Meta Unveils Oakley Smart Glasses, Offering Enhanced Video Capture & Extended Battery for $400

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So, guess what? Meta and EssilorLuxottica are up to something funky again. Yeah, they’ve cooked up these Oakley Meta Glasses, and it’s wild. Oh, and it’s pronounced “HOW-stuhn”—not like the city Houston, but who knows why. Is it just me, or does everyone get tangled in pronunciation snafus?

Anyway, you can pre-order these snazzy glasses soon—like July 11th soon—for $499. Limited Edition, folks! Gold accents and 24K PRIZM polarized lenses. I swear, I almost feel fancier just saying that.

Okay, so picture this: more colors and styles dropping later. Six combos! I’m talking Desert with Ruby lenses, Black with PRIZM this-or-that. It’s like a fashion show for your face. The whole range starts at $399. So, maybe don’t break the piggy bank yet. Or do—I’m not your financial advisor.

Now, here comes the nerdy deets—improved battery life, woo! And 3K video from a wide-eye 12MP camera. Imagine the possibilities, or don’t. Point is, it’s double the life of the old Ray-Bans. No more running out of juice halfway through filming your cat doing something stupidly adorable.

You’ll get eight hours of regular use, 19 hours if you’re okay with the glasses just chilling on standby. And hey, there’s this charging case to push battery life to 48 hours. It’s like they’re begging us to never take them off. Five mics? Yep. Off-ear speakers? Check. Dancing in the rain? Maybe! IPX4 water-resistance has got you covered—splashy fun but no scuba diving, okay?

And in case you’re curious, these shades are going globetrotting. They’ll hit a whole bunch of places—US, UK, Canada, and what have you. Mexico, India, UAE, you’re up next!

So, itching for more updates? Meta and Oakley’s got the deets. Go on, sign up or something. Me? I’m just here pondering how I’ll look with PRIZM lenses. Let’s hope they’re not a fashion faux pas.

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