What you need to know
- In an expansive update, Meta has rolled out multimodal AI support and video calling capabilities to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses users. Multimodal AI is in beta for all users in the US and Canada, and video calling support is being rolled out gradually.
- Previously, Meta quietly added Apple Music as a supported service in the Meta View app, allowing for hands-free control.
- Meta is also adding a new frame option called Skyler and a low bridge option for the headliner frame.
Last week, Mehta reminded everyone in the tech industry that when it comes to AI, it's a force to be reckoned with. The company recently announced its new Llama 3 AI model and integrated Meta AI into its core app. Now, the meta AI experience of Ray-Ban smart glasses has been upgraded to multimodal AI and is on the same level as new AI hardware products such as Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1.
The company described the update in a blog post, which also includes support for POV-style video calling and two new frame styles. Separately, Meta has also quietly added support for Apple Music to its Meta View app, allowing for hands-free music control and playback.
A few months ago, the company began testing multimodal AI using Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, which combines the glasses' camera with Meta AI. The term “multimodal” means that you can interact with the meta-AI through different modes. The glasses originally shipped with one mode, voice control, but a multimodal upgrade added camera as another mode that allows you to interact with the Ray-Ban MetaSmart glasses' Meta AI.
As an example, Meta said you can ask smart glasses to translate items on a menu using your voice, camera, and Meta AI.
Multimodal AI is not perfect, but it may be better than other wearable implementation technologies such as Humane AI Pin. Ray-Ban Meta glasses pair with smartphones, so users experience lower latency and faster response times. However, it may be limited in some cases due to the small size of the camera and the inability to zoom. This feature is rolling out to all users in the US and Canada, but is still a beta feature.
After the update, you will also be able to use the camera on your smart glasses as a video feed for video calls. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off the feature in his Instagram post:
Previously, Ray-Ban Meta glasses could be used for live streaming, but now they also support video calling.
On the hardware side, Meta offers two new frame options. One of them is called Skylar, and Mehta describes them as having an “iconic jet-set style era-inspired cat-eye design, designed to fit smaller faces.” Masu. Another one is the low bridge option on his existing Headliner frames, which the company says is perfect for people whose glasses frequently slide down the bridge of their nose.
Other than the new colorway and frame, the hardware under the hood remains unchanged. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses still retail for $300, but they've added some big new features since their initial launch.
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Meta has been a big hit with its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and they keep getting better. A pair of sunglasses carries a camera, headphones, and a multimodal AI assistant.
