Subj : The new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses design is an expensive disappo
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Date : Mon Mar 10 2025 12:00:09

The new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses design is an expensive disappointment

Date:
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:56:34 +0000

Description:
Ray-Ban and Meta partner with fashion brand Coperni to create a design thats 
more boring and expensive than I expected.

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and Meta have created a new smart glasses design with Coperni It features a 
translucent black frame and mirrored lenses It's limited to 3,600 units and 
costs $549 / 519 / AU$859 

Following last weeks teaser, the new limited-edition Ray-Ban Meta glasses 
design just dropped  and Im more than a little disappointed with the result. 
Though at least that means you shouldnt be too upset if you miss out on 
nabbing one of the only 3,600 pairs being sold. 

We had predicted the new shape might draw inspiration from A$AP Rocky  
Ray-Bans new creative director  but instead Ray-Ban and Meta have collabed 
with Coperni to create a reskin of its Wayfarers which debuted last night 
(Sunday, March 9) at Copernis Paris Fashion Week show. 

Much like Meta and Ray-Bans previous limited-edition smart specs, these 
glasses boast a translucent frame  though they opt for a translucent black 
rather than the completely clear frame we saw previously. They also come with 
grey mirrored lenses and feature the Coperni logo on the end of each arm. 

Hardware-wise theyre identical to Meta and Ray-Bans other smart specs, so you 
can rely on them as open-ear speakers for music, a first-person camera for 
photos and videos, and a wearable AI assistant which can help with tasks like 
live translation. (Image credit: Ray-Ban / Meta / COperni) 

I wont pretend the limited edition smart glasses are anything but stylish, 
but theyre a lot more bland than I expected. Theres no new frame shape or 
interesting unique design detail that lives up to my expectations from Meta 
and Ray-Bans first-ever smart glasses collab with a third brand. 

And this disappointment is compounded by the $549 / 519 / AU$859 cost which 
is not only much pricier than the standard Ray-Ban Wayfarer smart glasses (at 
$299 / 299 / AU$449) but also much more expensive than the $429 / 429 price 
of its previous limited-edition frames (they werent available in Australia). 

Making matters worse, Id argue those previous cheaper limited-edition specs 
were a better deal because they boasted transition lenses  which are ideal 
for smart glasses as you arent limited to wearing them in one weather 
condition unlike the reflective lenses the new pair use which are only 
practical in the sun. 

If you completely disagree with me and love the new Coperni collab then youll 
probably want to act fast. With only 3,600 available across the US, Canada, 
UK, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Finland, 
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Australia, theyre likely to sell out soonish. 
You might also like I finally tried the Meta AI in my Ray-Ban smart glasses 
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glasses come with some much-needed upgrades



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/the-new-
ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-design-is-an-expensive-disappointment


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