Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses review: I don’t miss the camera

What happened

Victoria Song finds the camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses comfortable and useful as open-ear headphones, while finding Muse Spark helpful mainly for simple requests and reminders. Her review unit lasted two full workdays without returning to its case, but audio suffered from sound leakage and loud surroundings. Removing the camera eased her discomfort wearing smart glasses in public, though she argues that it does not resolve broader privacy concerns and finds the glasses expensive for their current capabilities.

The story so far

The Verge’s Victoria Song reviewed the camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses and found them comfortable and useful as open-ear headphones, but expensive for their current capabilities. Her review unit lasted two full workdays without returning to its charging case, while sound leakage and loud surroundings limited the audio experience. She found Muse Spark helpful mainly for simple requests and reminders. Song said removing the camera made her more comfortable wearing smart glasses in public, though she argued that it did not resolve broader privacy concerns. Her assessment favors the glasses’ everyday comfort and headphone function, while questioning the value of what they can currently do.

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