Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson · Friday, October 23, 2026
After trying Meta's upcoming lightweight VR glasses in San Francisco, Ben Thompson described the resolution as breathtaking but expressed disappointment with the precarious fit and insubstantial feel. Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson debate the tradeoffs of the headset compared to the Apple Vision Pro.
“They are an amazing product. As a Vision Pro user, I think I still prefer the Vision Pro. When I say amazing product, the resolution on the glasses, it's pretty breathtaking that they're able to have that resolution on a pair of glasses that are as light as they are.”
“My issue is they actually feel like too insubstantial. They're in kind of an uncanny valley where it's like, if I'm using this for entertainment, I want to have full blackout, have it be heavy.”