Meta Enhances Smart Glasses with AI, Translations, and Music Identification

Meta introduces new features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, including live AI, instant translations, and music recognition. These additions aim to revolutionize user interaction, allowing seamless conversations and real-time language translations, while music identification is available for all users in the US and Canada. Check for software updates to access these features.

Meta’s giving its Ray-Ban smart glasses a serious upgrade, and trust me, it’s not just about looking cool anymore. Imagine chatting with an AI that actually gets what’s around you—like having a foodie friend whisper recipe ideas based on the groceries you’re eyeing. That’s the live AI feature, fresh from Meta Connect 2024, and it’s as futuristic as it sounds. Just a heads-up, though: it’s a bit of a battery hog, capping out at around 30 minutes per charge. Oh, and it’s currently a VIP perk for the Early Access Program folks.

Then there’s the real-time translation magic—English to Spanish, French, or Italian, take your pick. You can listen or read along, but remember to download your language pairs first. No Wi-Fi, no party.

Shazam’s music recognition? That’s the democratized feature here, ready for anyone in the US and Canada to play name-that-tune on the fly. Just ask Meta’s AI when a bop catches your ear.

Before you dive in, make sure your glasses are rocking the latest v11 software and the Meta View app is updated to v196. Not in the Early Access club? No sweat—you can throw your hat in the ring online.

It’s clear Meta’s betting big on AI in smart glasses, and honestly, it’s getting harder to tell where tech ends and telepathy begins.