Meta Announces First AI Glasses Supporting Prescription Lenses; Plans to Release in Japan

Meta announced the Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics Gen 2 and Ray-Ban Meta Scriber Optics Gen 2.

They are described as the first AI glasses to support prescription lenses.

Design: the Blayzer is rectangular and offered in standard and large sizes; the Scriber uses a rounded frame.

Included is a dark-brown charging case; fit features include over‑extension hinges, replaceable nose pads and temple tips for in‑store adjustments.

Price starts at $499. US preorders began on Meta.com and Ray-Ban.com; sales start in the US and some optical stores on April 14, with expansion to markets such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, Chile, Colombia and Peru within months. A summer software update will add live translation for 20 languages including Japanese.