Meta has taken the humble pair of shades and supercharged it. At its Connect event in California, the company unveiled the Ray-Ban Display, an AI-powered smart glasses with a tiny display tucked inside the right lens. Priced at $799 (around ₹70,400), these futuristic frames let you read messages, hop on video calls, follow navigation cues, or stream short clips, all without reaching for your phone.
The Meta Ray-Ban Display isn’t actually trying to strap a phone to your face; it’s designed for quick, glance-and-go interactions that keep you in the moment. The glasses also double up as a real-time translator, flashing live captions during conversations and even saving transcripts inside the Meta AI app.
To keep your hands free, Meta is pairing the glasses with its Neural Band wristband. Using EMG tech, it interprets subtle muscle signals, like tapping two fingers together, to control features. Basically, no fumbling for buttons, no awkward swipes on your lenses. Just a flick of the wrist, and you’re in command.
The frames carry the DNA of the Wayfarer silhouette, but with tweaks for comfort, durability, and flair. Titanium hinges, thinner temple arms with slim batteries, and slightly curved fronts reduce glare while keeping the glasses lightweight, as per Meta. Inside, a custom light engine and geometric waveguide power a full-colour display with crisp contrast and auto-brightness that adapts to indoors or out.
Privacy hasn’t been forgotten either. The in-lens visuals leak only 2% of light, keeping your display discreet, while an LED capture light ensures people know when you’re filming or snapping pics. Also, add in photochromatic lenses and a 6-hour battery life (boosted to 30 with the charging case), and you’ve got a piece of futuristic tech.