Meta had managed to keep the details of what it would show on Wednesday at its Connect 2025 event from last-minute leaks, but it couldn’t protect itself from its own team. An unlisted video appeared briefly on Meta’s official YouTube channel before being pulled, showing off what appears to be the company’s roadmap for the next year in the increasingly crowded smart glasses space. The video confirms the existence of two pairs of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, labeled with “Meta Ray-Ban” and Display,” as well as a pair of Oakleys.
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The video clip shows that the Ray-Bans have a display in the right lens. Unlike true AR headsets like Meta’s Orion prototype, this is a fixed right-eye display designed for quick-glance information — think turn-by-turn navigation, Meta AI queries, and text replies you can “type” with subtle finger movements on any surface. There’s also a wristband that will reportedly work using surface electromyography (sEMG) technology and allows for gestures like the typing.
The video also showed Oakley Meta Sphaera, a sportier model than the Ray-Bans with a centered camera, likely aimed at athletes and cyclists who want properly aligned first-person video. Unlike the Ray-Bans, the Sphaera appears to stick to the formula of camera, speakers, and microphone, with no display involved.
What’s surprising isn’t the tech itself, as Bloomberg, The Verge, and The Information have all reported that Meta was targeting a 2025 launch. The slightly unexpected part is that these HUD glasses will carry full Ray-Ban branding. Previous reporting suggested EssilorLuxottica, Ray-Ban and Oakley’s parent company, balked at the thicker temple design on the Ray-Bans that is required for a display. Meta’s recent $3.5 billion investment in the eyewear giant (and the potential for that number to expand) might have been the push needed to greenlight the collaboration.
The glasses reportedly weigh about 70 grams, which is noticeably heavier than the 50-gram Ray-Ban Meta originals. They’re expected to start at $800, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Ray-Ban name should give them a big boost in retail visibility, with EssilorLuxottica likely to demo and sell them in thousands of stores worldwide.
Meta’s lineup now spans casual glasses (Ray-Ban Meta), performance eyewear (Oakley Meta HSTN and Sphaera), and the new glasses that will debut at Meta Connect. That’s a huge step toward Meta’s ambition of owning the smart glasses category before Apple or Google can catch up.
The full reveal is just days away: Meta Connect 2025 kicks off Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT, followed by the developer keynote on Thursday morning. With this leak, though, there may not be many surprises left.
- Sunglasses?
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Yes
- Brand
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Ray-Ban
