Meta Unveils Massive Update to Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have been a huge success, and the company continues to expand the capabilities of these stylish sunglasses, which include a camera and speakers. Coming soon, you’ll get live translation, reminders and more, as well as a new, transparent style.

Because these Ray-Bans can see and hear, Meta is using the advanced AI capabilities of its new Llama 3.2 model to enable live translation. During the live show, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke to Brandon Moreno, one speaking in English and the other in Spanish, while their Meta glasses translated for each person.

Despite the slight delay — about one to three seconds before the AI ​​speaks the translation — it’s a great addition for owners of these smart glasses. Zuckerberg mentioned live translations from Spanish, French, and Italian. More languages ​​will be available later.

Another Meta AI upgrade gives it memory. You’ll be able to ask your smart glasses to remind you where you parked or to pick up apples from the store. As Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses become more useful in everyday life, you might reach for them more often.

Ray-Ban smart glasses can already describe and answer questions about what you see by taking a picture with their integrated camera. Now, as multimodal AI gains more practical capabilities.

With the latest update, you can scan QR codes with your Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and call phone numbers you see in print or on a billboard by simply asking. Your stylish Ray-Bans will also give you fashion advice when choosing clothes and jewelry.

Be My Eyes is a groundbreaking service for visually impaired or blind people who receive assistance from a sighted volunteer. Until now, a phone has served as a camera for live streaming, but now all it takes is a pair of Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses also serve as in-ear replacements, allowing you to take calls and play music. Meta has improved integration with Spotify and Amazon Music, and has also added Audible and iHeart.

More AI integrations and improvements will come over time, making Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses even better.

To celebrate the success of this step into the future of AR, Meta is launching a new, limited edition version of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses in a clear frame. We’ve previously seen them worn by Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, and now you can get them too.