Meta has launched preorders for its Meta Oakley HSTN Heat Grey Prizm 24K Polarized sensible glasses, the primary model of those glasses out there. And given how shortly they’re prone to promote out, you will need to seize them when you nonetheless can!
That is Meta’s second Restricted Version launch in latest days, after the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Version that offered out shortly on many retail websites. To date, these Meta Oakley HSTN Restricted Version glasses are solely out there on Meta, and there isn’t any saying how a lot inventory is obtainable or if resellers will snag all of them.
You may wait till “later this summer season” for the opposite HSTN frames — Desert with Ruby lenses, Black with Polar Black, Shiny Brown with Polar Deep-Water, Black with Transitions Amethyst, or Clear with Transitions Gray — and spend solely $399, however with out the gold accents.
These putting Meta AI glasses measure 147 mm hinge-to-hinge or 158mm temple size, with no alternate sizes, so examine your present glasses to see if they will suit you effectively.
Meta additionally would not appear to be promoting a prescription model of the Restricted Version glasses, sadly. They confirmed to us that the $399 glasses pairs can be “Rx-ready” with -6.00 to +4.00 lens energy, so you might need to skip this Restricted Version if you wish to add some readability to your AI glasses.
If you happen to examine the Meta Oakley HSTNs vs. the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, these Oakley glasses have quicker charging, greater video decision at 3K vs. 1080p, and double the battery life at eight hours.
That final level is what makes these Meta Oakley glasses so compelling: They are much much less prone to die on you throughout an all-day outing, particularly for those who use battery-burning options like Meta AI.
We might hoped that Amazon Prime Day would carry costs down on Ray-Ban Meta glasses, however they’ve remained stubbornly full value, as much as $379. So the value hole between these and the Ray-Bans is not that nice, contemplating the golden prospers that Oakley and Meta added.
Total, these Meta Oakley HSTN Restricted Version glasses are putting with their gold finishes and lightweight frames, however some individuals will favor to attend for fashions that are not fairly as flashy, or seize one of many cheaper Ray-Ban fashions for $299. Alternatively, you possibly can await the third-gen Ray-Ban glasses that leaked yesterday, that are rumored to characteristic a battery increase.
