No longer called Stories, the new smart glasses feature a new look and can be pre-ordered for $300.
Smart glasses seem to be having a resurgence lately. First, Amazon reminded us they still make them with Alexa built in. Now, Meta is launching a new lineup with a slight rebrand. They’re no longer called Stories. Instead, they’re called the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and they are so much more stylish than the original chunky rendition that looked like dull, Rivers Cuomo-style glasses. (I don’t like that guy. I don’t want to wear glasses that look like him.)
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses feature improved audio, with custom-designed speakers that are about 50% louder and offer more bass for music, calls, and podcasts. Meta says you’ll even be able to hear them through windy and noisy traffic. The microphone has also been updated: five around the chassis, including one near your nose so that it captures your voice right as it leaves your mouth. For comparison, the Ray-Ban Stories only had one microphone, so it’s four times the coverage this time around.
