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Meta unveils camera-free smart glasses and lightweight VR spectacles
September 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 14 hours
Meta announced new smart glasses and VR glasses at its Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, on Wednesday.
- Meta announced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free smart glasses pair priced at $349, available for preorder from October 13.
- The company also unveiled the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 camera glasses and new styles developed with singer Lisa.
- Meta introduced VR Glasses, 100g spectacles tethered to a computing puck, priced at $1,299.99 and available from spring 2027.
- Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses went on sale in the UK and Canada on September 23, expanding to France, Germany and Italy on October 13.
- Meta said the VR Glasses feature a magnesium alloy frame, micro-OLED 5K displays with Dolby Vision, IMAX certification and Disney+ 3D streaming.



