The Verge reported Ray-Ban Meta Audio as Meta’s lightest AI glasses yet at 43 grams, with up to 12 hours per charge and 48 hours with the case, starting at $349 on Oct. 13 across 23 color and lens combinations.

Omitting cameras is an explicit trust play after U.S. lawsuits and U.K. venue restrictions on recording frames. Critics say audio mics still raise consent questions; Meta pitches the SKU as the privacy-first option.

Accounts agree on the camera-free design and date; they diverge on whether it blunts litigation over Gen 3 camera models.

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