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Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Sets Sept. 30 U.S. Launch With In-Store Demos Only

Early hands-on tests suggest promise tempered by demo glitches, comfort questions.

Meta Ray-Ban Display
Three Oakley Meta HSTN, three Oakley Meta Vanguard, and three Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), along with cases, sitting atop a table in various styles, along with the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses in front of them all.
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Overview

  • The $799 model ships with the Neural Band wrist controller and a folding case, with the display-free Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 priced at $379.
  • Purchases start Sept. 30 only after an in-store demo at select Best Buy, LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut and Ray-Ban locations, with many appointments already pushed into October.
  • A right-lens color heads-up display shows messages, photo previews, video calls and AI directions, paired with a 12MP ultra-wide camera, 3K video capture and improved battery life.
  • The EMG Neural Band turns subtle finger motions into scrolling, pinching and typing, though hands-on testers noted a learning curve, occasional murky icons and the glasses’ 69-gram heft.
  • Meta’s live demos at Connect faltered in part due to what the CTO called an inadvertent local DDOS of its AI, while supply is reported to be tight at roughly 150k–200k units over two years and a Bloomberg report suggests a dual-display variant is in development.