New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta Platforms was caught off-guard and blamed the Wi-Fi at the company's recent launch event for the new Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, following failures during multiple demonstrations.

Billed as an upgrade from previous offerings, with a built-in display and the performance-focused Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses, the device and its gesture interpreting wristband failed to showcase full performance during the live stream, leaving Mark Zuckerberg embarrassed on stage.

The billionaire tech chief was addressing audience at the Connect Developers Conference late on September 17, in Meta's Menlo Park headquarters.

During a segment that sought to feature the glasses' daily, prac...