The Vergecast

Meta and Snap battle for your face

Donnerstag, 24. September 2026 · 31 min

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Meta and Snap both want to get on your face. The Verge's Victoria Song and Jay Peters tried out all the new hardware: Specs, audio-only Ray Bans, and Meta VR. Today, they join guest host David Imel to talk about how these new smart glasses feel, both physically and emotionally.

Further reading:

• Meta’s next VR device isn’t a headset — it’s glasses (theverge.com/tech/999517/meta-vr-glasses-conne…)

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Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses (theverge.com/tech/999281/ray-ban-meta-audio-gl…)

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I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses (theverge.com/tech/996422/snap-specs-hands-on-a…)

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