Video of ‘Meta Ray-Ban Display’ glasses surfaces ahead of Connect

Meta’s sensible glasses plans have been already one of many worst stored secrets and techniques, as there have been greater than a 12 months of leaks and stories about its work so as to add a heads-up show to the product. Now, simply days earlier than their unveiling at Join, a promotional video of the brand new frames appears to have leaked.

The video, reported and reposted by UploadVR, exhibits the brand new “Meta Ray-Ban Show” frames in addition to a brand new mannequin of camera-enabled Oakley sun shades. The clip primarily options the brand new Ray-Ban glasses, and exhibits a pair of black frames with clear lenses that look much like the corporate’s earlier Wayfarer frames. 

The glasses additionally embrace a small show that is in a position to present data like a map preview, chats with mates and knowledge associated to what you are taking a look at. As reported, it additionally exhibits a devoted wristband for the gadget. The video briefly exhibits somebody swiping with their fingers to be able to sort out a reply to a message in a chat app. 

The clip additionally exhibits a brand new pair of Oakley frames that do not have a show. The sun shades appear to be primarily based on the corporate’s wraparound Sphaera frames and present a digital camera within the heart immediately over the nosepiece. That might line up with prior reporting in regards to the glasses that instructed Meta deliberate to market the glasses to cyclists and different athletes.

A separate promotional video of the Sphaera sun shades additionally cropped up on Monday. That video extra clearly exhibits the position of the digital camera within the heart of the glasses, however doesn’t reveal what, if any, new options may be arriving with the gadget.

UploadVR stories that each movies briefly appeared on Meta’s official YouTube channel as unlisted clips however have been later eliminated. We have reached out to the corporate for comment.In the meantime, you may learn extra in regards to the firm’s new sensible glasses lineup and what to anticipate at Join here. Engadget will probably be reporting reside from the occasion starting September 17.

Replace, September 15, 2025, 2:56PM PT: Added data a few second video displaying the Oakley sun shades.