Meta said to build only roughly 1,000 units of new AR glasses
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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) may only build roughly 1,000 units of a new pair of augmented reality glasses slated to be released next year.
The U.S. tech giant will reportedly use the units for internal development and public demonstration, The Information reported.

The glasses will incorporate silicon carbide in the lenses and a complex assembly arrangement, with factories in China, Taiwan and the U.S., the news outlet added.
Silicon carbide is a semiconductor material and has been put in devices that require high temperatures or voltages, such as electric vehicles. Earlier this year, Tesla (TSLA) said it had discovered a way to use less silicon carbide in its vehicles.
In addition to using silicon carbide in the lenses, there is a wristband that controls the glasses and a wireless computing contraption that operates it.
Menlo Park, California-based Meta (META) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha.
Meta (META) shares rose 1% in mid-day trading on Thursday.

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