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Tech Brew Ride Home · Thursday, September 24, 2026

Meta Launches Camera-Free Ray-Ban Audio Glasses, Updates Smart Glasses

Meta has introduced new camera-free Ray-Ban Meta audio glasses, priced at $349 and shipping October 3rd, offering up to 12 hours of battery life. The company also updated its third-generation camera-equipped Ray-Ban Spectacles with improved battery life and new features like a holographic avatar for calls using Meta AI. Navigation tools on the smart glasses have also been expanded.

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“Meta also unveiled Ray-Ban Meta audio. It's first pair of glasses without cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life, starting at $349 and shipping October 3rd.”
“Quoting Ingenious, one of the notable changes coming to the device is support for a holographic avatar.”
“The camera-free models also offer as much as 12 hours of battery life on a single charge, that contrasts with the third generation Meta glasses that now offer nine hours up from eight in the previous model.”
Heard on Tech Brew Ride Home — “Meta Made a Tamagotchi for Its AI”, published Thursday, September 24, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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