When two years ago, Zuck announced the Ray-Ban Meta partnership, most people I know were disturbed—a creepy tech nerd discreetly recording you in public was the first and only use case that popped ...

Smart glasses aren’t just a tech gimmick anymore—in 2025, they’re smarter, sleeker, and far more useful than their earlier iterations. What used to be bulky experiments have evolved into real-world ...

Meta’s $300 smart glasses look cool but lack a killer app, and they offer a glimpse into a future with even less privacy and more distraction. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead ...

Editor's Note, 9/29/25: Meta's second-generation Ray-Ban smart glasses are now available. While they're more expensive, they also have double the battery life and improved video recording. They're my ...

Although photographers might be excited that this pair of smart glasses can shoot photos and capture video clips, it generally does only a mediocre job capturing them, at best. What’s more is that you ...

Apple's smart glasses patent focuses on comfort and privacy issues. Meta's Ray-Ban glasses offer AI and cameras, not augmented reality. Future smart glasses may prioritize visual displays and user ...