Meta's Ray-Ban glasses come with AI, video calling, and more

The smart glasses dream has never ended, but it has also never been truly successful. But Meta seems to have cracked the code on Ray-Ban's smart glasses, introducing new AI features, video calling, and more to the smart glasses he developed in partnership with Ray-Ban.

Meta's second generation smart glasses were launched last year to pretty good reviews. The glasses have a built-in camera, microphone, and speaker, giving you access to useful tools in an ambient way. Although it doesn't have a built-in display, it's still a useful device.

Meta is currently building on this idea in some major ways.

Rolling out through several new updates, the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have some new tricks up their sleeves. Two of them are using cameras. Due to brand synergy, the camera on the glasses can also be used for video calls on his WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. This is being rolled out “in stages”, but seems very helpful in sharing my perspective.

Additionally, this camera can now also be used for multimodal AI. In other words, you can now prompt Meta's AI to take a photo from your camera and use the context of what you're looking at. This has been in testing since late last year and is now being rolled out in beta to everyone who owns the glasses in the US and Canada.

Meta provides an example of how this can be useful.

Let's say you're traveling and trying to read a menu in French. Smart glasses use built-in cameras and Meta AI to translate text and provide you with the information you need without having to pull out your phone or stare at a screen.

Finally, a new style has been added to the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. The “Skyler” frame is currently accepting pre-orders. The Headliner style also has a new low bridge option.

These new styles are available for pre-order at Meta's online store and at Ray-Ban. You can also order Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses in select styles from Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers.

as 9to5 mac According to the note, Meta also added Apple Music integration in a recent update.