The Oakley Meta HSTN Smart AI Glasses combine Oakley’s sport-focused design with Meta’s smart-glass platform, fitting a camera, microphones, speakers, and Meta AI into a frame that still looks like normal eyewear. A 12 MP ultrawide camera sits in the corner of the frame for hands-free photos and 3K video, and dual open-ear speakers in the temples handle music, calls, and AI responses without blocking out the sounds around you. A tap or a “Hey Meta” voice command starts a recording, plays a podcast, or pulls up information without you having to reach for your phone.
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For photos and video, a 12 MP ultrawide camera sits in the upper corner of the frame with a 100° field of view. Saying “Hey Meta, take a photo” snaps a still without you reaching for a phone, and a press of the temple button rolls up to 3K Ultra HD video. Onboard 32 GB of flash storage holds over 1,000 photos or 100 30-second clips before anything needs to leave the glasses, which covers a long day on the trail or at the beach.
Two discreet open-ear Bluetooth speakers sit in the temples for music, podcasts, and phone calls. Because the speakers fire toward your ears rather than sealing them off, you can hear ambient sound like traffic or conversations even while music is playing. A custom 5-mic array handles voice pickup for calls, “Hey Meta” commands, and video audio capture. Video calls run hands-free from compatible apps when both your hands need to stay free. With “Hey Meta,” the built-in assistant answers questions, runs live translation, and pulls in real-time info like wind conditions or surf reports. You can check the latest course conditions without pulling out a phone, or have a foreign menu or street sign translated in real time.
You get about 8 hours of use out of a single charge of the Oakleys, and the case gives you another 48. So, you can wear them on a weekend camping trip without worrying about finding an outlet. There are several lens options as well, so you can go with clear, polarized, or in-between with Transitions.
Smart glasses are still a relatively new category, and the Oakley Meta HSTN brings Oakley’s sport-leaning frame design to a platform that handles photos, video, music, calls, and Meta AI. The Prizm lens options, durable build, and 8-hour battery suit activities like cycling, hiking, running, and water sports especially well. At $359, down from $449, this is a great deal on a pair of glasses that also acts as a camera, headset, and voice assistant in one wearable.
