We tested the connected Ray-Ban Meta glasses

Ray-Ban Meta is a connected sunglass that responds to your finger and your voice. - Credit: — Ray-Ban Meta is a connected sunglass that responds to your finger and your voice. – Credit:

IA collaboration between EssilorLuxottica and Meta – the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – the glasses aren’t as immersive as the Quest virtual reality headset, but they’re surprisingly easy to use.

Music without headphones

Available in several colors starting at €329, these sunglasses, connected via Bluetooth to your favorite apps such as Deezer, Spotify or Qobuz, stream music via simple bone conduction. Headphones are no longer needed!

Voice commands

Built-in microphones allow you to make calls or take photos. You can also activate the 12-megapixel device by simply touching the right temple of the glasses.

Live broadcast on Instagram

These glasses are capable of shooting sixty-second videos. Their five sensors enable immersive recording that captures sounds as you perceive them. You can then broadcast the video live to Instagram or Facebook and read the comments.

Be careful, you’re being filmed!

Consider Google Glass, whose marketing was halted in 2015, less than a year after its launch, and was particularly discouraged in casinos and clubs, where it could be intrusive. Even more respectfully, the Ray-Ban Meta alerts your conversation partners when you’re filming them thanks to a flashing external LED.