The Ray-Ben Meta Wayfarers earned their spot in the everyday eyewear category by selling better than any other smart glasses. This model has all of the Meta tech, along with the Transitions Graphite Green lenses that spare you from having to do the indoor-outdoor glasses swap. The $95-off deal running now at Amazon drops their price to just $284 — an excellent price, and just enough of a discount to let you buy confidently without worrying they’ll be imminently discontinued.
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So, What Do They Do?
The earliest smart glasses got knocked for being sneaky spywear, but 12MP ultra-wide camera of the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarers are far more attuned to filming your kid at the playground or in a game. A five-mic system captures audio alongside the video, and you can livestream directly to Facebook or Instagram from the glasses themselves. Video calls get a unique trick: You can flip between your phone’s front camera and the glasses’ POV camera mid-call, giving the other person a live view of whatever you’re looking at.
Open-ear speakers handle music, podcasts, and calls without earbuds. The audio is discreet enough that people next to you won’t hear your playlist and clear enough that phone calls work without reaching for your phone. Meta AI — activated by voice — can analyze what you’re seeing through the camera and provide context, answer questions, or surface information based on your surroundings.
