Editors’
My Ray-Ban sunglasses have survived
10 years of pickup basketball, beach
wear, and countless motorcycle trips.
So when Meta (formerly Facebook)
partnered with Ray-Ban to pack the
latest audio and camera technology
into classic styles like the Meteors, I had to see if my
favorite glasses could become truly “smart.”
In short, they have. My recent test of the Ray-Ban
Stories proves just how easily they serve as wire-
less headphones, a camera, and a smart assistant,
without obnoxious frames or giant arms. To use the
glasses, you simply put them on, open the View app
on your phone, and pair the two devices with the
f lick of a slider button on the glasses.
I found the glasses’ audio to be enveloping,
though at normal to high listening volume, some
sound did leak through from the speakers on the
arms—but barely enough for
someone sitting across from
me aboard a bus to hear it. Tak-
ing calls was easy, as I could
answer with a tap of my finger
on the touch sensor on the right
arm. Pressing that same sensor
recorded video, while holding it
snapped a photo.
And in the end, these sturdy
glasses look great and wear well,
living up to the Ray-Ban name.
They’re a good fit for prolific cre-
ators and consumers of media
who want that classic styling
and a foot in the door of the next
phase in wearable tech’s evolu-
tion.—Hunter Fenollol▲
Ray-Ban
Stories
Smart
G l a s s e s
$299
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