Ray-Ban presented “smart” glasses Meta Smart Glasses – Kommersant

Ray-Ban Company presented a new generation of “smart” glasses created together with the Meta company (recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and banned) – the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses model, which became the successor to Ray-Ban Stories.

The glasses received a 12 megapixel camera (shooting in 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second), built into the frame next to the right lens, and on the left there is a symmetrical LED that notifies others about recording. Miniature speakers and five microphones are integrated into the arms, which allow you to listen to music, make voice calls and record audio. It is stated that the volume of the speakers has increased one and a half times compared to the previous generation of the accessory.

The new product, which has received water protection according to the IPX4 standard, has a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip and 32 GB of internal memory, and the autonomy of the glasses is up to 6 hours (or up to 4 hours in live video broadcast mode on Facebook or Instagram, which belongs to a recognized extremist organization in the Russian Federation). and the banned company Meta). The glasses storage case acts as a charging case that can charge Meta Smart Glasses up to 8 times.

Sales of Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses will begin on October 17, 2023. The cost of new “smart” glasses will be from $300, depending on the type of frame and lenses. Let us remind you that the first “smart” glasses in the history of Ray-Ban – Ray-Ban Stories – were shown in autumn 2021.