Meta is bringing certain AI features to its Meta Ray-Ban AR glasses in France, Italy, and Spain after a brief delay.

The Samsung XR headset project has been an open secret for some time, but a new report suggests it has finally settled on a design we’ll see in 2025. The bad news? It could be landing later in the year than we’d like and might not be as ‘XR’ as we had hoped.

Today we’re announcing that Meta AI will now be available on Ray-Ban Meta glasses in France, Italy, Ireland, and Spain, giving more people the opportunity to get things done, get inspired, and connect with people and things they care about, right from their glasses.

Meta has been working since the launch of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses in September 2023 to ensure compliance with Europe’s complex regulatory framework. The company expressed excitement about bringing Meta AI’s innovative features to parts of the European Union and aims to expand to more countries in the near future.

With their retro design, practical AI capabilities, and hands-free operation, Ray-Ban Metas are the kind of glasses Q would have given to James Bond. While there are limitations, overall, Ray-Ban Meta glasses are an “I didn’t know I always needed this” gadget that makes many things I do anyway,

The Ray-Ban Meta's current feature set is something straight out of the pages of science fiction books we read in childhood, and at an accessible price-point, this is a super exciting gadget in 2024

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses use built-in cameras, microphones, and speakers for the ultimate hands-free experience when taking photos, calling, and more.

It looks like Samsung's much-anticipated smart glasses, developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm, won't arrive until late 2025, and they'll be sporting some familiar specs. The latest report comes from the Korean paper Maeil Business Newspaper (via Jukanlosreve) which reported on a paper by a firm called Wellsen XR Research.