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Jan 21, 2025MW-0008Right

What camera does the Oakley Meta Vanguard have?

Gurman: Oakley Meta Vanguard uses a centered camera

Mark Gurman reported the device would use Oakley's Sphaera frame with a centre-mounted camera, aimed at athletes.

Mark Gurman reported that Meta's Oakley smart glasses, based on Oakley's Sphaera frame, would shift the camera to the center of the frame and target athletes such as cyclists and runners.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedMark Gurman reported the device would use Oakley's Sphaera frame with a centre-mounted camera, aimed at athletes.
  2. Who said it, and whenMark Gurman reported it on Jan 21, 2025 in TechCrunch.
  3. What happened, and whenOakley Meta Vanguard was announced on Sep 17, 2025, 239 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.No reason has been written for this verdict.
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Reported by
Mark Gurman
We read it in
TechCrunch
Product
Oakley Meta Vanguard
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The story of this report

  1. Jan 21, 2025Mark Gurman reported it · TechCrunch
  2. Sep 17, 2025Oakley Meta Vanguard was announced · official source
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Mark Gurman · Journalist

187 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 57 we have checked, 49 held up. The other 130 are not part of that number: 2 moving target, 20 never settled, 9 not comparable, 99 no outcome yet.

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What we know now

Other reports about Oakley Meta Vanguard

7 reports about Oakley Meta Vanguard from 2 sources. Of the 3 we have checked, 3 held up.

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Questions about this report

What camera does the Oakley Meta Vanguard have?
Right. It turned out the way this report said.
Who reported it first?
Mark Gurman reported it on Jan 21, 2025 in TechCrunch.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 239 days before Oakley Meta Vanguard was announced on Sep 17, 2025.