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Meta Introduces Prescription-Optimized AI Glasses

Meta is introducing its first prescription-optimized AI glasses in two new lightweight styles&colon; Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics (Gen 2) and Ray-Ban Meta Scriber Optics (Gen 2)&period; The glasses can be pre-ordered starting at &dollar;499&period;&NewLine;Billions of people around the world wear glasses or contact lenses for vision correction, and many Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta owners already add prescription lenses to their AI glasses&period; Now the company is rolling out a new, optical-forward pair of Ray=Ban Meta glasses that support nearly all prescriptions&period;&NewLine;The company is also introducing new colors and lens options for Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta frames, and advanced software updates like hands-free nutrition tracking and Meta AI WhatsApp summaries&period;&NewLine;The newest AI glasses will be available in two unique styles&colon; Blayzer, a rectangular design available in Standard and Large sizes, and Scriber, a more rounded frame style&period; They’re the most comfortable glasses we’ve ever designed — made for all-day comfort&period;&NewLine;The company is also updating features including making nutrition tracking on AI glasses easier&period; With a simple voice prompt or quick photo, you can log what you eat hands-free, and Meta AI will extract key nutrition details and add them to your food log in the Meta AI app&period; Over time, your food log will inform personalized insights that get more useful, helping you make healthier and more informed choices&period; If you’re looking for in-the-moment nutrition guidance, you can ask Meta AI questions about what to eat next, like &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;What should I eat to increase my energy&quest;” with answers that take your food log and goals into account&period;&NewLine;This feature will be available to everyone 18 and over in the US with Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses soon, and Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses later this summer&period;&NewLine;Meta is also introducing hands-free WhatsApp summaries and recall into the Early Access Program (EAP)&period; You’ll be able to ask, &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hey Meta, catch me up on my messages,” for a concise group chat summary, or ask for specific details like, &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;What did Jamie suggest for dinner&quest;” These interactions are processed on-device and remain private with end-to-end encryption&period; This will be available in EAP soon for those with Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, and Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses&period;&NewLine;Neural Handwriting on Meta Ray-Ban Display is also rolling out to everyone in the coming weeks — and it’s coming to iMessage&period; Write with your finger on any surface to reply to messages silently and discreetly&period; It works across Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and native Android and iOS messaging&period; And soon, display recording will let you combine your in-lens display interactions, your view of the world, and audio into a single, ready-to-share video for your friends and followers&period; Lastly, our pedestrian navigation feature is expanding to every city across the US in May, so you can get turn-by-turn directions right in your lens, keeping your head up and your phone in your pocket&period; This follows a release earlier this month that included Instagram Reels, personalized Spotify Shortcuts, and new glanceable widgets like Reminders, Weather, Stocks, and Calendar right on your home screen&period;&NewLine;

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