Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses
Meta launched camera-less Ray-Ban Meta Audio Glasses at $349 and Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at $449, with Muse AI coming to glasses.
At Meta Connect 2026, Meta introduced Ray-Ban Meta Audio Glasses with Meta AI but no camera, starting at $349, weighing 43 grams with roughly 12 hours of battery life. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 adds a sixth microphone, nine-hour battery, Dolby Atmos capture, and adjustable temples, starting at $449. Meta is also expanding Meta Glasses styles with celebrity collaborations from Kylie Jenner and Blackpink's Lisa at $399, and plans to bring its Muse AI agent to the glasses lineup.
- Audio-only Ray-Bans drop the camera, weigh 43g, and start at $349 with 12-hour battery
- Gen 3 adds sixth mic, 9-hour battery, Dolby Atmos, priced from $449
- Celebrity collabs (Kylie Jenner, Lisa) target broader, more female audience
- Muse personal AI agent coming to Meta smart glasses
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The Ray-Ban Meta Audio Glasses have no cameras. | Photo by Brett Putman / The Verge Walking around Meta Connect 2026, everyone's sporting smart glasses in all sorts of shapes, colors, and sizes. It's a marked difference here, a tech bubble where "pervert glasses" are not a concern.
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