The Morning After: Meta’s Ray-Ban Display is the closest thing yet to true smart glasses

Revealed at Meta’s Connect 2025 conference, the Ray-Ban Display^[1] has a small, integrated display on the right lens, designed for quick, discreet glances at notifications, directions and even video calls. The clever part is its subtlety; to an onlooker, you’re just wearing a pair of Ray-Bans, not accessing a tiny screen with your peripheral vision. (Although you will appear to offer multiple pensive stares into the middle-distance)

Paired with a Meta Neural Band, which you wear on your wrist, the glasses respond to subtle hand gestures. A simple swipe of your thumb across your index finger navigates the interface, while a twist of the wrist handles volume control. This system makes interacting with the glasses feel impressively seamless and intuitive.

While these glasses aren’t about to make your smartphone obsolete, they represent a significant refinement of the smart eyewear concept. According to Engadget’s Karissa Bell, who tested^[2] them earlier this week, they are a practical step towards integrating digital information more naturally into our daily lives.

She also tested the Conversational Focus feature, which gives you live captions of the person you’re speaking with even in a loud environment that may be hard to hear.

The Ray-Ban Display are priced at $799 — once again a pricey test of new tech. They’re heading to select US store shelves on September 30. Check out our full impressions right here.

— Mat Smith

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