Meta unveils camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses

At Connect 2026, Meta announced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first camera-free AI glasses, offering audio, calls, translation and the Muse assistant for $349. They weigh 43 grams with up to 12 hours of battery life, or 48 hours with the case, aiming to ease privacy criticism of camera-equipped AI glasses.

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