Meta Platforms, led by Mark Zuckerberg, has officially launched its latest wearable innovation — the Meta Ray-Ban Display — on September 17. This marks the company’s first smart glasses equipped with built-in screen and is the first product in the AI-powered eyewear segment.
Designed to reduce dependence on smartphones, the new glasses aim to bring essential functions directly into your line of sight. The ultimate goal of the Ray-Ban Display is to shift some of the daily functions people rely on their phones for into smart eyewear.
While smartphones are not going away anytime soon, these glasses are expected to make it easier to keep your phone in your pocket while still staying connected. Let us look at some of the features and specifications of this latest technological launch and advancement in the AI-driven (Artificial Intelligence) zone.
Key Features of the Meta Ray-Ban Display
The new smart glasses come loaded with advanced capabilities, combining augmented reality, AI integration, and gesture control. Some of the standout features include:
- Integrated Display: The right lens features a screen capable of showing text messages, navigation directions, video calls, photos, and AI query results. It also functions as a digital viewfinder for the camera.
- Gesture-Based Controls: Unlike earlier models that relied on frame swipes, the Ray-Ban Display uses the Meta Neural Band, a wristband that detects hand gestures. Users can pinch, swipe, double tap, or twist their hand mid-air to interact with apps, control music, or activate Meta’s AI voice assistant.
- Live Captions and Translations: The glasses offer real-time subtitles for spoken conversations, including translations, similar to closed captions on television.
- Enhanced Communication: Users can reply to texts with voice dictation, audio recordings, or later this year, by writing words in the air. The glasses also support live video calling, enabling wearers to see both their conversation partner and their own perspective simultaneously.
- App Compatibility: At launch, the smart glasses support Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Spotify, with Instagram offering direct messaging. Meta has promised Instagram Reels support in upcoming updates.
Technical Specifications
While packed with features, the Meta Ray-Ban Display offers a modest yet practical set of hardware specifications:
- Field of View & Resolution: 20-degree field of view with a 600 x 600-pixel resolution.
- Brightness: Ranges from 30 to 5000 nits, making it usable outdoors, though direct sunlight may still pose challenges.
- Camera: 12MP external camera capable of capturing 1080p videos.
- Battery Life: Six hours of continuous use per charge, with a charging case that adds another 30 hours — enough for about four full charges.
- Neural Wristband: The Meta Neural Band is available in three sizes, offering up to 18 hours of battery life.
Price & Availability
- Priced at US $799 (INR 70,500 approx.), the new glasses will go on sale from September 30 and will include the wristband. At launch, Meta is steering buyers to retail stores for proper fitting and onboarding before eventually selling the glasses online.
- There are two sizes and color variants available: Black and Sand (a brownish shade)
- The glasses will be exclusively manufactured and sold by Ray-Ban and its tie-up partner companies at retail outlets.
- This product launch is a key part of Meta’s effort to build its own consumer technology ecosystem, similar to companies Apple and Alphabet.
Looking Ahead
Meta is positioning the Ray-Ban Display as more than just a gadget — it is part of the company’s vision to integrate AI-powered wearables into everyday life. With planned updates such as improved noise filtering and air-writing capabilities, these smart glasses could become a central part of how people communicate and consume content in the future.
As wearable technology continues to evolve, the Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses represent a significant leap toward merging fashion, functionality, and AI-driven convenience.