I tried the limited
edition Ray-Ban
Meta smart glasses,
here are my 5 top
features
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As a longtime prescription glasses-
wearer that can't walk a few steps
without a pair of glasses, I've always
been interested in the best smart
glasses. They have the potential to turn
something that may be a nuisance for
people into a versatile and feature-
packed wearable. My first experiences
with early smart glasses, such as
Snapchat Spectacles, were
underwhelming. But now it's finally time
to start paying attention to smart
glasses.
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I've been using the Ray-Ban Meta smart
glasses for a year, and the experience
has been wonderful. In fact, it was so
wonderful that I picked up a second pair
when I heard about the limited-edition
transparent frames launching at Meta
Connect 2024. One year later and
another pair of slick new frames
acquired, these are my five favorite Ray-
Ban Meta features.
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Use multimodal AI
to learn about your
surroundings
Snap a photo and send it to
Meta for processing
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Perhaps the best part of owning a pair of
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses is that
they've continually gotten better over
time. We never tell anyone to buy
products based on the promise of future
software updates, but we have to give
credit when it's due. I bought my Ray-
Ban Meta glasses for $300 (excluding
the cost of prescription lenses) in 2023;
fast-forward to today, and Meta has
delivered a handful of all-new features,
completely free of charge.
One such feature is multimodal artificial
intelligence, and it aims to turn the Ray-
Ban Meta glasses into something like a
Humane AI Pin or Rabbit R1. With the
Meta AI and Camera Use toggles
flipped on in the Meta View app, you can
ask your glasses for insight about your
surroundings.
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Simply saying "Hey Meta, what am I
looking at?" will prompt the glasses to
snap a picture, send it to Meta for
processing, and provide a spoken
response. This is something that
Humane, OpenAI, Google, and Apple
are all trying to do, and Meta's version is
available right now.
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Listen to music and
media with open-
ear speakers
Long listening sessions are now
way more comfortable
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Many people are turning to great open-
ear headphones, like the Nothing Ear
Open, for a more comfortable listening
experience. While in-ear headphones
might cause fatigue or discomfort during
long listening sessions, open-ear
variants stay out of your ear for supreme
comfort. For Ray-Ban Meta owners, the
excellent news is that those smart
glasses double as open-ear
headphones.
There is an open-air speaker inside
each temple on the Ray-Ban Meta
glasses, and they can be used as
regular Bluetooth headphones. You can
even ask Meta AI to play music for you
hands-free using Spotify or Apple Music
integration. Although the sound quality
isn't outstanding, I've loved using Ray-
Ban Meta glasses as headphones for
comfort and convenience.
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Snap a photo or
video with the
press of a button
It has never been quicker to
capture a moment
Of course, the headlining feature of the
Ray-Ban Metas is the 12MP ultrawide
camera hidden in the endpiece of the
glasses. The quality of this sensor is
downright impressive for its size, and
you can record video at up to 1440 x
1920 resolution at 30 FPS. In fact, some
of my favorite photos I've ever taken
were captured with the Ray-Ban Meta
smart glasses, like this one of Frigate
Bay in St. Kitts below:
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If you pixel-peep, I'm sure you will be
able to notice some detail issues — it's a
tiny sensor after all. Still, if you told me
five years ago that a pair of glasses took
that photo, I wouldn't believe it. The
great thing about the camera isn't the
quality, it's how quickly you can snap a
photo or start recording. All you have to
do is press or hold the button atop the
temple.
These glasses allow me to capture
moments in stunning detail while staying
in the moment, and there's nothing like
them.
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4
Share your view on
a video call or
livestream
Meta designed the Ray-Ban smart
glasses to work with its full slate of
social apps, and that includes
WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.
With the press of a glasses-shaped icon
on any of these apps, you can share a
first-person view of what you're looking
at on a video call or livestream. This
opens new possibilities for content
creation and video calling, because you
can share your experiences while
keeping your hands completely free.
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Give yourself a
photographic
memory with
reminders
I wish my memory was this good
I've always wondered what it would be
like to have photographic memory. With
the latest Ray-Ban Meta feature, added
just last month, I don't have to wonder
anymore. A new Reminders tab in the
Meta View app now stores quick photos
that are intended to jog your memory
and help you avoid forgetting important
things. Just say "Hey Meta, remind me
about this later" and the glasses will
snap a photo and add it to your Meta
View app.
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You might be surprised by how helpful a
single photo can be as a reminder. For
example, I often resolve to respond to
an email later in the day, only for it to
completely slip my mind. With the Ray-
Ban Meta glasses, I'll ask Meta AI for a
reminder, it'll snap a photo of the email
on my phone or computer, and when I
see it later, I'll remember to reply to it.
This process can be applied to just
about anything, including home chores,
important papers, and more. I've never
been able to consistently use a reminder
app, but I've loved using this feature so
far.
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Should you buy a pair of Ray-
Ban Meta smart glasses?
Starting at $300, a pair of Ray-Ban Meta
smart glasses won't cost more than a
pair of designer sunglasses. Still, non-
smart Wafarer sunglasses cost under
$200, so you're paying a premium for
the tech inside the Ray-Ban Meta
glasses.
Though I'm not much of a social media
creator, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses have
changed the way I use technology after
a year of wearing them. If you listen to
music often, want to take photos while
being in the moment, or need an AI
companion, these smart glasses are for
you.
Ray-Ban Meta Smart
Glasses
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have a 12MP
Ultra-wide camera above the left lens that offers
4032x3024 resolution and can record photos or
videos up to 60 seconds in length. It can also live
stream to either the FaceBook or Instagram apps.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, available in
various styles and colors and with prescription
lenses, are built for those who want to capture
POV photos and videos and share them on social
media.
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2024-10-31 09:08:08
I personally also really enjoy taking
pictures with my voice. "Hey Meta, take a
picture" or "Hey Meta, start recording" are
both very useful when my hands are full
or if I don't want to press the button. I've
also noticed you don't have to pause
after "Hey Meta", you can just say the
whole sentence quickly and it will do it.
What made me decide to get these was
also that my vision insurance covered
them, so I was paying the same price I
would be for any regular pair of glasses.
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K evi n
2024-10-30 14:54:42
Hey Meta what am I looking at didn't
work when i was in Mexico recently
(10/24-10/21). Would have been nice to
know it wasn't available outside the US
before buying the glasses.
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