The how-to website iFixit data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:ifixit;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=c00d85db-85fb-45f3-a540-57642aa8e3f6&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=77851364-ac15-4ba6-b0cf-431b0656cf87&featureId=text-link&merchantName=ifixit&linkText=posted+a+teardown+of+Meta%27s+new+Ray-Ban+Display&custData=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&signature=AQAAAd_cqPEOxp_OVyT5JRultUPxNBLUf8yAQnTPonCxFbG_&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifixit.com%2FNews%2F113543%2Ftheres-groundbreaking-waveguide-tech-inside-metas-800-ar-glasses-but-dont-count-on-fixing-them&source=engadget_article_commerce_ctrl&spaceId=1197802876″ class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:posted a teardown of Meta’s new Ray-Ban Display;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:ifixit;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”> augmented reality glasses and came away impressed by the tech but wary of repairability. As a matter of fact, one of the techs said in the accompanying video that it’s “very clear that the first iterations of these smartglasses are going to be unrepairable.”
This repairability issue is relatively unsurprising, given this is a newish technology. The website says there are several factors that contribute to the problem, noting that users would have to split the arms and frame in…
