Ray-Ban Meta Audio Review: The Best Smart Glasses
Source: Wired ·
No cameras? No problem. Ditching the surveillance baggage makes Meta’s audio-only frames surprisingly easy to live with.
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I am very lost in Los Angeles. I’m also sweating because I'm running as fast as I can, slapping my hands against the wet glasses frame on my face to boost the volume of the pulsing techno beats blasting into my ears—and anyone else’s if they happen to be nearby. It’s only the second time I’ve gone on a run in the city, and I decide to let myself get completely off course. “Hey Meta,” I pant. “I need to get back; tell me where to go.” The music dims, and the AI agent barks turn-by-turn directions in my ears. After getting turned around a couple of times, I eventually make it back. The navigation wasn’t perfect, but it got me where I needed to be. This feature has long been available in Meta’s smart glasses. But now I’m wearing the new Ray-Ban Meta Audio , camera-free glasses the company announced in September. The only big change between these and Meta’s other glasses is the lack of a camera, but losing that one feature makes a world of difference. It makes sense that Meta started…