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Leaked Video Points to Meta’s Ray‑Ban Smart Glasses With In‑Lens Display Ahead of Connect

Apple is preparing a display‑less, iPhone‑tethered entry that underscores divergent strategies.

Overview

  • UploadVR reports it found an unlisted Meta YouTube video showing new Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses ahead of Meta Connect on September 17–18.
  • The clip depicts a small transparent head‑up display in the right lens for directions, messages and live translation rather than full augmented reality.
  • The video indicates the glasses work with Meta’s sEMG wrist armband that reads muscle signals for hands‑free input.
  • Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reported a target price around $800 for the display‑equipped Ray‑Ban model, and the leak also shows an Oakley variant without a display.
  • Bloomberg reporting cited by Computer Bild says Apple is aiming for late 2026 to early 2027 with a non‑display smart‑glasses design that offloads processing to a paired iPhone, with a full AR device still years away.