Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting a major upgrade with the addition of real-time Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and video calling functionality.
In a recent blog post, meta explains that you can now get instant information about what you see in the world around you, all hands-free, and even get real-time advice from friends and family through video calls.
Meta AI, an intelligent assistant built into the glasses for users in the US and Canada, can now understand what you’re seeing.
“Meta AI features will be available in the US in beta only at launch,” Meta confirmed.
Users can simply ask “Hey Meta” a question about something they’re looking at, and the glasses will use their built-in camera to analyze the scene and provide helpful information.
For those struggling to translate a menu while traveling, the Meta AI can translate text in real-time, eliminating the need to pull out your phone or fumble with translation apps.
Meta notes that the smart glasses now allow for completely hands-free video calls through WhatsApp and Messenger.
They also have a new ultra-wide 12 MP camera that allows one to shoot stunning 1080p videos at up to 60 frames per second.
“Also, sharing the photos and videos is easy- use voice command and say “send a photo”.
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are available in Matte Black and Shiny Black.
Meta is also introducing three new transparent frame colors in Jeans, Rebel Black, and Caramel that celebrate the tech inside.
“With over 150 different custom frame and lens combinations on the Ray-Ban Remix platform, you can mix and match to make the glasses your own on ray-ban.com. We’ve also made them prescription-lens compatible.”
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are powered by the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 Platform, which enables higher quality photo and video processing and even faster compute.
They also come with a redesigned and sleek charging case, which holds up to eight additional charges (for a total of 36 hours of use) while being slimmer and even smaller.
The glasses are lighter and more comfortable. Also, they re now water-resistant (IPX4).
Meta notes it has also improved the touchpad and added interaction earcons so the glasses respond much faster and more reliably to users’ commands.
These glasses made a debut in September last year.