Channels with Peter Kafka I tried Zuckerberg's $800 Ray-Bans. Are they the future? With Alex Heath
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Sep 18, 2025 
In a riveting discussion, tech reporter Alex Heath, previously at The Verge and now an indie journalist, shares insights about Mark Zuckerberg's latest $800 Ray-Ban display glasses. He delves into their design, unique features like live captioning, and the target audience. The conversation shifts to Zuckerberg’s political pivot and his focus on AI, exploring Meta's ambitious hardware strategy aimed at challenging Apple and Google. Heath's deep sourcing sheds light on the future of wearables and the ongoing tech battles.
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Firsthand Wearing Impressions
- Alex describes the new Meta Ray-Ban Display as chunky Ray-Bans with a tiny high-quality display floating to the side.
- He found them wearable and less heavy than other display glasses he has tried.
Practical Feature Set
- The glasses offer live captioning, translation, heads-up navigation, visual AI search, and WhatsApp video calling on a right-eye display.
- Alex was surprised by how much functionality the $800 device actually delivered.
Target Market Is Early Adopters
- Alex expects early buyers will be gadget-loving early adopters and prosumers rather than mainstream consumers.
- He doubts Meta expects massive sales immediately and thinks a few hundred thousand units would satisfy them.