Meta unveils camera-free AI glasses, Ray-Ban Meta Audio, for $349

meta introduced ray-ban meta audio, its first camera-free ai glasses, at connect 2026. the glasses, designed with essilorluxottica, start at $349 and offer audio features like music, podcasts, calls, and translation. they weigh 43 grams, have up to 12 hours of battery life, and come in 23 color and lens combinations. this launch addresses criticism around malicious use cases of ai glasses and may help meta recover from reputational damage. the glasses will be available for preorder on october 13.