Meta to Announce Oakley-Branded Smart Glasses

Oakley today shared several social media teasers for an upcoming product that it is releasing in partnership with Facebook parent company Meta, and it's likely to be the Oakley-branded smart glasses that were rumored earlier this year.


Meta already has a set of smart glasses that it produces in partnership with Ray-Ban, but in January, Bloomberg claimed that Meta is also working to bring the technology to Oakley sunglasses. Like the Meta Ray-Bans, the Meta Oakleys will feature built-in cameras for capturing photos and videos, along with AI capabilities.

Meta AI is integrated into the Ray-Bans and able to answer queries about the wearer's surroundings. The glasses also include speakers and can play music, plus they allow the wearer to accept phone calls.

The Oakley version of the Meta glasses could be based on the Oakley Sphaera glasses, with the camera positioned at the center of the glasses frame. Meta may market the glasses at cyclists and other athletes that already wear Oakley sunglasses.

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Oakley didn't confirm exactly what's in the works and the teaser is limited to the Meta and Oakley logos, but there's little else that the two companies could be releasing. We'll learn more on June 20, when the new product is set to be released.

Apple is rumored to be working to catch up to Meta, and the Cupertino company is developing its own set of camera-equipped smart glasses. Apple's smart glasses are expected to include cameras, microphones, and AI capabilities, much like the Meta Ray-Bans. Both Meta and Apple are working on full augmented reality glasses, and Meta has already shown off an "Orion" prototype. Meta's AR glasses could be ready to launch as soon as 2027.

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Jumpthesnark Avatar
7 weeks ago
I'm sure there is a big market for them, but Oakleys are so stunningly dated and ugly that HBO has a show where a mullet-wearing Danny McBride's character wears them for comedy.


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Boeingfan Avatar
7 weeks ago
I must say that I'm surprised that such a litigious country as America allows these types of glasses to be sold without having some kind of warning on the exterior so others can be aware that they're potentially being filmed. I mean, they have to put 'Caution: contents may be hot' on takeaway coffee cups and 'Warning: contains nuts' on nut bars for christ sake ?
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definitive Avatar
7 weeks ago
are they going to have a built-in mp3 player like the older version?

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Michael Scrip Avatar
7 weeks ago
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rgeneral Avatar
7 weeks ago
More data sucking glasses for meta to sell ads to you
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hieranonymous Avatar
7 weeks ago
Finally, smart glasses for Proud Boys.

Kidding aside, it’ll be interesting to see if there are any upgrades to the underlying hardware. These Oakley glasses originally got leaked alongside info about the next generation of Meta Ray-Bans.
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