r/RayBanStories

I've had my Ray-Ban Metas for about 3 months, and they suddenly stopped turning on, with no LEDs. I've tried turning it on and off, hard resetting both glasses and the charging case, putting the glasses in the case for a day while the case is continuously plugged in. The glasses still don't have any LEDs on, and I know very well I took care of it. The charging case shows green (fully charged) when glasses aren't in it, but it blinks yellow for 5 seconds before turning off when glasses are in the case. I am currently in no position to do a return. Are there any solutions to this?

As the title suggested, what would be a cool feature to have in the glasses

I bought a pair of meta gen2 from Argos, unfortunately the standard size is too small for me and it's giving Headaches. Argos won't accept any returns unless the product is faulty as per their policy. I have also contacted ray ban who said: " As we are the Customer Care for the official Ray-Ban website, we only accept returns on items purchased from Ray-Ban.com. Items purchased from Authorized Ray-Ban retailers or a third‑party retailer (Argos) must be returned to the place of purchase."

So basically I'm stuck with a very expensive pair of glasses now. Thank you Ray ban and thank you Argos.

I found a pair of Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses on the street, looks like someone dropped them. I bought a charging case to see if they still worked, and they actually do.

The problem is, they’re still linked to another account. I’ve tried factory resetting them multiple times, but the app keeps saying they’re registered to a different user.

Has anyone here dealt with this before? Is there any way to fully reset them and remove the previous account, or am I stuck unless I find the original owner?

I've been thinking a lot about where this category is going, and I'd love to hear from people who actually wear or follow smart glasses.

1. What's missing from current smart glasses?

Every product launch leads with the same things AI assistants, cameras, translation, notifications. But are these really what's missing? Or is something else broken that nobody's fixing?

2. Function vs form: what wins for you?

Be honest. Would you sacrifice features for glasses that actually look good and come in colors that aren't black or tortoise? Or are features non-negotiable, even if it means wearing something that screams "tech gadget"?

I keep noticing the entire industry Meta, Even, Rokid, Brilliant, Halliday, Snap, Mira defaults to the same minimalist black aesthetic. Glasses are eyewear. Eyewear is identity. Why does smart eyewear forget that?

3. Are smart glasses the next personal computer?

Phones didn't replace PCs but everyone has one now. Is that what's coming for glasses? A new personal device that doesn't replace the phone, but ends up on every face?

Or are smart glasses going to stay a niche accessory like smartwatches useful but never essential?

Genuinely curious. Not trying to sell anything. Just trying to understand what people actually think

I just want glasses with a decent camera and microphone, I’m trying to make pov videos at work that are decent quality