Key facts
- Meta launched its first camera-free AI audio glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta Audio.
- The glasses start at $349 and will be available for preorder on October 13.
- They feature audio-only capabilities for music, calls, translation, and interaction with Meta's AI assistant, Muse.
- The design is lighter and more stylish than previous camera-equipped models, weighing 43 grams.
- The glasses offer up to 12 hours of battery life on a single charge, or 48 hours with the charging case.
Meta has introduced its first pair of camera-free AI audio glasses, named Ray-Ban Meta Audio, aiming to address privacy concerns and enhance user comfort. These new glasses, designed in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, resemble traditional Ray-Ban sunglasses and start at $349. They offer audio-only functionality, allowing users to listen to music, take calls, translate speech, and interact with Meta's AI assistant, Muse. The absence of cameras contributes to a lighter design, weighing 43 grams, compared to previous camera-equipped models. Meta claims a battery life of up to 12 hours on a single charge, extendable to 48 hours with the included charging case. The glasses will be available in 23 color and lens combinations across two new styles, "Clubmaster" and "Burbank," and can be ordered with optical prescriptions. Preorders begin on October 13. Meta also announced next-generation camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta glasses with updated features and new styles, as well as expanded partnerships and global rollout for its AI glasses lineup.