Ray-Ban Meta

Ray-Ban Meta is a series of smartglasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. They include two cameras, open-ear speakers, a microphone, and touchpad built into the frame. They are the second generation of a line of smartglasses released by major companies including Snap Inc and Google and are designed as one component of Facebook’s plans for a metaverse.

Unlike other smart glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses do not include any HUD or AR head-mounted display. Meta announced them on September 27, 2023. They use a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 processor, upgrade of the cameras to 12 MP, improved audio, livestreaming to Facebook and Instagram, and Meta AI. On April 23, 2024, Meta announced an update to Meta AI on the smart glasses to enable multimodal input via computer vision.

They received criticism stemming from mistrust over Facebook’s privacy controls. The small size of the recording indicator light has also led to criticism.

The partnership between EssilorLuxottica, Ray-Ban's parent company, and Facebook to create the first generation of Ray-Ban Stories was publicly announced on September 20, 2020, by CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the seventh annual Facebook Connect conference. During the keynote video, Zuckerberg described several new Facebook innovations, such as the Oculus Quest 2, a new augmented reality division called Project Aria, and the Ray-Ban Stories themselves.

In the following year after its initial announcement, Zuckerberg and Facebook Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth would hint at a 2021 release date through FPV (first person view) video clips appearing to be taken using a Ray-Ban Stories prototype.

On September 9, 2021, Facebook launched Ray-Ban Stories, which were touted as the company's first product related to its plans for a metaverse. It came in two models: Skyler and Wayfarer.

On October 17, 2023, Meta and Ray-ban released the second generation smart glasses referred to as Meta Smart Glasses. "Meta Stories" refers to the first generation of smart glasses produced by Meta (formerly Facebook), called Ray-Ban Stories, which primarily focused on capturing photos and videos for social media sharing, while "Meta Smart Glasses" refers to the newer version, Ray-Ban Meta, which includes significant upgrades like improved camera and microphone quality, water resistance, longer recording times, and a voice interface with Meta AI. Reviewers generally regarded the Meta Smart Glasses as an upgrade to the Ray-Ban Stories and described the product positively. The second generation came in three models: Skyler, Wayfarer and Headliner.

On June 20, 2025, Meta announced the release of a third generation of glasses in partnership with Oakley, Inc. (a EssilorLuxottica subsidiary), the "Oakley Meta" glasses, with a focus on sports and performance lifestyles. The first Oakley Meta glasses were the HSTN (released on August 26, 2025), followed by Vanguard (announced September 18, 2025).