Meta has partnered with sports performance equipment manufacturer Oakley to announce new smart glasses. The new glasses are called the Oakley Meta HSTN and some of the features include voice commands, AI tech, 3K camera recording, calling and messaging support, and IPX4 water and dust resistance.
The Meta Oakley HSTN are the second smart glasses announced by the company. For the first one, Meta partnered with Ray-Ban, and the smart wayfarers were received very well in the market. The Meta Oakley HSTN comes in several lenses.
Meta Oakley HSTN smart glasses are priced at $499 (approximately Rs. 43,200) and will be up for pre-order from July 11. The countries that the glasses have launched in include US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. It will be available in India, Mexico, and the UAE later this year.
Oakley Meta HSTN comes in Warm Grey with PRIZM Ruby lenses, Black with PRIZM Polar Black Lenses, Brown Smoke with PRIZM Polar Deep Water Lenses, and Black with Clear Lenses.
The new Oakley Meta AI glasses are aimed at athletes. As mentioned, the smart glasses feature a camera with a 12-megapixel sensor that supports video recording up to 3k resolution. It is listed to offer 1080p support and have LED light support as well. The Oakley Meta glasses supports livestreaming on social media apps and has a five microphone array to record audio. It features IPX4 protection from water and dust.
Apart from all of this, the Oakley Meta glasses can take calls and send messages on social media apps and WhatsApp as well. The voice assistant prompt is ‘Hey Meta’ and owner can ask the AI glasses about their calendar, the weather, and even play music.
As per Meta, the new smart glasses offer up to 8 hours of battery life on a single charge and 19 hours on standby. It comes with a charging case that claims to provide up to 48 hours of charging.
