Meta launches audio-only smart glasses without cameras
Meta just launched the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses—AI-powered, but with no video camera onboard. They start at $349, weigh 43 grams, and last up to 12 hours per charge. These glasses let you listen, call, translate, and talk to Meta’s AI assistant—hands-free and without filming anyone. Meta’s also expanding to over 100 styles across its glasses lineup by year’s end. Ship date: October 13.
- No camera on Meta's new Ray-Ban Audio glasses
- Launch price starts at $349
- Up to 12 hours battery, 43-gram weight
- Expanding to 100+ styles this year
- Ships October 13
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How it unfolded
- The Verge These discreet hearing aid glasses now have better voice boosting and battery life
- Meta Introducing Ray-Ban Meta Audio and More AI Glasses Styles
- TechRadar ‘Glasses is the ideal form factor’ — Why Meta is bringing hearing enhancement to its smart glasses
- Gizmodo Meta Introduces Audio-Only Smart Glasses to Avoid the ‘Perv’ Problem
- Tom's Guide Ray-Ban Meta Audio hands-on — an attempt to allay privacy concerns
- TechCrunch Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses
- Business Insider Meta's camera-free AI glasses look like regular Ray Bans
- The Guardian Meta debuts no-camera smart glasses and virtual reality spectacles
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