Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried

The Verge September 18, 2025
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The $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display add a monocular display that unlocks a wide range of hands-free capabilities like live captioning, texts and video calling, navigation, and the ability to preview photos. Plus, you get discreet gesture controls via the Neural Band. #Technology #Meta #Smartglasses Read our hands-on of the Meta Ray-Ban Display here: http://bit.ly/3IqB8AK 00:00 What are the Meta Ray-Ban Displays? 00:27 Display reflection 01:12 How does it handle sunlight? 02:06 Neural wristband impressions 03:12 How does content capture work? 03:54 Live captioning impressions 04:35 Navigation guidance in display 05:14 Live AI features 05:42 Colors and battery life 06:30 Availability and price 06:50 Where was the display footage? Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Why'd You Push That Button Podcast: https://pod.link/1295289748 The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl

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