This week, Meta announced new features coming to its smart glasses developed in partnership with Ray-Ban. Ray-Ban Meta glasses will soon get new artificial intelligence capabilities, as well as integration with Apple's Shazam for song recognition.
Shazam comes to Ray-Ban Meta glasses
The v11 software update for Ray-Ban Meta adds integration with Shazam, Apple's song recognition app, the company announced. Once available, users will be able to simply use their voice to say, “Hey Meta, what song is this?” and the glasses will use Shazam to recognize the song and answer the question.
“We all know the feeling: You’re out on the town and the absolute hit comes on — but it’s either a new, unknown one, or even an old favorite whose track title or artist just escapes you at that particular moment. Now your glasses can do the heavy lifting for you,” Meta said in a blog post.
This comes after Meta added Apple Music integration to its Ray-Ban smart glasses earlier this year. With the integration, glasses wearers can ask Meta’s virtual assistant to play a song, playlist, album, station, or even an artist — all hands-free.
In addition to Shazam integration, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses will also be getting a few new AI features with the update. One of them is Live AI, which will allow users to share what they see in their glasses in real time so that Meta AI can help them with their daily activities. With Live AI, users can ask questions without having to say “Hey Meta” all the time.
In addition, Meta is also bringing a Live Translation feature to its smart glasses. When you talk to someone in another language, you’ll hear what they’re saying in your language through the glasses’ speakers. Earlier this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature in a livestream.
The v11 software update will start rolling out to Ray-Ban Meta glasses users starting today, according to Meta. However, the AI features will only be available in beta for those enrolled in Meta's early access program.
If you have Ray-Ban Meta, here's how to update your smart glasses:
- Open the Meta View app on your phone
- Tap the Settings
- Select Your glasses
- Tap Updates
Make sure your glasses are nearby, paired with your phone, and charged before installing the update.
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