Why’d it have to be Meta? - Meta Ray-Ban Display

Quick Overview

The Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses are impressive for their ability to project a 600x600 pixel, 20-degree field of view display directly onto the lens, offering features like live captioning and app interfaces controlled by hand gestures, though some functionalities like playing YouTube videos or complex messaging are not yet supported on the display itself.

Key Points: The Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses project a 600x600 pixel display with a 20-degree Field of View, capable of reaching 30-5000 nits brightness. The device offers live translation (e.g., French to English) and live captioning, which transcribes speech in real-time, although it struggles with rapid-fire speech or when the speaker turns away. Control is managed via hand gestures, where tapping the index finger to the thumb acts as a left-click, and tapping the middle finger to the thumb acts as a back button. The frames offer up to 6 hours of continuous use, with the charging case providing an additional 24 hours of battery life, charging to 100% in 75 minutes. The display supports viewing photos/videos captured by the 12MP Ultra-Wide camera (1440x1920 at 30 FPS for the display version, or 2203x2938 at 30 FPS for the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2), but some media types like YouTube videos are not natively playable on the display. The Meta Ray-Ban Display is priced at $799 and is available for purchase starting September 30th. The glasses include five microphones and open-ear speakers for audio output and voice commands, which sounded pretty good in testing, even when the user was speaking loudly.

Context: This video provides an in-depth look and initial impressions of the new Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses featuring the innovative 'Meta Ray-Ban Display' technology. The reviewer unboxes the product, demonstrates the augmented reality display projected onto the lens, tests the gesture controls, and discusses key features like camera capabilities and battery life, comparing it to previous smart glasses and setting expectations for future AI integration.