How one can purchase (and check out) the Meta Ray-Ban Show glasses

Meta’s Ray-Ban Show glasses are actually on sale, however truly shopping for a pair might be a bit extra sophisticated than ordering a pair of Meta’s different sensible glasses. That is as a result of Meta is not permitting on-line gross sales of its show glasses. As a substitute, they’re solely out there by reservation at a handful of bodily retail shops.

For now, the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses can be found at choose Ray-Ban, Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters and Finest Purchase places in the US. Verizon may even begin carrying the glasses someday “quickly,” in keeping with Meta. The corporate may even enable individuals to demo and purchase a pair at its personal Meta Lab places. These embody the Burlingame, California area that opened because the “Meta Retailer” in 2022, in addition to pop-ups in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York opening within the coming weeks. 

With the intention to truly get your arms on a pair, although, you may have to ebook an appointment for a demo at considered one of these shops via Meta’s website. In accordance with Meta, that is “to ensure prospects get the glasses and band that’s good for them.” (In my very own expertise with each the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses and the Orion prototype, the neural wristband requires a comfortable match to perform correctly.) An appointment may even give customers the chance to order prescription lenses for the glasses. The glasses solely help a prescription vary of -4.00 to +4.00, although, so they will not be suitable with all prescriptions.

The corporate not too long ago mentioned it is seen “robust” demand for demos and it appears like most places are already booked out for a number of weeks, judging by Meta’s scheduling web site. It would even be troublesome if you happen to do not stay close to a significant metropolis. For instance, Sunglass Hut’s web site at the moment lists simply seven locations the place demos might be out there. 

The excellent news is that Meta does plan to ultimately improve availability. The corporate has mentioned the Meta Ray-Ban Show glasses might be out there in Canada, France, Italy and the UK starting in “early 2026” and that it expects shopping for choices will “increase” the longer they’re on sale. 

Gross sales of the glasses, that are Meta’s first to include a heads-up show, might be carefully watched. At $799, the glasses are considerably costlier than the remainder of the frames in Meta’s increasing lineup of “AI glasses.” However, as I wrote after my current demo at Meta Join, the show additionally permits wearers to do rather more than what’s at the moment potential with the prevailing Ray-Ban or Oakley fashions.