Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After 6 months with the Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2, the hardware is still great, but the story around these glasses has gotten a lot more complicated. Sponsored by VR Wave. Get your Ray-Ban frames today: bit.ly/6monthslater_vrwave
We'll take you through what still makes them worth considering, what we haven't used, the growing list of privacy concerns that have come up, and whether we still recommend them.
📑 Blog Post: 6monthslater.net/2026/04/meta-ray-ban-gen-2-review
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👉 Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Review: youtu.be/ViA4-YWx8Y4
👉 Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 vs. Gen 1: youtu.be/dJIgc5p0H-U
👉 Meta Ray-Ban vs. Meta Oakley: youtu.be/GfGT0c52tQg
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🕰️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Form Factor and What Makes This Special
0:23 - Camera Quality
1:38 - 3K Video and Stabilization
2:28 - Battery Life
3:38 - Features I Haven't Used
4:16 - Meta AI
5:50 - VR Wave (Ad)
6:35 - Downsides and Privacy Issues
10:10 - Meta AI App
11:53 - Recommendations
📜 Disclosures 📃 - Learn more at 6monthslater.net/ethics
Any music used is licensed from artlist.io: artlist.io/referral/1878516/Josh
6 Months Later purchased the Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 seen in this video as well as all of the other Meta products shown. This video is sponsored by VR Wave.
Any Amazon links we provide in our descriptions are in conjunction with our Amazon partnership. The channel receives a small percentage of revenue from any sales generated by viewers clicking the links.
#MetaRayBan
#SmartGlasses
#MetaAI
#Privacy
#RayBan
After 6 months with the Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2, the hardware is still great, but the story around these glasses has gotten a lot more complicated. Sponsored by VR Wave. Get your Ray-Ban frames today: bit.ly/6monthslater_vrwave
We'll take you through what still makes them worth considering, what we haven't used, the growing list of privacy concerns that have come up, and whether we still recommend them.
📑 Blog Post: 6monthslater.net/2026/04/meta-ray-ban-gen-2-review
🛒 Product Links: 6monthslater.net/2026/04/meta-ray-ban-gen-2-review/#featured-products
👉 View all of our recommended products: 6monthslater.net/shop
🔗 Related Video links:
👉 Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Review: youtu.be/ViA4-YWx8Y4
👉 Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 vs. Gen 1: youtu.be/dJIgc5p0H-U
👉 Meta Ray-Ban vs. Meta Oakley: youtu.be/GfGT0c52tQg
👋 Follow Josh:
👉 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/joshteder.bsky.social
👉 Threads: threads.net/@joshteder
👉 RSS Feeds: 6monthslater.net/feeds
👉 Instagram: instagram.com/joshteder
👉 Reddit: reddit.com/user/joshteder
👉 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joshteder
🎥 Video Production Equipment we use 📹
amzn.to/3Ejc1JR
🕰️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Form Factor and What Makes This Special
0:23 - Camera Quality
1:38 - 3K Video and Stabilization
2:28 - Battery Life
3:38 - Features I Haven't Used
4:16 - Meta AI
5:50 - VR Wave (Ad)
6:35 - Downsides and Privacy Issues
10:10 - Meta AI App
11:53 - Recommendations
📜 Disclosures 📃 - Learn more at 6monthslater.net/ethics
Any music used is licensed from artlist.io: artlist.io/referral/1878516/Josh
6 Months Later purchased the Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 seen in this video as well as all of the other Meta products shown. This video is sponsored by VR Wave.
Any Amazon links we provide in our descriptions are in conjunction with our Amazon partnership. The channel receives a small percentage of revenue from any sales generated by viewers clicking the links.
#MetaRayBan
#SmartGlasses
#MetaAI
#Privacy
#RayBan
