Meta And Oakley Launch Smart Glasses With 3k Video And Meta Ai Integration

Meta has officially announced a caller brace of smart glasses successful collaboration pinch Oakley, marking its first tech-forward merchandise aimed astatine athletes and sports enthusiasts. The limited-edition Meta Oakley HSTN smart glasses will beryllium disposable for preorder from July 11 astatine $499, pinch a wider postulation launching later this summertime starting astatine $399.

Built connected Oakley’s HSTN creation (pronounced “how-stuhn”), nan glasses characteristic a front-facing camera tin of signaling 3K video, open-ear speakers, and built-in microphones. Users tin return photos, perceive to music, and make hands-free calls, each while engaging pinch Meta AI via sound commands. The AI adjunct tin respond to contextual queries, seizure media, connection real-time translations, and moreover supply accusation astir surroundings.

Meta says nan caller smart eyewear comes pinch doubly nan artillery life of nan Meta Ray-Bans, offering up to 8 hours of usage and 19 hours connected standby. A 20-minute complaint restores 50 percent of battery, and nan included lawsuit tin supply up to 48 hours of further complaint while connected nan move.

The Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses will beryllium disposable successful six framework and lens combinations, including lukewarm grey pinch ruby lenses and achromatic pinch polarised achromatic lenses. Certain models see Oakley’s Prizm Lens exertion for improved visibility successful varying ray conditions. Prescription compatibility is besides disposable for an added cost.

“This is our first merchandise for athletes and fans alike,” Meta said successful a statement. The motorboat expands Meta’s semipermanent business pinch EssilorLuxottica, which owns Oakley and Ray-Ban. According to nan company’s FY2024 financial report, much than 2 cardinal Meta Ray-Ban glasses person been sold truthful far.

The HSTN glasses will motorboat initially successful countries including nan U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and Italy, pinch India, Mexico, and nan UAE scheduled to person them later successful nan year.

Published on: Jun 23, 2025 6:36 AM IST