Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses Credits: Meta / EssilorLuxottica In Pictures Eyewear brand Ray-Ban and US company Meta, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp, have unveiled a new collection of smart glasses in partnership with EssilorLuxottica on October 17. Describes as the “next generation,” the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses offer the first-ever eyewear with live streaming and Meta AI built-in, which it hopes will replace not only the mobile phone camera but also separate headphones as they have an improved camera and audio and microphone system. At a press preview in London, the EssilorLuxottica and Meta revealed that the original, first-generation iteration of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, the Ray-Ban Stories, have been redesigned “from the ground up,” improving all core features following feedback from its wearers who love the hands-free convenience of the technology. This includes a higher quality camera, going from a 5-megapixel in the first iteration to an ultra-wide 12-megapixel camera, powered by the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 Platform, which enables higher quality photo and video processing.

(marketscreener.com) Today at Meta Connect, in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, we announced our next-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses collection. We redesigned these from the ground up, improving all the core features of the first generation while adding new capabilities that have never been seen on a pair of smart glasses before. They start at $299 USD….https://www.marketscreener.

RAY-BAN AND META LAUNCH THE NEXT GENERATION OF SMART GLASSES

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Photo by Amanda Lopez for The Verge Meta’s next pair of smart glasses made in partnership with Ray-Ban owner Luxottica might be released sometime soon. As spotted by Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers , a listing for a pair of smart glasses by Luxottica Group has surfaced in the FCC’s database. Given that the original Ray-Ban Stories are listed under Luxottica and recent reports on a second-generation pair of the smart glasses , I’m inclined to believe that these filings are for the new specs. The original Ray-Ban Stories let you capture photos and videos using the cameras next to the lenses and look through what you capture on a companion app. They also have microphones and speakers to capture and play audio. They haven’t been a hit; The Wall Street Journal reported in August that l… Continue reading…

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