen the glasses and expand color choices beyond Meta’s mostly dark frames; the covers fit first- and second-generation Wayfarer models.
  • Meta has no official tie-up with Lorika, but the launch taps a broader smart-glasses trend in which fashion and wearability increasingly shape adoption as much as the underlying technology.

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