Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at $449: Is It Worth Upgrading From Gen 2?

Meta launched the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 smart glasses at $449 with slimmer frames, a 12MP camera shooting 3K video and six microphones. Battery life rises to nine hours, or 12 hours for the camera-free audio version, though landscape video recording is still missing.

• 12MP camera captures 3K video but no landscape recording
• Six microphones instead of five, plus planned Dolby Atmos
• Up to 9 hours of battery, 12 hours for camera-free model
• New Aviator and Nina frames, camera 36% smaller