Facebook is partnering with Ray-Ban to launch smart glasses Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses. As promised by the developers, Ray-Ban Stories glasses will not have displays and are not positioned as augmented reality glasses. Meanwhile, the new product will allow you to constantly stay in touch and use the built-in microphone, speakers and cameras to perform tasks that were previously solved by a smartphone.
You can take pictures on Ray-Ban Stories with the help of two 5 megapixel cameras built into the frame of the glasses above the lenses in the area of the temples. It is available for shooting photos in a resolution of 2592×1944 and video shooting with a resolution of 1184×1184 at 30 fps. During the shooting, the signal LED above the camera lights up, which will not allow spy shooting. Spatially spaced cameras allow you to create a three-dimensional 3D effect on photographs. To work with cameras via a smartphone, the View Facebook application is used.
You can listen to music on Ray-Ban Stories using the speakers built into the temples. For control, a touch panel on one of the temples is used. It will allow not only adjusting the volume, but also shifting musical compositions. You can talk on the phone and record audio while shooting video with the three microphones built into the temples for the “rich surrounding sound”.
To control Ray-Ban Stories, just use the voice command “Hey Facebook…” and tell the device to start taking photos, filming videos or recording an audio file. Facebook Assistant commands are only available in English.
The glasses are designed in three popular Ray-Ban models: Wayfarer, Round and Meteor, which can be supplied with both sunglasses and optical lenses. The glasses weigh only 50 grams. An elegant and compact case with included USB-C cable is used for storage and charging.
It is splash, dust and water-resistant. Using the View Facebook application, the user can take pictures and instantly upload photos and videos to popular social networks. Ray-Ban Stories are currently available at Ray-Ban brand stores in the US, the UK, Italy, Australia, Ireland and Canada, as well as online at Ray-Ban.com. Smart glasses prices start at $299.
