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Meta’s new Ray-Ban Meta Optics styles: a smart revolution

Meta has recently launched Ray-Ban Meta Optics Styles, taking its AI-supported smart glasses range to a new height. These smart glasses are specially designed for users who require prescription eyeglasses. These glasses include prescription support as well as useful features from Meta AI like hands-free nutrition tracking and message summaries, making them more practical for daily use.

Price and availability

This new series includes two variants:

• Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics (Gen 2)
• Ray-Ban Meta Scriber Optics (Gen 2)

Their price has been set at $499 (approximately ₹ 41,500). Currently, these smart glasses are only available for pre-order in the US, which can be purchased through Meta and Ray-Ban’s official channels. Their sales will start from April 14, and the company has said that they will be launched in other countries including India by the end of the year.

Design and Customization

The Blayzer and Scriber frames are designed specifically for prescription users. It includes the following features:

• slim frame design
• Interchangeable Nose Pads
• Adjustable temple tips
• 10-degree extra rotation hinge

All these features ensure a better fit for comfortable use for long periods of time.

Powerful features and performance

These smart glasses include many advanced features:

• 12MP Camera (3K Video Recording)
• 6 microphone system for better calls and audio
• Music and podcast support (Spotify, Amazon Music)
• Call, message and voice command support
• A new action button that lets you instantly capture a photo/video or activate Meta AI
• Meta AI provides essential information by understanding what is visible to users

new color options

The company has also introduced new colors and Transitions lens options for Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses, which adjust to the light. These include support for Single Vision, Progressive and Transitions lenses, making it easy to use indoors and outdoors without changing frames. Color options include:

• Shiny Transparent Grey
• Shiny Transparent Peach
• Matte Transparent Peach

New AI features announced

Meta is also adding several new AI features soon, including:

Nutrition Tracking: Users will be able to record their meals via voice or photo, and Meta AI will track personalized health diets by extracting essential information.

WhatsApp Summary: Hands-free WhatsApp Summary feature is also coming soon, in which users can ask Meta AI for a summary of the chat. Data will be protected with end-to-end encryption.

Neural Handwriting: Through this feature, users can write messages on surfaces with their finger, which the glasses will convert into text. It will work on apps like Instagram, WhatsApp and iMessage.

Display Recording: Display Recording will allow users to create videos by combining the visuals, real world, and audio in front of them.

Ecosystem Integration: Meta is ramping up ecosystem integration into its smart glasses, including Spotify shortcuts and on-device widgets like reminders, weather, calendar. Additionally, the navigation feature is also being rolled out in US cities, giving users turn-by-turn directions right in front of their eyes.

These new features will be made available through updates in the coming months.