Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses
Meta announced $349 camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses and camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 models.
At Connect 2026, Meta and EssilorLuxottica announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio, camera-free glasses starting at $349 that play audio, take calls, translate speech, and use the Muse assistant. They weigh 43 grams, claim up to 12 hours of battery or 48 hours with the case, and open for preorder on October 13. Meta also introduced Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 camera glasses with a 12 MP sensor, 3K video, a six-microphone array, and up to nine hours of battery. The company said all of its AI glasses will use Muse and teased a private-processing feature it claims keeps user data from Meta.
- Camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio starts at $349 and weighs 43 grams.
- Battery is up to 12 hours, or 48 hours with the case.
- Preorders open October 13 across 23 color and lens combinations.
- Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 adds a 12 MP camera and 3K video.
- All glasses access Muse; Meta also touts private processing.
- Vendors
- MetaEssilorLuxottica
- Organizations
- MetaEssilorLuxottica
- AI models
- Muse
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