Meta Ray-Ban Present Now Not Coming To Canada In Early 2026

Meta has indefinitely delayed the worldwide launch of the Ray-Ban Present.

The smart glasses debuted inside the U.S. in September with an enlargement deliberate for early 2026 in Canada, the UK, France and Italy. In a weblog put up about its greater suite of CES info, Meta attributed the delay to “unprecedented demand and restricted inventory” for the AI glasses which have resulted in product waitlists that “extend successfully into 2026.” Subsequently, the company says it’s going to “proceed to cope with fulfilling orders inside the US whereas we re-evaluate our technique to worldwide availability.”

In numerous phrases, there’s no timeframe now for when Canadians can rely on the Ray-Ban Present. We moreover nonetheless don’t know official Canadian pricing, nevertheless for context, the U.S. price is $799, which is roughly C$1,100.

We purchased to attempt the Meta Ray-Ban Present glasses at Meta Be part of remaining yr and have been pretty impressed with its built-in present. Using a neural wristband accent, the machine can observe your actions with out the need to contact the glasses or your cellphone. It’s form of like Tony Stark making gestures alongside together with his supercomputers.

That acknowledged, it should be well-known that the Ray-Ban Present isn’t the AR-powered Orion prototype that Meta has beforehand confirmed off. Finally yr’s Be part of, the company reiterated that it’s nonetheless engaged on a consumer mannequin of these glasses, although no launch window was equipped.

Whereas these additional superior Meta glasses aren’t however accessible in Canada, prospects can nonetheless buy the alternative fashions that the company launched remaining yr. On the additional entry-level aspect, there’s the $519 Meta Ray-Ban (Gen 2), whereas these which can be additional into sports activities actions can get the Oakley Vanguard (starting at $679).

Provide: Meta