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Meta announced the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display this week. Here's how the display will work #Vergecast
The Verge· 2025-09-19 15:39
Meta announced a bunch of new smart glasses. There is the Meta Ray-B band display, which is smart glasses with a little display. VSong, who has worn all of these and reviewed all of them, said they're the best smart glasses she's ever tried.And I think the thing that I'm so struck by with this one in particular is there is this weird kind of distant look you get in your eyes when you're looking at a heads-up display that is just awkward in life. Like if you and I are just sitting here looking at each other ...
This week on The Vergecast, Nilay pops on the show to discuss what happened to Jimmy Kimmel.
The Verge· 2025-09-19 14:00
They say things like, "We can do this the hard way or the easy way. You can get your $6.2% billion merger or you cannot. " And to get it, you got to get Jimmy Kimmel off the air. >> So Brendan Carr immediately starts making the threats that Brendan Carr as the head of the FCC seems to always make, which is that like I don't like that thing you said, "Wouldn't it be terrible if I took away your broadcast licenses." Jimmy Kimmel show is on ABC, which is owned by Disney. He went on Benny Johnson's YouTube show ...
Here's my favorite new accessory: a double-sided magnetic ring grip and stand
The Verge· 2025-09-18 14:59
[Music] Today, I'm toying with the best $20 I've spent on my phone. This is a double-sided magnet ring, so I don't have to take it off when I plop it on a stand or use it on my car mount. My wife and I have been using the Anker 610 for years, but we're always misplacing this one cuz it can't dock.And it always picks up little metal shavings that scratch my case when I spin it into position. This $20 sink wire has a fantastic rotating ratchet ring that doesn't scratch. It sounds so good.Doubles as my new fid ...
Meta Connect 2025 had some of the biggest demo failures we’ve seen live in a while.
The Verge· 2025-09-18 14:09
Product Launch & Demonstrations - Meta's glasses launch experienced demo failures during a phone call attempt [1] - A cooking demo using Meta AI to guide cooking steps encountered issues [2] Keynote Event Highlights - James Cameron spoke for approximately 15 minutes, focusing on Lamberts [2] - Most theaters operate at three foot Lamberts [3] - Mark Zuckerberg appeared in workout clothes, followed by Diplo, and they went for a run together [3]
Chef Jack Mancuso attempting to ask Meta AI to help make a recipe in a live video.
The Verge· 2025-09-18 02:21
You can make a Korean inspired steak sauce using soy sauce, sesame oil. >> What do I do first. >> What do I do first.>> You've already combined the base ingredients. So now, grate a pair to add to the sauce. >> What do I do first.You've already combined the base ingredients, so now grate the pear and gently combine it with the base sauce. >> All right, I think the Wi-Fi might be messed up. Sorry.Back to you, Mark. It's all good. ...
Meta’s new display smart glasses are what Google Glass should’ve been.
The Verge· 2025-09-18 00:21
Product Features & Functionality - Meta Rayban smart glasses feature a full-color heads-up display in the lens [1] - The glasses come with transition lenses for both indoor and outdoor use, ensuring display visibility [1] - A neural wristband enables gesture-based control and navigation through menus [2] - The glasses allow for content capture with a picture display for framing and previewing shots [2] - Live captioning is available, displaying captions of the person the user is looking at [3] - A feature to send text messages via handwriting on the leg and video calls through WhatsApp will be introduced later this year [3] Pricing & Availability - The Meta Rayban display, including the neural wristband, will be available for $7.99 (likely a typo, should be $299 or similar) [4] - The product will be available starting September 30th [4] Market Perspective - The product is considered the closest iteration to the Google Glass promise [4]
Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried
The Verge· 2025-09-18 00:20
Product Features & Capabilities - Meta Ray-Ban display smart glasses feature a monocular display with brightness up to 5,000 nits and full color [1] - The smart glasses include transition lenses that adjust to ambient lighting conditions [3] - A neural wristband allows for silent menu navigation and option selection through finger gestures [5][6] - The neural wristband supports handwriting recognition for text input [7] - The display provides a preview for content capture (photos and videos) [8] - The glasses support video calls and live captioning, with multidirectional microphones focusing on the speaker [9][10][11] - The glasses offer a heads-up display for directions with directional arrows [12][13] - Live AI features provide step-by-step recipe breakdowns and identify objects in view [14][15] Availability & Specifications - The Meta Ray-Ban display will be available starting September 30th for $799, including the neural wristband [18] - The glasses offer approximately 6 hours of mixed usage battery life, with additional charges from the folding charging case [16][17] - The neural wristband is IPX7 rated and has an 18-hour battery life [18]
The Verge’s Victoria Song, got some hands-time with Meta's Oakley Meta Vanguard.
The Verge· 2025-09-18 00:17
Product Features & Target Audience - Oakley Meta Vanguard is geared towards athletes [1] - The glasses offer nine hours of battery life [1] - IP67 water resistance is included for outdoor use [1] - Louder speakers with thumping bass are incorporated [1] - It can pair with Garmin and Strava [2] - A built-in camera provides a GoPro first-person centered view [3] - An action button facilitates video recording [3] - Three nose pads are available for customized fit [3] - An LED light indicates the correct heart rate zone [4] Pricing & Availability - The price is $499 [4] - It will be available starting October 21st [4]
The Verge’s news reporter, Jay Peters, is hands-on with Meta’s new Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 glasses.
The Verge· 2025-09-18 00:08
I'm wearing the Rayban Meta Gen 2 glasses. They have same specs as the Oakley Meta Housen glasses that launched earlier this year. That means they have a 3K camera.They have slightly better battery life. Uh but overall, they're not that different from the Gen One Ray-B band Metas, just a slight bump up. They come in new colors like a nice purple that V is very, very excited about.The new glasses are available today and they cost $379. ...
The iPhone 17 lineup has a lot of new updates but the selfie camera felt the most substantial.
The Verge· 2025-09-17 20:44
The best new feature across Apple's iPhone 17 lineup this year might actually be the selfie camera. It's an 18 megapixel square format sensor. So when you rotate to landscape orientation, you get a higher resolution image than with the previous rectangular camera sensor.Better yet, it offers center stage to automatically zoom in and out or rotate from portrait to landscape automatically when there are enough people in the frame. You don't have to move the phone at all because it happens on the sensor itself ...