Key announcements:
• Ray-Ban Display Glasses — smart glasses with a built-in color display, gesture controls via a neural wristband, 6 hours of battery life (plus charging case), priced at $799. US launch September 30.
• Oakley Meta Vanguard — sport-focused smart glasses without a display but with cameras, audio, fitness integrations, and 9-hour battery life. Launches October 21 for $499.
• Upgraded Ray-Ban Meta models — better battery, cameras, and AI features like real-time translation, starting from $379.
Meta is betting big on glasses as the next mainstream AI device, pushing beyond phones and headsets.
But live demo glitches showed how hard it still is to make wearables seamless.
Will consumers adopt smart glasses as their daily AI assistant, or will these remain niche gadgets?
