The smart glasses are developed by a partnership between Facebook as well as EssilorLuxottica. Facebook is always introducing innovative features to enhance the user experience and more appealing. The company is leaping ahead with the first smart glasses of its kind in conjunction and the high-end eyewear manufacturer Ray-Ban.
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the company is set to unveil its next hardware device and it is a smart glass. Facebook along with Ray-Ban have joined forces to create this cutting-edge device.
Its Ray-Ban Stories has dual 5-megapixel cameras that can take pictures and videos that last 30 seconds. To protect your privacy the glasses come with external LEDs which let users know that cameras are in operation.
Furthermore, the eyeglasses temples also double as earphones. They also have control buttons that can be activated by touch for music playback as well as calls and volume. This Facebook Ray-Ban Smart Glass will rival directly with Snapchat application maker’s Snap Glass with similar features.
The Facebook Ray-Ban Stories range in price between $299 and $379. The frames are available in four different colors: Black, Blue, Dark Gray, and Green. They are equipped with six lenses that include standard, polarized, or transition lenses. The users can pick among Clear with Blue Light Filter Brown, Dark Grey, Green, Polarized Dark Blue, and Transition Clear with a Dark Green Lens.
Facebook and Ray-Ban Smart Glasses are available online on Ray-Ban’s site and at select retail stores across Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, the UK, and the US.
The Facebook Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses are equipped with two cameras of 5 megapixels which can take pictures with resolutions that are 2592×1944 pixels. In addition, it can take thirty seconds worth of videos at resolutions of 1,184×1, 184 pixels at 30fps. Users can store and save approximately 500 images and 35 videos lasting thirty seconds in each.
The cameras also have an external LED light which lets other people be aware that they have been recorded. Facebook Smart glasses come with a Snapdragon processor.
The glasses also feature open-ear speakers that are mounted on each temple. Facebook and Ray-Ban have touchscreen controls that allow users to manage music playback, volume, and calls using single-tap, double-tap, and triple-tap gestures. On the temple on the right side users can press shutter buttons to take photographs and video recordings. Smart glasses include three microphones to take calls.
Users can link their Facebook Ray-Ban Stories to their smartphones via Bluetooth V5 and are compatible with smartphones that run Android 8.0 or higher as well as iOS 13 or higher. The smart glasses are connected to the smartphone through Facebook View, a Facebook View app, which functions in the role of an “operating system and content sharing companion.”
The app lets users transfer their information from smart glasses. It also lets them edit and create content to post via social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and more.
The smart glasses are fitted with dual-band Wi-Fi, namely 2.4GHz 5GHz, and 2.4GHz. Battery charge comes through the case that comes with it and the glasses are charged via an extra port on the hinge. The USB Type C cable that comes with the case is used to charge the case that is used for carrying.
Its Ray-Ban Stories comes with Facebook Assistant voice assistant, which can assist users in controlling various features using the wearables hands-free. Facebook has also stated that using Facebook Assistant is optional. The voice assistant keeps the list of commands made by the user. However, Facebook has stated that users can erase their records by disabling voice storage by logging into Facebook Assistant from Settings.
You can create videos using Ray-Ban Stories
The unique feature that is unique to Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glass is that you get two front cameras with 5MP resolution inside them. With this feature, you can snap pictures as well as record videos. The best part is that to make a video recording, you need to press the physical button that is located in the glasses.
With these glasses, you can create videos that last up to 30 seconds. You will also be able to use Facebook Assistant voice commands, meaning that you do never have to touch your hands to use the gadget.
