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Smart glasses stopped meaning one thing this year. A category read on what shipped in 2026, what you can actually buy at each capability tier, what we know from tested translation hardware, and who should wait.
What AI glasses can actually do in 2026, split by capability: camera-first models like the Ray-Ban Meta line, translation-first glasses, and the new display generation. Prices, caveats, and who should buy now.
Meta's third-generation smart glasses: real-time translation, AI vision Q&A, better battery life and sound — starting at $399.