Meta Connect 2026: camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, Gen 3 camera glasses, and Muse AI across the lineup

Meta announced $349 camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses (preorders October 13), $449 Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses with a 12 MP camera, and its Muse AI agent for all smart glasses, plus FDA-cleared hearing enhancement and new Ray-Ban Display features.

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta and EssilorLuxottica announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio, camera-free smart 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 across 23 color and lens combinations. Meta also introduced Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 camera glasses starting at $449, with a 12 MP sensor, 3K video, a six-microphone array, up to nine hours of battery, Dolby Atmos capture, and adjustable temples. Reports disagree on which model carries the six microphones: The Verge and one TechCrunch report attribute the six-microphone array to Gen 3, while a second TechCrunch report describes the unreleased audio-only glasses as having six microphones and no camera. Meta is expanding Meta Glasses styles with celebrity collaborations from Kylie Jenner and Blackpink member Lisa at $399. Meta says all of its AI glasses will use Muse, its personal agent, which users can invoke by name for workout guidance, meal logging, or shopping help; TechCrunch reports that Muse voice commands such as sending email or reading to-do lists are not yet public. Meta also teased a private-processing feature it claims keeps user data from Meta. Reports give different prices for Meta hearing features: The Verge says the FDA-cleared Hearing Enhancement costs $149 or comes with a Meta One subscription, while TechCrunch describes a $150 hearing-assistance model developed over about five years, versus hearing aids costing up to $1,600, that can amplify a person in front of the wearer or sound from all directions. For US Ray-Ban Display users, Meta is rolling out a Hologram face feature in early access on WhatsApp plus Dynamic Photo, and US and Canada users will get voice cycling and public-transit directions later this month.