Meta Ray-Ban Display: Smart Glasses Enter a New Era with Built-in Display and AI Assistant
September 26, 2025
Imagine walking down the street, with clear navigation arrows floating before your eyes; or sitting in a noisy café, where AI intelligently enhances the voice of the person you’re speaking with, allowing you to hear every detail clearly. This isn’t a scene from a science fiction movie—it’s the real-world experience offered by the all-new Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, unveiled by Meta at its Connect 2025 keynote.
This revolutionary product not only features an advanced micro color display but also deeply integrates the Meta AI assistant, signaling that wearable smart devices are officially evolving from being “phone accessories” into standalone AI terminals. As Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized at the launch event, “Glasses are the only form factor that allows AI to see what you see and hear what you hear”. This innovation ushers in a new stage of human-computer interaction, seamlessly integrating technology into daily life.
Three AI Glasses Launched, Building a Complete Product Matrix
Meta adopted a multi-tiered product strategy, introducing three distinct AI smart glasses simultaneously, demonstrating the company’s ambitious plans in the wearable tech space.
The Meta Ray-Ban Display is priced at $799 and features a built-in display in the right lens along with the revolutionary Neural Wristband. This product represents Meta’s most cutting-edge technological exploration, aiming to redefine how we interact with technology.
The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) is positioned for the mass market with an accessible starting price of $379. It retains the classic design while significantly improving performance and battery life, making smart glasses features available to a broader consumer base.
The Oakley Meta Vanguard is the result of a collaboration with the renowned sports brand Oakley. Priced at $499 and boasting an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, it is designed specifically for athletes and outdoor enthusiasts. From mountain climbing to water sports, these glasses are built to handle various extreme conditions.
This precise product matrix reveals Meta’s deep understanding of market segmentation. By catering to diverse needs—from general consumers to professional users—Meta is accelerating the popularization of smart glasses. More importantly, all three products deeply integrate the Meta AI assistant, transforming it from a simple tech gadget into an indispensable “daily companion” for users.
Technical Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Combo of Display and Neural Wristband
The most striking innovation of the Ray-Ban Display is its 600×600-pixel micro color display embedded in the right lens. This technological breakthrough makes information display unprecedentedly natural and intuitive. The screen offers a peak brightness of 5,000 nits, ensuring clarity even in direct sunlight. Ingeniously, the display position is ergonomically optimized to sit at the edge of the user’s field of view, seamlessly integrating information into the real environment without obstructing normal vision.
However, the truly revolutionary innovation comes from the accompanying Meta Neural Band wristband. This band utilizes advanced surface electromyography (sEMG) technology to accurately detect tiny electrical signals from the muscles in the user’s wrist. This means you can control the glasses’ functions with simple, subtle gestures like pinches and swipes, achieving a genuinely natural interaction experience where a “flick of the finger is all it takes to control”.
Technology experts have hailed this combination as “one of the most innovative breakthroughs in the wearable device field in recent years”. The display addresses the natural output of information, while the neural wristband redefines the input method. Together, they chart a clear direction for the future development of smart glasses.
Practical AI Functions: Your Daily Intelligent Assistant
The power of the Ray-Ban Display lies not only in its hardware innovations but also in its rich suite of practical AI functions designed to serve users’ daily lives genuinely.
The real-time translation feature makes international travel remarkably easier. When you see street signs, menus, or hear conversations in a foreign language, the glasses can provide instant translations, breaking down language barriers. The system currently supports German and Portuguese, with more languages to be added in the future.
The Conversation Focus function solves the problem of communication in noisy environments. Using AI algorithms to intelligently amplify the voice of the person you’re conversing with, you can hear every word clearly in bustling restaurants, streets, or airports. This technology is particularly beneficial for business professionals and social butterflies.
For visually impaired users, the glasses offer smart assistance features that can identify objects, read text, and provide navigation aid. Meta is also collaborating with organizations like the Blinded Veterans Association to ensure these functions effectively meet the needs of specific user groups.
Furthermore, the glasses integrate practical functions like walking navigation, information display, and video calls. All these operations can be performed without taking out your phone, truly achieving a seamless connection between technology and life. Users have described these functions as “both practical and natural, making the technology’s presence almost unnoticeable—exactly what smart devices should aspire to be”.
Lightweight Design and Wearing Experience
The collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban, brings a dual advantage to the product: top-tier technology and classic design aesthetics. The Ray-Ban Display is based on the classic Wayfarer design but incorporates modern improvements, maintaining a stylish look while optimizing comfort.
Despite housing numerous electronic components and advanced sensors, the entire device weighs just 69 grams, only 24 grams heavier than standard Ray-Ban glasses. This weight difference is barely noticeable in actual use, ensuring comfort for extended wear. The frames use high-quality titanium alloy, making them sturdy, durable, lightweight, and flexible.
The glasses also feature Transitions® light-intelligent lenses that automatically adjust their tint based on lighting conditions, seamlessly adapting from clear indoors to dark outdoors. Such thoughtful design details reflect Meta’s comprehensive consideration of the user experience.
Looking Ahead: Toward a New ‘Phone-Free’ World
The $799 price tag indeed positions the Ray-Ban Display for early adopters and tech enthusiasts, but this pricing reflects the value of the cutting-edge technology contained within the product. Early reviews indicate that while the device still relies to some extent on a paired smartphone, its independence and practicality far exceed previous generations.
Tech critics note, “This is the first wearable technology that genuinely makes skeptics reconsider their doubts about smart glasses”. Industry analysts compare this product to the first-generation Apple Watch, believing it has similar potential to redefine its product category.
With advancements in sensor technology and improvements in battery life, smart glasses are moving towards complete independence. The potential entry of other tech giants like Apple and Google will only accelerate this process. The Ray-Ban Display offers a rare opportunity to get an early glimpse into the possibility of a ‘phone-free future’.
The ultimate goal of technology is not to make us more engrossed in screens but to help us live more comfortably in reality. The Ray-Ban Display is a significant step in this direction, integrating technology into life rather than making life adapt to technology. As this technology matures, we have reason to believe that smart glasses will eventually become as ubiquitous as smartphones, quietly enhancing our real-world experiences without replacing them.