Can one have Prescription lenses added to these glasses either in clear or as sunglasses?

Facebook having always-on cameras and microphones on your face isn’t incredibly concerning? This is a company with a long-running disdain for privacy, and even a toxic sense of entitlement to capturing and trafficking in your personal data.

No addiction was broken. You re-arranged and made it stronger.

Excellent video, Marcus. I really enjoy your vibe & the way you clearly explain/teach. Thanks for taking the time to create & share this content with us. Cheers

You've done a great job pointing out all the conveniences as positives, but the reason I returned it after a few days of use. 1. The battery life was too short (4 hours/non-stop and just being powered on drains the battery quickly). 2. The photo quality was disappointing. I took a picture of the car directly in front of me while driving, but the license plate was unreadable. 3. charges pretty fast, but imagine having to carry a bulky case everywhere with you especially in the summer. Other than these drawbacks, I really liked it, but I'll wait for a version with better battery life & pic quality. Hopefully pretty soon...

Gotta love 'capturing that moment' is a smash n grab. Peak SF! Great video btw.

The presenter came across as authentic and helpful - this coming from someone first checking these glasses out. Appreciate the video.

I just got these ones today and I’m so excited 😊 thanks for such thorough review!

finally a KZfaqr who follows the basic 101 instructional communication skills: tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, tell 'em, and finally tell 'em what you told 'em. and explained very well, great job. but i do agree with @larryvonloop that you deflected your phone addiction to now use different tools. you don't have to record everything, take pics of everything, use social media all the time, etc. start to create a habitual cycle of not using ANY technology/screens for a given period of time. start small and work your way up. you can do it!

Thank you Marcus for making this video. I had been contemplating purchasing a dedicated assistive technology device for blind and visually impaired people for functions like object recognition that was literally an order of magnitude more expensive. Hearing that tools like this are finally achieving a degree of mainstream maturity is terrific to hear. As much as having a phone being an intermediary between you and the world around you was a major inconvenience for most people, it was a transformatively enabling development for blind people seeking greater independence. Replacing it with an almost seamless experience will likely change the lives of millions of people for the better.

New to the channel, and great video! Really nicely formatted, prepared, and presented. I tried out these sunglasses and ended up loving them enough to buy a second pair in prescription-definitely one of my favorite tech products to recently come out (especially when the multimodal AI finishes public beta testing shortly). I will say I was dying laughing when you described “having meta in my head” at 9:10 😭

This type of long-form review is what I'm here for. I was looking for something like this for the Meta Ray Bans. Thanks for sharing!

Great video! Really helped me so so much more of the value in these glasses.

I will commend meta on making a case (a great looking one at that) that actually charges the glasses. Other “smart glasses” makers give a generic case and you have to take out the glasses to charge them on a cable outside the case, its a more elegant a solution to have case also be able to charge the glasses and it makes the price tag abit more digestable

Great video Marcus! I think it’s great that these save you from taking out your phone to capture moments that often happen to fast to be captured with with a phone.

I’m super impressed with this product. Haven’t purchased yet, but great video to encourage testing this out. Blows my mind to think that in a couple years something like Apple Vision Pro will likely be in a similar form factor. May we all live in interesting times 😎

This is so fantastic, I definitely would want sunglasses and it will make all be more concious of their privacy. Like dressing rooms ETC, I think it's so beneficial to have hands free in different situations and also all that you mentioned. The fact you need your phone on you isn't really a downfall as we don't really go many places without one, however it would be cool to have a separate option for those that want a camera and video without phone but that would probably be 5 years away, were these are here now.

As a techy I'm going the opposite direction in terms of using big tech gadgets that help them spy on my life. With the country divided and big tech clearly on one political side. It's terrifying to put my personal life in their hands. Thanks for the video, but I'll take the dumb raybans with my Pixel 6a and GrapheneOS.

Now you’re addicted to your glasses

Good video 👍👍 I want these, and it makes it better when you do this wonderful review. Thank you 😊🙏

Wow This is an Absolute Game Changer and I'm so in! 🤩

How long til meta force feeds adverts into your eyes?

I have been interested in a smart glass wearable for some time now. It seems like they've finally reached a point where they can be useful in some everyday tasks for me. Even though I don't wear regular glasses, I might try the sunglass version. The Ai integration is the major selling point to me.

Very interesting. I’ve been needing a way to video from my perspective but refused to strap a GoPro to my forehead. These look perfect. Thank you for the information.

Great review, waiting on mine to e delivered, first time on your channel, I paused the first b roll and said, wait a minute thats O Callaghans strand! Needless to say subscribed now! 👍

Does it play background music for you whenever you talk? Because apparently it's important to have.

LOL. He traded in his phone addiction for a all immersive nightmare. Good on you, mate.

I adore the combination of stylish leather and glowing button

I'll be very interested when glasses include a heads-up display and lenses adjust to light level. Very glad to see Meta teaming up with Ray Ban to bring something like this to market.

A better solution than weak speakers that others can hear too would be bone conduction, ideal as the frames touch just the right part of the head. When they get this improvement and when images can be projected inside the lenses to replace device screens, I'm in!

It's getting close to being something I'd consider buying. The fact you can get prescription lenses fitted is a big plus, and the fact they look like ordinary glasses but I can't see me buying them until they get mixed reality sorted on these things. When that happens, I'm in!

Love your content Marcus! Kind of a strange question, but what is the green shirt you're wearing in this video? I really like it! Thanks for all the videos and happy new year!

Good review. I am plan to get a pair as soon as I go in for my eye exams

We looked at these in vision express, didn’t give any personal details to the shop, this morning I have this video on my YouTude, thanks META, love you tracking movements 🎉, the glasses were great too, not too heavy, looking like a great birthday present 🎉🎉🎉

„chrystal meth helped me break my heroin addiction…“

Great presentation, Marcus. What's your guess on these glasses recording at 4K with landscape option? For one's own safety in a crowd at night, can the little white light be turned off or covered with a black dot?

Great sales presentation. Thank you.

Thanks Marcus for reviewing this, I have question, probably stupid one. I am just concerned about health related issues of glasses on long run. As it is so close to your brain, and eyes, and important organs, anything to worry about electromagnetic radiation from the glass?

An interesting next step. I integrated an Apple Watch into my life a few years ago and find that I don't reach for my phone as much. It helps manage notifications and allows me to access my calendar etc at a glance. Sounds like to glasses could be a good way to go. I do find that I'm charging something regularly. Also, I keep a 10,000 Ma battery close now.

Nice shots of Limerick, Co. California. Great review 😎

Great video insight 100 so now I’m fully informed (and man ray bans my fav glasses ever, from the classic to the aviators I wear w scripts daily)

These glasses are becoming really interesting and over time I foresee it becoming mainstream as the adoption rate increase due to technology advancements. Are they also compatible with Android? I would love to see audio GPS route navigation integrated into these glasses, that would assist reaching destinations without being distracted using Google maps on my phone.

As an ex cybersecurity specialist, I find this extremely concerning. Where do you think all that data goes? Not even mentioning other people's privacy violation. This device needs some serious laws around it.

This is one of the best thing of the century on my opinion. On my last vacation I used my glasses 95% of the time and the phone 5% to capture moments. It replaced my Airpods, GoPro and phone to take videos.

This is some crazy tech. I can't imagine the next 5 years.

Strapping a phone to your face isnt breaking your phone addiction, its taking you deeper into it.

6 month review would be great. I also want to reduce my screen time

Great video Marcus, really enjoying your content and have watched the entire back catalogue. I really like the idea of leaving my phone behind at home, and go out using just the apple watch ultra and the ray ban meta. Is it possible to use the glasses to take photos/videos while not connected to iphone? Thanks again!

Great video! Please do reviews of the Meta Quest 3 as well. Thank you!!

I think they are 1-2 years away from more practical and being able to integrate our own LLM's in them . And 2 -3 years away from having a slicker design longer battery, better cam, better processing, 3-5 years away from a mass lifestyle shift.

I actually want these. They look good and seem useful...too bad about it being tied to Meta. I might get them if they are jail broken to get rid of the Meta stuff. I just want a good enough camera/Mic and Bluetooth connectivity on a pair of Ray -Bans.

Great content! I want to give these a try myself I’m always extremely busy and I think they could help with some tasks.

I would say the only negative is I can only record up to 1 minute in length; however, the Meta Ray Ban Smart Glasses are nice especially being able to obtain 'prescription' glasses. I am addicted to mine as well. I do utilize mine for listening to music, work calls (via bluetooth) and receiving calls on the go especially while driving via double tab to pick up the call and double tab to end the call. Great video. Thanks!

The WHOLE REASON I want these, is to secretly record. A little black tape should take care of that. 🤓

Great video which as a new glasses wearer who has always dreamed of having POV videos and always have a camera cablity these seem great! Even if they can only record vertical and only for 60 seconds... And while I do prefer gold avators the blue transpart highlanders seem nice.

Great review! I travel a lot and was looking to get an action camera for that reason but this seems like a viable option. Is there be an option to take longer videos? Or is 60 seconds the limit?

What would a game changer is if it can replace the lens on demand like with Oakley Holbrook frames which Rayban also owns. Bose frames does the same. This will help me switch between prescription and sunglasses

Question: Do you know the radiation exposure of the glasses compared to the ear buds?

I m waiting for this smart glasses to be able to watch video and text message . This helps people having problems memorise list of stuff and notes.

The very second he said “Meta” my heart sank. No thanks

The only thing I don't understand how they missed are the speakers. They should not exist. This is the perfect device to have bone induction integrated to the back of the arms. It would make the product way more discreet and elegant.

Seeing this i just want to go back to the 90s...

Great review! What about translating, interpreting languages?

I hope they will reach other store vendors soon and when I start working I will TOTALLY buy 2 pairs of this. :)

It’s not the phone you were addicted to. It was the media.

This new addiction broke my old addiction

As an artist and maker, there’s a lot I like about the idea of a wearable POV camera. I would love to be able to record my process in landscape mode, and I would love to be able to record videos longer than 60 seconds of what I’m doing. I do like the idea of having POV videos of making things without having to set up an overhead shot (and without needing to keep my head out of the shot while I work). I don’t think the tech is quite there yet, but it seems promising for what I’d want to use it for. Other reviewers have talked about the need to adjust the angle of their head to accommodate for the camera being only on one side, and that might create postural problems in addition to the stiffness and back issues that come from sitting in one place and making stuff for hours on end, so that’s another drawback for me. Thank you for describing what you like about these glasses. I can see how reducing the impulse to bury your face in your phone could help in regards to being more present with the people and life that’s happening around you. Separating the camera/talking on the phone/listening-to-audiobooks functions of a smartphone from the parts that demand my visual attention would be helpful for me as well, as someone who wants to spend more time creating and less time consuming what others have created. That said, thank you for creating this video!

i think they're a really good idea and have their application. the way i stopped my phone addiction is to log out of all my apps. if i really want to get on them, i have to deliberately log on with a password, as you would on a public computer. it's no longer a passive action.

Whaaaaat! How did you get it to not film vertically!?!?

so you broke your smart phone addiction for another addiction???

Great review! My pair should be arriving on Thursday! Very excited.

I prefer the older versions pic/vid format myself and the bonus is they are older and half the price used.

META has censored private chats between friends. Who in their right mind would give them one cent today? Have we learnt nothing from the past 3 years?

Anybody who thinks these are for their benefit and not just another of Meta’s data gathering devices, is aiding the AI dissolution of humanity.

Great Video after going through the experiences shared by people sim card support is important instead of relying on third party devices.

The fact that I can get prescription lenses is a game changer, definetly will be my next pair. To think of say cycling yet still aware of my surroundings while listening to a podcast!

These glasses need to have a constant connection to your phone to use all the features, so going without your phone would seriously reduce the ability of these glasses to a camera, would they not!

If you cant scroll and watch stuff whats the point? Thats 95% of whats being done on a phone.. who wants to barely hear a phone call or film in 2k for 60 seconds😂😂😂

Great review! Liked, subscribed.

Took me a while to realise you were recording at the start, just look like you're wearing glasses, didn;t notice the light

As if the world isn't already insane enough with the phones. The next step toward human madness.

Trading weed for coke.

Totally agree, been rocking these for a couple months and I'm really impressed!

I purchased a two-years ago version and had to buy my first iPhone to work with it. I just used them for music and manual video/photo capture. I’ve been thinking about getting a new pair as I have the first pair away.

Over 80% of the world use Android phones. So do these glasses support this OS? Can you project images on the lenses? Can the lenses be tinted? This basic information would be helpful to viewers.

Excellent video! Do the glasses require you to subscribe to the 4 version, or will the 3 version suffice? Or does meta have their own AI integrated into the glasses?

This is a great review! I have the classic wayfarer sunnies but never use them cos they aren’t prescription lenses. I’ve recently got a meta quest 3 and got me interested is what other things they are doing these days. I remembered that rayban had smart glasses out a few years ago and I hated how they felt on my face and the sound was really bad and pretty much everything about it was not like a smart phone. I also have an Apple Watch and would be very interested in seeing what it’s like to do ways you did. My normal glasses aren’t thick rayban sunnies though. But are transition lenses so they go very dark when needed. The only downside about the smart glasses is that they don’t record in normal letterbox mode. I’m old school. Hate how videos are shown vertically. Computer monitors and TVs aren’t like that. So why record like that. But yeah. Ya get what I mean. Thanks again for this amazing review. Will look into getting these or maybe waiting for the next gen model if there is gonna be a new one soon

I have been showing this video to all my students learning English to see if they recognise your accent (they failed). But they did enjoy the video and were amazed at the glasses. I am guessing, but would like to make sure beforehand, that with the audio and mic you can do Zoom calls with them?

Nice album next to your turntable, love it 😉

Great review thank you! So there is no way to answer calls using the glasses and my Ultra 2 ? I hoped that I could answer calls using my Ultra + glasses when phone is away...

Great video. Thanks so much.

Definitely intrigued. But personally, I'm waiting until they incorporate AR display into them. I'm more interested in having my vision augmented than using glasses as primarily a voice gadget.

Does the device also record sound? Ps what brand of over shirt are you wearing? Really like the big pocket!

Hey Marcus, great video. I'm on the fence on getting these glasses. My prescription lenses when quoted by Ray Ban will cost me almost $400 more. I have progressive lenses and I would also get them with transition lenses too. Since you've made this video have you been able to get the software that allows you to "ask meta, what am I doing"?

I've owned these for a month or so now. Used them a lot and even received compliments on the way they look. It's helped me shoot video when I'm doing photography as well as when I'm recording when I'm walking my dogs and other silly videos for FB stories. these are great, though they are not perfect.

I’ve had these for over a month and I also really like them

I would love to see a studio tour ! Great vids man ;)

Discussing the speakers (4:30-ish) - I'm surprised this kit not use bone conduction instead of speakers. I use Aftershokz Aeropex, brilliant for what I need. Also, until I listened to you I didn't realise how little I use my phone! I'm a luddite by comparison.🙂

Wow really cool when it can do live translation and we can speak in different languages and understand each other. This will connect and bring people closer. Awesome

When it is in a very noisy. Environment, you can cover ear with palm of the hand the hand will isolated the sound with that dome.