Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he's officially become that friend who texts back way too fast. And this time, he's got augmented reality superpowers to prove it.
The Demo That Makes Smartphones Look Slow
On Tuesday, the Meta Platforms Inc. (META) CEO posted a video across Facebook and Instagram showing off what the company calls "neural typing" on its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses. In the clip, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth sends a WhatsApp message at normal human speed, asking about a meeting. Zuckerberg, wearing the $799 smart glasses, fires back almost instantly without touching a phone or keyboard.
The caption jokes about being "that one friend that texts back too fast," and Zuckerberg is clearly owning the role. While Bosworth types the old-fashioned way, Zuckerberg uses Meta's neural interface to compose messages hands-free through the Ray-Ban Display glasses. "Neural typing now in early access on Meta Ray-Ban Display," he wrote in the post.
Meta first announced the neural typing feature, along with a teleprompter mode, at CES 2026. Now the company is putting it in front of consumers to show just how far it's pushing into augmented reality territory.
What Makes These Glasses Different
Meta launched the Ray-Ban Display smart glasses in September 2025 after developing them under the internal codename Hypernova. This isn't just an incremental upgrade from earlier smart glasses that handled audio and basic notifications. The Ray-Ban Display represents Meta's first real consumer augmented reality product.
The device features a full-color, in-lens display that projects apps and messages directly into your field of vision. Navigation happens through a neural wristband, which means you don't need to pull out your phone or tap on the glasses themselves. It's the kind of hands-free interface that science fiction has been promising for decades.
Demand Problems Are Good Problems
Here's the catch: Meta has postponed the international launch of the Ray-Ban Display glasses because U.S. consumers want them more than the company anticipated. What was supposed to be an early 2026 rollout to markets including the U.K., France, Italy and Canada has been pushed back as domestic waitlists stretch deep into 2026.
The social media giant previously said it plans to ramp up production of Ray-Ban Meta glasses to 10 million units annually by 2026. Apparently, that's still not enough to meet demand in the U.S., let alone support a global launch.
When your biggest problem is too many people wanting to buy your futuristic glasses, you're probably doing something right. But it also means international customers will have to wait a bit longer to become the friend who texts back too fast.
Meta (META) shares slipped 0.21% to $659.23 in after-hours trading.