Meta Unveils Cutting-Edge Oakley Smart Glasses with Enhanced Features

Meta* has introduced smart glasses, the Oakley HSTN and Oakley, priced at $500 and $400, respectively. The HSTN model will be released as a limited edition and will be available for pre-order starting July 11. Several other versions of Oakley are set to launch later this summer.

The Oakley glasses are equipped with a 12-megapixel camera capable of shooting at resolutions up to 3K, while the Meta Ray-Bans can capture up to 1080p. The device includes built-in speakers and microphones, with splash protection rated at IPX4.

Once paired with a smartphone, users can listen to music and podcasts, make calls, and interact with Meta AI. The Live AI feature can respond to questions about what the user is viewing, and Live Translation facilitates real-time speech translation, as well as translating surrounding text.

The Oakley smart glasses offer twice the battery life of Meta Ray-Bans, providing 8 hours of use. The glasses case adds an additional 48 hours of battery charge.

This new lineup will be available in five different frame and lens combinations from Oakley, a brand owned by EssilorLuxottica. Meta will release multiple frame and lens options in various colors. The Oakley HSTN stands out with its gold accents and Oakley Prizm lenses, which deliver exceptional clarity.

The smart glasses will be sold in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.

Meta has entered a long-term partnership with EssilorLuxottica, which owns Ray-Ban, Oakley, and other eyewear brands. To date, sales of Meta Ray-Bans have surpassed two million units. EssilorLuxottica has announced plans to sell 10 million smart glasses annually by 2026.

Earlier this spring, Meta unveiled a new version of its experimental smart glasses, the Aria Gen 2, aimed at researchers in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, and machine perception.

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