Meta makes some of the best smart glasses we’ve tested at CNET, and now it’s launching several new frame styles. They include support for prescription lenses and aim to make the glasses more viable as an all-day device that won’t look out of place with your day-to-day wear.
At the same time, Meta is also rolling out features that let its smart glasses analyze what you’re looking at to estimate calories, summarize messages from apps like WhatsApp, and provide contextual assistance through its built-in AI.
Here’s what’s new.
New styles with ‘prescription optimized’ glasses
Meta is introducing two new frame styles with the Ray-Ban Meta Optics Styles. There’s a rectangular Blayzer Optics frame available in standard and large sizes, and a rounder Sriber Optics frame with a lighter, slimmer form.
Color options include matte black, transparent matte ice gray and transparent stone beige. There’s also a dark brown charging carrying case for the new line.
The new prescription glasses are available for preorder in the US starting at $499, with availability starting April 14.
The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 and Oakley Meta lines are also getting an extensive lens expansion, with new combinations of colors and lenses. These include Prizm Dark Golf lenses, which provide better vibrance, contrast and color boosting on the golf course and Prizm Transitions, which adapt to outdoor light.
Meta AI wants to analyze your camera feed and count calories
The biggest software features update comes with Meta AI’s growing ability to analyze the camera feed from the glasses. You can now log meals by simply looking at food or snapping a quick photo, with the system estimating nutritional information and tracking intake over time. (You may want to double-check the AI feature is getting things right, though. AI tools have been known to hallucinate, or confidently make up information.)
As part of its Early Access Program, Meta is also expanding messaging features. Its glasses can now summarize incoming messages, including from WhatsApp, and allow you to respond via voice by asking
Meta Launches New Ray-Bans for Prescription Lenses
