CNET’s Scott Stein goes hands-on with Meta’s newest lineup of smart glasses, including the Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses and the next-gen Ray-Ban Meta. He also gets to try out the new neural wristband, which uses electromyography (EMG) to detect subtle muscle movements, offering a glimpse into the future of how we’ll interact with augmented reality.
0:00 Intro
0:25 Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses
0:50 The Display
1:40 PC use
2:02 Meta Neural Band use
2:45 Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
2:53 Oakley Meta HSTN
3:00 Oakley Meta Vanguard
3:26 Vanguard Garmin pairing
4:19 Built-in transition lenses
4:32 Battery Life
5:31 Outro
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#meta #smartglasses #rayban #raybanmeta #futuretech
@Rowllex
September 17, 2025 at 8:28 pm
I’ll wait for Apple’s 🤭
@BanksFamilyFun
September 17, 2025 at 8:45 pm
*Google’s
@wrongteous
September 17, 2025 at 8:50 pm
Apple is never gonna figure it out lmao
@CJayyTheCreative
September 17, 2025 at 9:02 pm
You mean the Vision Pro ? lol
@Rowllex
September 17, 2025 at 9:16 pm
@@CJayyTheCreative did Meta stop at Oculus? Use your head.
@DLG24
September 17, 2025 at 8:31 pm
No thanks.
@bryanpiton2147
September 17, 2025 at 8:36 pm
Getting closer to cyberpunk 2077 keep up the good work meta
@N0nchu
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 pm
Yeah, I’m not going to using anything from meta and I’ll ostracise anyone wearing these.
@manrun528
September 17, 2025 at 9:17 pm
So why did you watch the video
@CJayyTheCreative
September 17, 2025 at 9:01 pm
Woohoo finally, these exceeded expectations !
@Willibeolder
September 17, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Nobody would tell if they were on old people.
@surgeinc1
September 17, 2025 at 9:17 pm
I love mine! Feel safer, wearing them at night walking the pups.
@nomadebp
September 18, 2025 at 10:11 am
I really hope they haven’t given up on VR. I know it’s not for everyone, but there’s still a market for people wanting to upgrade their Quest 3. Fingers crossed fall of 2026
@tompeter717
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 pm
the quest 2 turned such a massive profit that i guarantee we will at least get one more gaming headset
@ninjanerdstudent6937
September 18, 2025 at 10:23 am
Nah, I’ll wait for Android XR. Android XR is paired up with Warby Parker, so that will be used as real glasses once the battery dies.
@MarcosBullon
September 18, 2025 at 10:38 am
Another piece of garbage for people who like thinking they’re living in the future. They just don’t know what ridiculous thing to come up with next. It’s funny how he wants to portray this as a technological advancement and human advancement, when in reality it’s just another device for entertainment not much different than that phone
It’s amazing how they first conditioned people with an idea of what “the future” would look like, and then rolled out these shallow gadgets to make people believe they’re actually living in that future. I guess that’s how they manage to sell these toys. What a sad culture we live in.
@EL-bp9fg
September 18, 2025 at 10:48 am
-4 is dealbreaker
@USAF_MEDIC70
September 18, 2025 at 11:17 am
I’m not falling for this nonsense again. I lost all my money on the first ones because they stopped working and there is no support if you purchased them on Amazon. And the system tries and push you into that silly fantasy 3 D world Meta is pushing so hard with little people.
That’s for 12 year olds.
@designbyhazema
September 18, 2025 at 11:22 am
real journalism
@kuakilyissombroguwi
September 18, 2025 at 11:31 am
Ads and AI slop shot directly into my eyeballs? No, thank you.
@greggjohnson621
September 18, 2025 at 11:58 am
The potential to hack or eavesdrop on wearers of these glasses is an ever increasing concern.
It’s the ultimate computer interface and I’ve been eagerly anticipating it for decades, but with the potential for abuse, I’m less eager than I once was.
@Camsisko1
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 pm
Need 1200 pictures instead of 300 of every trip and 8 hours straight of video. Don’t miss Infinity Hot Springs
@Camsisko1
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 pm
14 hours straight if Heavy flow Sunsert Dinner added for Free
@iron_recluse
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 pm
Really cool- I’m interested in purchasing – also look forward to the Apple ones releasing 8 years from now
@warriorbard
September 18, 2025 at 2:21 pm
All those scenes in sci-fi films really are coming true. Terrifying…
@IHT_OW
September 18, 2025 at 2:31 pm
Best teleprompter ever
@jlin6370
September 18, 2025 at 2:47 pm
Reminds of the MYO armband. Wish Meta’s version do more than just glasses.
@sichtbarfurallenutzer779
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 pm
Coo but I think looks to bulky
@N3ZLA
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Single Color?
@eSKAone-
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 pm
I want to go running against my ghost, like in Mario Kart.
@Ohdearyme-x3d
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 pm
Sorry…Zzzzuck….no thanks
@reviewthebest
September 18, 2025 at 4:06 pm
Awesome video, I can’t wait to get mine!
@frabe81118
September 18, 2025 at 4:58 pm
using samsungs flexible glass?
@mofosoto
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 pm
Guys, I like this guy he does a great job, but can we please stop sending him to review products that require someone to have above trash tier vision? It’s almost like you guys are doing this on purpose as a joke to this poor guy. You can literally send him to review the thousands of other tech products that don’t require someone to look through them. “ hey you know it be hilarious? is if we sent no thumbs Johnson to go review the new video game controllers”
@davidmthekidd
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 pm
Cant wait
@JamesVideoCollection
September 18, 2025 at 6:31 pm
No thank you. I don’t need any more screens. I just want self-driving cars and robots.
@wutang976
September 18, 2025 at 7:27 pm
So expensive though
@LokiDaFerret
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 pm
Total garbage tech.
@bratpet
September 18, 2025 at 9:03 pm
I predict end of the smartphone era