Meta has launched preorders for its Meta Oakley HSTN Heat Grey Prizm 24K Polarized good glasses, the primary model of those glasses accessible. And given how rapidly they’re more likely to promote out, you may wish 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 rapidly on many retail websites. To this point, these Meta Oakley HSTN Restricted Version glasses are solely accessible on Meta, and there isn’t any saying how a lot inventory is out there or if resellers will snag all of them.
You possibly can 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 placing Meta AI glasses measure 147 mm hinge-to-hinge or 158mm temple size, with no alternate sizes, so test your present glasses to see if they’re going to suit you effectively.
Meta additionally does not appear to be promoting a prescription model of the Restricted Version glasses, sadly. They confirmed to us that the $399 glasses pairs shall be “Rx-ready” with -6.00 to +4.00 lens energy, so chances are you’ll wish to skip this Restricted Version if you wish to add some readability to your AI glasses.
In the event you evaluate the Meta Oakley HSTNs vs. the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, these Oakley glasses have quicker charging, increased 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 more likely to die on you throughout an all-day outing, particularly in case you use battery-burning options like Meta AI.
We might hoped that Amazon Prime Day would deliver costs down on Ray-Ban Meta glasses, however they’ve remained stubbornly full worth, as much as $379. So the value hole between these and the Ray-Bans is not that nice, contemplating the golden thrives that Oakley and Meta added.
General, these Meta Oakley HSTN Restricted Version glasses are placing with their gold finishes and light-weight frames, however some individuals will want to attend for fashions that are not fairly as flashy, or seize one of many cheaper Ray-Ban fashions for $299. Alternatively, you may look ahead to the third-gen Ray-Ban glasses that leaked yesterday, that are rumored to characteristic a battery increase.
