Meta x Ray-Ban AI Glasses Are Fantastic...But Not Why You Think

Meta AI and Ray-Ban teamed up to bring you AI in your ear anywhere in the world. Here's my full review of these AI glasses.

Correction: there is only one camera. The other is a recording indicator.

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[kirtjames]

When we combine these glasses with a companion/assistant like what gpt-4o offers, that's when the magic is going to happen.

[BrettBabione]

They sell transition lenses for day and night use. However, they should all be transition lenses in my opinion.

[mikezooper]

Meta, what just happened?

Glasses: You just fell down a flight of stairs because you were wearing sunglasses indoors. Calling 911 now.

[solifugus]

This is why I am thinking of patenting an AI nose-ring. Not only is it the perfect place for a camera but it can also know what smells you are experiencing or detect when you are sick. And after asking for directions, you just follow your nose.

[incde]

CORRECTION: The Meta sunglasses only have one camera (left side), the other side is used as an indicator light to let others know you're recording.

[WookENTP]

OMG. Michael De Santa from GTA V. This is who you remind me of. It was driving me crazy!

[bug]

You can't unconvince that Matt is a hella talented pianist with those shades on. Could be world class with the right hat.

[maximos]

The biggest issue I have with them: - hey, Meta, remember the place - it doesn’t work.
I’ve spent some time debugging the network traffic trying to connect to gpt-4o - limited results - a lot of work.
In total - if Meta would take an integration path with other apps and figure out how to make it work well for them - it would be class.
Other then that - a toy for a few days.

[Utaheyelid]

I got the transition lenses and although I don’t need a prescription, I got bifocals since I’m almost 50. I wear them during surgery and document my procedures. Patients are always asking me to record part of their surgery and since these are hands free I can record a little clip to show them while my hands are in sterile gloves.

[JTutorials]

I have two sets of cycling glasses; one for use during the day, and one for use during the night:

1. Black shades (regular sunglasses)
2. Yellow driving shades (reduces glare from oncoming headlights and improves contrast in low-light conditions)

If it was possible to easily swap the lenses, I could probably wear them any time of day or night.

[jsirius]

thank you for including videos you took. I agree taking the phone out is an annoying part, especially if there is a bunch of cool stuff around to to shoot, and you're carrying stuff.

[THEDARKSIDECUTHERE]

Only one camera on the left side the right side is an indicator light. You can buy the clear or transition glasses to use indoors.

[denijane]

There are lots of stories of Peter Hamilton that use such agents (I'm re-reading the Fallen Dragon right now). It's the perfect use case - we don't need AGI in the end, we just need agents. I don't want a sentient slave to serve me, I want just a piece of interactive software that would check my email or turn on music or show me the map while driving or check a pdf for me. People are so confused about this - we REALLY don't need ScaJo to voice the ai, we just need an AI that would listen to our own voice and do as told. And that's it. I like the sun glasses a lot but I don't wear sunglasses in general (or medical glasses for now) so that's a bit a no-go for me. But they look quite good.

[landonoffmars]

That was a fair review, I'm glad I'm subscribed to the channel.

[calleleo]

Thanks Mathew, great and complete review, the part of the how you fixed the “hey meta “ issue definitely helps me .

[wardehaj]

Great video, thank you!
Do the glasses get darker if the (sun)light is brighter and the other way around?

[SebKrogh]

I'm in the same boat. I work as a head of Tech for a company and buy all the gadgets.
Albeit slightly boring conceptually compared to a lot of the flashy underdeveloped gadgets coming ou, this seems to be the most finished product.
I have the ones with transitional lenses and they work great for both inside and outside.

[maxlightning]

I thought you said “and now these are my driver’s favorite sunglasses” I was like wow what a great way to sneak in a flex lol

[jsirius]

I couldnt stop staring at the visualizer in the background on your second shelf above the YT plaque, what is that? I like the snake game.

[snuwan]

I got this in Febrary and it is one of the best purchases for me. I wear glasses so had my prescription glass fitted to it. So it is on me all the time. The Ai features with LLAMA 3 was introduced to it towards end of April. Before that it was only camera. It has been amazingly useful as an camera. I mostly used it to video record everywhere I go and create short FB reels. The quality of video and photos are amazing for that tiny camera. The best part is that no one notice you recording the action so others would not "ACT" and you do not need to get people uncomfortable pointing your phone or other cameras at them.

Now the Ai features are still at infant stage, it is very useful for a Tourist. I recently did an international trip and it was able to identify many places and food items. Do translations of sign boards. It could read letters of different languages. You could do that with a phone too. But having it in your glasses are super convenient IMO. It can improve a lot. I believe Meta will add more features. But for me, it is something I can truely love to have with me all the time. I am big fan of these glasses.