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Ray-Ban Meta is a range of smartglasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. They include two cameras, open-ear speakers, a microphone, and touchpad built into the frame. [ 1 ] They are latest in a line of smartglasses released by major companies including Snap Inc and Google and are designed as one component of Facebook’s plans ...
You can see how much sharper the 12MP ultra wide stills (3024 by 4032 pixels) on the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses look in comparison to the originals 5MP (2592 by 1984 pixels) in the gallery below.
Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.
1950s singer Buddy Holly helped popularise Wayfarers. Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and eyeglasses have been manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952. Made popular in the 1950s and 1960s by music and film icons such as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and James Dean, Wayfarers almost became discontinued in the 1970s, before a major resurgence was created in the 1980s through massive product placements.
Meta unveiled its Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect 2024 developer conference. The company has faced scrutiny for over $50 billion in losses from its metaverse efforts since 2019.
EssilorLuxottica's Paris-listed shares were up 3% after the report, while Meta gained 1.2%. Delfin, the holding company owned by the family of Luxottica's late founder Leonardo Del Vecchio, is its ...
Facebook Reality Labs and Ray-Ban announced a collaboration project called Ray-Ban Stories. Unlike previous smart glasses by other companies, Ray-Ban Stories have no HUD or AR display but have integrated cameras, speakers, and microphones running through a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and connect via bluetooth to integrate with Facebook on ...
By the 1960s, the company had become synonymous with eyewear in America and was the dominant producer of sunglasses in the Western world. Ray-Ban had also become a large leader in sunglasses around this time, with its aviator style and later Wayfarer style taking off in popularity. [19] [20]