In addition to unveiling smart glasses equipped with displays at the Connect 2025 conferenceRay-Ban DisplayMeta also simultaneously unveiled the Oakley Meta Vanguard, a sports-oriented product developed in collaboration with the Oakley brand, and launched the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with longer battery life and support for 3K HDR video recording.
Oakley Meta Vanguard focuses more on sports users
Continuing the previous smart glasses collaboration with Oakley, the newly launched Oakley Meta Vanguard focuses more on sports users and further enhances its waterproof capabilities, making it compatible with more outdoor or water sports through the IP67 waterproof specification.
In addition, the Oakley Meta Vanguard adopts a more sporty design and offers four different refractive color mirror designs. The lens is moved to the center of the glasses, corresponding to a 1200-megapixel wide-angle lens, which is claimed to correspond to a wider shooting angle. At the same time, an adjustable anti-shake function is added. In addition, it can also shoot slow motion and time-lapse photography content, thereby corresponding to various sports shooting situations.
As for battery life, when fully charged, it can play music continuously for up to 6 hours, and under normal circumstances it can correspond to about 9 hours of battery life. It is claimed that it can easily meet the needs of marathons or outdoor jogging. When paired with the charging box, it can correspond to up to 36 hours of usage.
Meta has also equipped this pair of glasses with customizable action buttons, allowing users to set them to quickly launch the camera shutter, call Meta AI, or play a specified playlist. It has also cooperated with Garmin and Strava to import relevant sports data and integrate it into the video content shot by the glasses.
In terms of suggested retail price, the Oakley Meta Vanguard will be sold at a suggested retail price of US$499 and is expected to officially enter the market on October 10.
Second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
The second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, which were updated simultaneously this time, continue the classic frame design developed in collaboration with the Ray-Ban brand, but have been comprehensively upgraded in terms of battery life, shooting capabilities, and functional details, further enhancing the practicality of this wearable device in daily use.
The second-generation Ray-Ban Meta boasts up to eight hours of typical use, and an additional 8 hours with the charging case, significantly improving upon the previous generation's 48-hour maximum. Furthermore, the glasses themselves support fast charging, recharging to 32% in just 20 minutes, allowing users to resume shooting and streaming in no time.
In terms of imaging capabilities, the new glasses feature a 1200-megapixel camera, supporting up to 3K Ultra HD resolution, 60fps, and HDR video recording, enabling the capture of more detailed dynamic images. The glasses also have 32GB of built-in storage and are IPX4-rated waterproof. Meta also announced that a firmware update will be released soon to add slow-motion and time-lapse recording capabilities to the existing AI glasses series, expanding creative possibilities.
As for new features, the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta has added a new audio function called "Conversation Focus", which can use AI calculations to more accurately amplify the voice of the person being spoken to in the live environment, avoiding interference from other ambient sounds. This function will also be transferred to the first-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
Another update is the addition of a sustainable dialogue "Live AI" feature, which allows users to maintain interaction with Meta AI and use Meta AI to help complete meal cooking or conceive design ideas.
In terms of design, the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta continues to offer three classic frame options: Wayfarer, Skyler and Headliner. In addition, a limited edition transparent design is also launched. It supports regular, polarized, photochromic and prescription lenses. Polarized lenses require an additional price of US$30, and photochromic lenses require an additional price of US$80.
The new smart glasses are available starting today in major markets including the US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, and Germany, with availability in Mexico, India, and Brazil at a later date. Meta will continue to sell the first-generation Ray-Ban Meta at the same price of $299, allowing consumers to choose from entry-level to advanced models based on their budget and needs.
