Meta Unveils New AI-Powered Smart Glasses With A Display

Sep 22

At Meta Connect, Meta announced several new smart glasses and metaverse technologies. Along with a second generation of its flagship Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and the Oakley Meta Vanguard designed for athletes, it revealed the Meta Ray-Ban Display, a new category of smart glasses featuring an in-lens display.

Key Details:

The full-color, high-resolution display sits to the side of the user’s view and can be turned on or off, designed for short, glanceable interactions.
Features include checking messages, making video calls, previewing photos, viewing live captions and translations, and connecting with Meta apps like Meta AI, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.
Each pair comes with the Meta Neural Band, an EMG wristband that translates muscle activity into commands for the glasses.
Priced at $799, they will be available starting September 30.

Why It Matters:

Meta’s first AI-powered smart glasses have already found traction with more than 2 million pairs sold, especially among creators. Lloyd George told me they “made it so much easier to capture content throughout my day,” noting that the more content he can create, the more opportunities that typically arise

The Meta Ray-Ban Display builds on that momentum by adding a glanceable display and controls that bring more mobile-like functionality into wearable form. For creators, the ability to preview content in real time is especially valuable for vlogs and “day in the life” videos. With Meta opening up the glasses to developers, new use cases are also likely to emerge, such as Twitch streamers going live directly from their glasses.

With built-in cameras, speakers, microphones, AI computing, and direct access to social apps, Meta is positioning smart glasses as a mainstream consumer product. While the $799 price may be high for average consumers, creators and tech enthusiasts are likely to jump in first.

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