If Ray-Ban Meta glasses are not your thing, the business plans to release a pair of Oakley smart glasses late this year. These will very likely have the same functionality as Meta’s current AI glasses, but with a completely different design.
The Oakley spectacles are based on the Sphaera model, particularly designed for bikers and sports…
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Meta’s original smart glasses were based on the Ray-Ban Wayfarer design, with Skyler and Headliner models also available.
A couple of us at 9to5Mac tested them and were impressed by how close the form factor looked and felt to the non-smart version. We discovered that they provided a really easy hands-free approach to snap POV photos and short video clips, as well as access AI functions.
Oakley smart glasses
Oakley smart glasses are planned to be fundamentally the same in various frames. Luxottica owns the Oakley brand, as does Ray-Ban, making this a pretty simple transaction. It also means that we should expect more Meta debuts from the optical giant’s other eyewear brands.
Meta is expanding its smart eyewear technology to include other fashion labels owned by partner Luxottica Group SA. This features a new version dubbed “Supernova 2” that is based on Oakley’s Sphaera glasses. This model, which relocates the camera to the center of the glasses frame, will be targeted at cyclists and other athletes.
Meta glasses with display will cost $1,000.
The current model includes a camera, microphones, and speakers. The glasses give all information by voice, from incoming messages to AI responses. There is no display. That will be true for the Oakley version as well.
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According to a story from last month, Meta was reportedly developing a more advanced version with a display.
Meta aims to add displays to Ray-Ban smart glasses as early as next year, as the US tech giant advances its plans to make lightweight headsets that can overtake smartphones as customers’ main computing device […].
The new Ray-Bans might be released as early as the second half of 2025, according to the sources. The little display would most likely be used to display notifications or responses from Meta’s virtual assistant.
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The FT report did not mention pricing, but Bloomberg estimates they will cost roughly $1,000.
The most significant update this year will be a new higher-end option with a design similar to current Ray-Ban glasses. This variant, codenamed “Hypernova,” will incorporate a display on the bottom portion of the right lens that projects information into the user’s field of view. […]
The device would have a higher pricing. Some project staffers predict the Hypernova spectacles to cost around $1,000, as opposed to the existing Meta Ray-Bans, which start at $299.
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