Meta’s new camera-free Ray-Ban glasses are lighter, quieter and last longer on a charge, but they remain expensive and still depend on the Meta AI app.
01Summary
- 01The Meta Ray-Ban Audio glasses launched this week in Clubmaster and Burbank styles, priced from $349 to $429.
- 02Meta removed the camera, making the glasses smaller and lighter at 43 to 47 grams, with battery life of up to 12 hours and about six hours of constant audio playback.
- 03The glasses keep the same touch controls and Meta AI button as other Meta smart glasses, but they cannot take photos or do visual AI tasks.
- 04Meta’s FDA-cleared hearing enhancement mode costs an extra $149 or comes with a Meta One subscription.
- 05The reviewer says other audio glasses from Google and several rivals are due over the next year, so Ray-Bans will not be the only choice for long.
02Why it matters
For people wary of cameras on smart glasses, this is a more acceptable option for audio, calls and AI features. It may also matter in places where camera-equipped glasses are being banned.
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