Smart glasses
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2
Look Then Leap, August 2026
The camera glasses we would wear every day, if you can live inside Meta's world.
From $379 at Best Buy
Affiliate link placeholder. Swap later. We may earn a commission if you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you.If you want video on your face and a pair you will keep wearing, start here. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 is still the default camera glasses. The frames look like glasses. The capture is quick. You stay in Meta world, and that is the tax.
Likes
- Looks like a pair of Ray-Ban frames
- Capture you will use on a walk
- Battery that survives a day if you are not recording nonstop
Dislikes
- You live in the Meta app
- No great cheap rival if you hate that
- 1080p first gen exists if you want to spend less
Specs
- Capture
- Video on the frames, clips you start with a tap
- Look
- Wayfarer and related Ray-Ban shapes
- Price
- From $379 at Best Buy
- Catch
- Meta account, Meta app, Meta cloud
Daily use is the test. These work if you already reach for Ray-Ban frames and you want a clip without digging out a phone. They fail if you want a camera with no Meta login, or if you only film once a month and a phone is fine.
Skip them if you need a sport shield (that is the Oakley Meta Vanguard in our glasses guide) or if 1080p first gen Ray-Ban Meta is enough money.
From $379 at Best Buy
Affiliate link placeholder. Swap later. We may earn a commission if you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you.See also: Best smart glasses with video