Meta’s newest ray-ban ai glasses have no camera at all
meta’s newest ray-ban ai glasses have no camera at all: 43 grams, 12 hours of battery, $349, and shipping october 13. the company that built its ai glasses empire on cameras just removed the camera, and the vr headset it announced alongside calls out apple’s vision pro directly.
the ai glasses race is now a privacy argument.
Context
Verified date: Meta's announcement Introducing Ray-Ban Meta Audio and more AI glasses styles is dated Sep 23, 2026 and says the glasses weigh 43 grams. iDevice (Sep 24) reports they have no camera, cost $349, and ship Oct 13, and that Meta rates them three hours longer on a charge than Gen 3.
Engadget and CNET (Sep 23) report Meta also showed Meta VR Glasses at about $1,300, arriving in Spring 2027.
The 43 grams, $349 and the Oct 13 shipping date match the sources, and the announcement was Sep 23. The 12 hours of battery is up to 12 hours with 48 more from the case per iDevice. The post says Meta's headset calls out the Vision Pro; the sources read show Engadget, How-To Geek and CNET making that comparison, not Meta, and the headset ships in Spring 2027. 'The ai glasses race is now a privacy argument' is the author's opinion.
Related work
- How-To Geek: Meta VR Glasses vs Apple Vision Pro ↗Sep 24, 2026.
- CNET: I wore Meta's new VR glasses ↗Sep 23, 2026.
- iDevice: Ray-Ban Meta Audio price, battery and release date ↗43-gram frames.
Watch next
- Check how Meta itself positions the VR glasses against Vision Pro.
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