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  "id": 9457897,
  "title": "Meta announces Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 with better battery life, a programmable action button, an added microphone, and two new frame styles, starting at $449 (Karissa Bell/Engadget)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/meta-announces-ray-ban-meta-gen-3-with-better-battery-life-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2267213/ray-ban-meta-gen-3-hands-on-better-battery-life/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta has announced its third-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, which feature improved battery life, a programmable action button, an additional microphone, and two new frame styles, Aviator and Zena. The glasses start at $449.\n\nThe new smart glasses were unveiled at Meta Connect 2026, where the company also showcased its Meta VR Glasses, a separate device that combines some features of Apple's Vision Pro with a glasses-style design, weighing 100 grams. According to Mashable, the Meta VR Glasses will cost $1,299 and launch in spring 2027.\n\nIn a separate development, Meta has also introduced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio smart glasses, which lack cameras and boast a 12-hour battery life, according to TechRadar. The weight of these glasses has been reduced to 43g, down from previous models.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "Ray-Ban Meta Audio hands-on — an attempt to allay privacy concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ray-ban-meta-audio-hands-on-an-attempt-to-allay-privacy-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:34:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "I tried Meta’s new Ray-Ban Gen 3 — cooler, leaner, smarter but privacy questions may linger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/i-tried-metas-new-ray-ban-gen-3-cooler-leaner-smarter-but-privacy",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:46:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Meet the Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3, starting at $249",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/meet-the-meta-ray-ban-gen-3-starting-at-249",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:56:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}