The Meta Join 2025 occasion noticed the introduction of three new pairs of good glasses from the model. We already lined the Ray-Ban Show and Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) in a separate put up and we are going to now deal with the Oakley Meta Vanguard.
These characteristic the well-known visor design popularized by Oakley and add many of the good options discovered within the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), like hands-free entry to Meta AI, as much as 3K video recording and open-ear audio system, which Meta claims are the “strongest” on any of its glasses to this point.
All variations of the Vanguard characteristic Oakley Prizm lenses with gold, black, street and sapphire coloration choices. On the core, the brand new glasses characteristic the identical 12MP ultrawide digital camera with a 122° discipline of view like on the Oakley Meta HSTN however the sensor is now positioned within the center, proper above the nostril pad. This permits movies to really feel extra real looking with a first-person perspective.
Oakley Meta Vanguard
The glasses file as much as 3K video at 30fps and help slow-motion and hyperlapse recording modes. You get 32GB storage and help for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity.
These are Meta’s first IP67-rated AI glasses, they usually additionally characteristic exercise sharing with Garmin units and Strava.
Oakley Meta Vanguard characteristic IP67 ingress safety
Elsewhere, the Vanguard will get 5 microphones with two positioned within the body and three close to the nostril area. Meta additionally talked concerning the enhanced audio system, which it claims are 6dB louder than Oakley Meta HSTN.
Battery life is rated at as much as 6 hours of steady audio playback and 9 hours of common utilization. The case gives a further 36 hours of charging. A full cost ought to take 75 minutes.
Oakley Meta Vanguard shall be accessible within the US, Canada, UK, Eire, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands at launch. They’re additionally set to reach in Mexico, India, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates later this yr.
They’re up for pre-order for $499/€549/£499 from meta.com and oakley.com. Open gross sales begin on October 21.
