Meta's AR glasses, available Sept. 30 for $799, have a neural wristband and a wide range of AI and app functions. They dream big, but their future is unclear.

At its annual developers conference "Meta Connect," the social media giant's boss, Mark Zuckerberg, announced an array of devices in partnership with sunglasses brands Ray-Ban and Oakley.

Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses go on sale exclusively in physical stores in the United States from September 30, 2025, with retail partners including Best Buy, LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Ray-Ban stores, and select Verizon stores; Meta says online sales and international launches in Canada, France, the UK, and Italy will follow in early 2026.

Canadians with vision loss are adapting AI-powered glasses for daily life, finding freedom in the technology — and challenges in its risks.

"They are AI-powered smart glasses designed to give people who are blind or low-vision hands-free access to information," a spokesperson told Newsweek.

Stanley Correctional Institution workers have now recycled 500,000 pairs of eyeglasses through the Wisconsin Lions Club.

Photographers have been using camera glasses as a hack for behind-the-scenes footage to feed the social media algorithms – but Meta’s newest smart glasses have a key feature that may intrigue photographers: a viewfinder of sorts.