That means wearing the glasses and listening to music on the bus or at the grocery store is out of the question, at least for me. ” is a pair of photo- and video-capturing ray ban caravan sunglasses, à la Snap Spectacles. They’re called Ray-Ban Stories, with Ray-Ban appearing first and Facebook second in most of the product branding.
The form factor drove a lot of decisions, from speaker architecture to the camera selection. If you like the coverage from wraparound frames, but need something that can take you from the beach to the office, let us introduce you to the RB3498. This frame has a similar design to the Predator clubmaster 2, but in a sleek metal construction. Brushed aluminum temples look elegant and performance isn’t compromised due to the rubberized temple tips. They flex to fit, meaning you will never experience uncomfortable pressure points or the dreaded headache from too-tight sunglasses.
I’m fastidious about putting my sunglasses back in their case when I take them off so I don’t break them, so I kept them well charged up. For clarity’s sake, I will herein refer to Ray-Ban Stories as “Facebook glasses,” because that’s exactly what I know you are thinking when you read this. The words “Facebook” and “glasses” are making the hair on the back of your neck stand up, right? Knowing that Facebook is discussing building facial recognition into these things curdles the stomach. They look like fashion objects, like something you actually want to wear on your faces. TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
The company has created its first “smart glasses”, with a pair of cameras to take photos and videos, a microphone and speaker to listen to podcasts, and a voice assistant to let you do the whole thing hands-free. Ray-Ban Stories essentially mix the functionality of earbuds like Apple’s AirPods with sunglasses that can capture photos. It’s not clear whether such a product will find a large market, given that the photos taken on smartphones are far superior and many phone users already have earbuds. They are also much pricier than regular Ray-Ban Wayfarers, which typically cost $100 to $200. Snapchat parent Snap Inc. first released Spectacles in 2016 with a built-in camera for shooting video.
A vastly improved search engine helps you find the latest on companies, business leaders, and news more easily. The glasses charge in their case, which clubmaster is slightly bigger than a normal sunglasses case but not by that much. They can last for about 6 hours of moderate use before needing to be recharged.
During the 2000s Wayfarer revival, many sunglasses designs inspired by the original Wayfarers were produced by designers unaffiliated with Ray-Ban. Grey Ant’s Grant Krajecki designed a larger, cartoonish version of the glasses “so extreme that are best worn by those with a good sense of humor”. Other Wayfarer-inspired sunglasses included Oliver Peoples’ Hollis, REM Eyewear’s Converse, and various designs in Juicy Couture, Hugo Boss, Kate Spade, Marc Jacobs’s and Kaenon Polarized 2008 lines. Between July and September 2008, retailers began selling frameless Wayfarers.