Meta debuts $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display, with a screen in the right lens and hand gesture detection via the Meta Neural Band wristband, on sale from September 30

Meta Platforms Inc., seeking to turn its burgeoning smart glasses into a must-have product, on Wednesday unveiled its first version with a built-in screen.

Bloomberg 2025-09-18 Mark Gurman

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@rowancheung Rowan Cheung on x
Meta just unveiled AI glasses with a built-in display, controlled by a band that reads muscle signals. I sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to cover how these glasses could replace your phone, superintelligence, the metaverse, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:07 Meta's new glasses revealed [vid…
@benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
Zuck framing AI glasses as the right form factor for super intelligence. I'd add when AR is done right it also gives people super powers. [image]
@benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
Aggressive entry price. Probably losing money but this is the price to try and go mainstream in AR smart glasses. [image]
@hbarra Hugo Barra on x
I tried the new Meta Ray-Ban Display “Hypernova” glasses that Meta just announced (thanks for the demo @ahimel !) TL;DR it's a really well-executed take on a simple idea: a crisp heads-up display with precise micro-gesture control of mini apps My quick takeaways from the demo I …
@signulll @signulll on x
meta raybans are incredibly insane tech, well done everyone working on them, you can feel the large amount of resources being put into them but... they're still also a *giant* social grenade. simply because everyone in your social group always will always wonder if they're being
@nearcyan Near on x
feeling really bad for the Meta OS team [video]
@testingcatalog @testingcatalog on x
...Did Zuck just kill the phone industry? 👀 Honestly, a wristband is a HUGE enabler, but there are significant questions about its quality.
@benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
I imagine a lot of interest in this. First wave will be the early adopters (which is me) but I think these flesh out the new use cases that build the foundation for this category.
@drbarnard David Barnard on x
Insta-buy
@heshiebee Heshie Brody on x
The new meta AI glasses (Meta Ray Ban Display) is the full circle moment for Zuck's Oculus's acquisition [image]
@bozoid @bozoid on x
Zuck really wants everyone looking like a nerd with nervous fingers tbh, I really think this is way better than the AI glasses they've shown so far if you have deep pockets and go into trips often, this Ray-Ban glasses is a great companion with live translation, focus and all
@benthompson Ben Thompson on x
$799: my jaw literally dropped
@sinahartung Sina on x
Today, I was fired from Meta without any explanation. No warning, no emails, no phone calls. My laptop and glasses were taken and I was escorted out of the Meta office. I was in charge of the Meta OS team, leading our efforts around the wrist band and specifically building
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
Ray-Ban Display is $799. It's the best bang for the buck in the Meta glasses lineup. Even though it's $200 more than the Oakley's, the Display's tech chops are 3x better.
@laurengoode Lauren Goode on x
I first wrote about a prototype version of the “neural band” 4 years ago for @WIRED (print!) after it mysteriously appeared in @boztank's timeline. At the time Meta said it might be 5 to 10 yrs before it was widely available. Meta has beat that timeline https://www.wired.com/...
@yoda Drew Olanoff on x
i can't believe meta beat apple to these glasses. kudos to them.
@altryne Alex Volkov on x
Who would have thought that a Meta Connect will be a wildly more entertaining and innovative than Apple Event the same month? Do NOT bet against zuck lol [image]
@kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x
Think I'm gonna upgrade these and not my phone this year
@tobi Tobi Lutke on x
The Meta Ray-Ban Displays are absolutely amazing. I used them. You have to try them out. https://www.meta.com/...
@pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x
Rayban Meta Displays are fulfilling the original promise of Google Glass Society wasn't really ready for Google Glass tbh... now phones are out recording stuff all the time. $800, can do prescriptions too. Out Sept 30. I will buy them. [image]
@kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x
most of the time I have them powered off in social situations because they have AirPods like battery life that drains passively while on
@bengeskin Ben Geskin on x
Meta Ray-Ban Display with Neural Band are just INSANE 🤯 Future is here!
@nearcyan Near on x
everything from apple vision pro to google bard to meta horizon*+wristband are hugely positive from my pov; that every tech mega-incumbent aggressively tries such new products to find the next era of product market fit just like a new YC startup is the sign of a healthy ecosystem
@chatgpt21 Chris on x
Glasses with Video display, AI, and a state of the art wrist tracker that you can you message people without speaking or barely moving your finger! Are you not entertained?!? I am once again reminding everyone if you were following me. You would have known about the wrist trac…
@pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x
Rayban Meta Displays are fulfilling the original promise of Google Glass Society wasn't ready for Glass tbh... now phones are out recording stuff all the time, Meta has done a better job of it, they look normal. $800, can do prescriptions too. Out Sept 30. I will buy them. [image…
@altryne Alex Volkov on x
Do NOT bet against Zuck! What an incredible live demo to open Meta Connect, streaming right from the new glasses, showing the UI in the new in glasses display! 🔥 [video]
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
I have a strong feeling these will be popular. I wonder if this will cause Apple to speed up its timeline. Right now, I'm not anticipating Apple glasses with displays for a few more years. Their first non-display model is likely being announced in late 26/early 27.
@swyx @swyx on x
big reveal. the new AR glasses and wristbands are just $799 and ship this month! [image]
@joannastern Joanna Stern on x
Wow, $799 for Meta's new screen-equipped Ray Bans AND the neural wrist band. That's way less than I expected. Can't wait to test these. [image]
@shakeelhashim Shakeel on x
This is so painful, and Zuck handles it so poorly
r/RaybanMeta r on reddit
Introducing Meta Ray-Ban Display: A Breakthrough Category of AI Glasses
@swyx @swyx on x
ok this is the sickest live demo opening for a company conference i've ever seen glasses = AR + Personal Superintelligence the ultimate Meta reality form factor [video]
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
Shift to “Live AI” demo conks out. Blames it on the wifi. My take: There's still a lightyear gap between OpenAI conversation mode and Meta's live AI. $META
@jason @jason on x
Love it! Respect! Demo or die, as is the tradition! NO CANNED DEMOS [video]
@mikeisaac Rat King on x
one battle after another on the live demo stumbles at Meta's developer conference [image]
@nearcyan Near on x
LEAKED TRAILER: The Social Network 2: Run Club [video]
@scobleizer Robert Scoble on x
Mark Zuckerberg is knocking it out of the park. The future just arrived.
@pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x
Remember when the iphone 4 demo failed and Steve Jobs told people in the audience to turn off their wifi? charming to look back [video]
@benthompson Ben Thompson on x
Live demo fails are good tech karma
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
Zuck does not give glasses shipment numbers, which means it's still small. My guess is sub 5-10m units a year. Over 2.5B phones a year. $META
@lunayian Luna on x
Most mid Connect since 2021 but happy to see a lot of long WIP things finally seeing the light.
@andrewcurran_ Andrew Curran on x
Great opening to the META Connect event which is just starting. It opened with Mark Z picking up his glasses, putting them on, then switching to the glasses pov with the in lens HUD pushing info. Felt like the opening to a Fallout game. [image]
@ranimolla Rani Molla on x
This Meta VR event is a clusterfuck. Half the demos aren't working. They're blaming the wifi. If these devices don't work for the dude who's learned to type 30 words per minute with his wrist what about the rest of us???
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
Good news for $AAPL. One take away from tonights $META keynote is hardware, software, AI integration is REALLY hard as evidence that two glasses demos struggled. And they've poured energy into hardware. Meta has lost/invested about $65B in Reality Labs since the name change in…
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
$META will get heat for the demo bombs. I applaud Zuck for “doing it live”. Bill O'Reilly must be proud.
@skarredghost @skarredghost on x
With much respect with James Cameron, but this fireside chat is pretty sleep-inducing
@supbagholder @supbagholder on x
2/2 failed demos so far cmon zuck 🥹
r/freeflight r on reddit
Who is gonna be the first to make a paragliding HUD with these?
r/RayBanStories r on reddit
Introducing Meta Ray-Ban Display: A Breakthrough Category of AI Glasses
@_arohan_ Rohan Anil on x
2B people (estimated) wear glasses. And they did not ask for a camera on it fr. I think better form factor is headphones.
@kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x
Camera is barely part of it for me It's about the speakers and mic, replacing AirPods because you're already wearing them
@boss_angeles Eddie Sotto on x
Tried out these new RayBan META Glasses in Beverly Hills this week. Really ended up liking them! AI enabled. The white LED means you're recording or taking a snapshot. Translates what you're looking at which is fun. [video]
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
New Ray-Ban have double battery, double camera resolution. New conversation focus mode that cuts out background noise. My take: Snoozer
@urban-achiever @urban-achiever on bluesky
I suspect that these would fail even if Meta paid the users $329 to wear them. [embedded post]
@seanhollister Sean Hollister on bluesky
Valve did not steal Zuck's thunder this time. No Steam Frame yet. But we do have new Meta Ray-Bans with double the battery life. www.theverge.com/news/780012/ ...
@benz145 @benz145 on x
I don't think they mentioned it on stage, but the new Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses have interchangeable lenses 🔥
@benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
Important that @Meta expand fashion choices and in this case primary use cases like with these Oakley Vanguard. I tried these and speakers were much better which is relevant for use in an active environment. [image]
@seanhollister Sean Hollister on bluesky
Finally, Meta's long-awaited glasses with a screen: the Meta Ray-Ban Display, with its “neural” wristband controller. — Incredibly, @vicmsong.bsky.social calls them “the best I've ever tried.” — www.theverge.com/tech/779566/ ...
@hypervisible.blacksky.app @hypervisible.blacksky.app on bluesky
What I've come to hate about a lot of reviews is the part at the end where they say sure these are a profoundly anti-social tech that's likely to make society worse, but what are ya gonna do? 🤷🏿‍♂ ️ www.theverge.com/tech/779566/ ... [image]
r/RayBanStories r on reddit
I regret to inform you Meta's new smart glasses are the best I've ever tried

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