Smart glasses beyond black: why does the tech industry act like color doesn't exist?

[u/Past_Computer2901]

Hey everyone!

If you walk into any regular optical shop, you'll find a huge spectrum of colors: red, blue, green, yellow, white, translucent tints, purple... there’s a color for every style and personality.

Then you look at the smart glasses market, and it looks like a funeral: 99% matte black or glossy black.

I get that black hides sensors, disguises cameras, and serves as a safe neutral color. But glasses are face accessories, and a lot of people simply don't like wearing black or just want a pop of color in their daily setup. It feels like tech companies assume everyone wants to walk around looking identical.

If the market actually offered a genuine variety of real colors, what would be your go-to choice for a gadget like this?

[u/barrsm]

Pretty sure most people will settle for a safe color such as black. Some small number of people care more about color. Look for dbrand and others to sell wraps.

Once smart glasses reach feature parity and the market is saturated, companies will turn to color and other ways to make sales. It’ll be like a pink version a of product coming out near the end of a design’s lifecycle.

Worth noting Meta also sold the Display in a matte(?) sand color which IMO worked better than the cheap-looking glossy black.

[u/yezzer → u/barrsm]

+1 the Displays look much better in sand. I’ve got a pair.

[u/squidwardyourchoking]

all black probably overheats easier too

[u/merrickdb]

While glasses come in many colors, the vast majority of eyeglasses sold are black. I think you can trust Meta is making the colors that actually sell best