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Meta Launches $299 Smart Glasses with Kylie Jenner, Privacy Scrutinized

7/1/2026

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Meta launched smart glasses in the United States on June 23 with EssilorLuxottica and Kylie Jenner.
The glasses come in Adventurer, Fury and Kylie styles priced from $299 with a $399 Kylie Edition.
Each unit provides over eight hours of battery life and a Muse Spark-powered AI button.
A BBC report said a 21-year-old woman's phone number was exposed after a filmed TikTok video, while Meta says glasses have privacy safeguards.

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Meta launched smart glasses in the United States on June 23 with EssilorLuxottica and Kylie Jenner.
The glasses come in Adventurer, Fury and Kylie styles priced from $299 with a $399 Kylie Edition.
Each unit provides over eight hours of battery life and a Muse Spark-powered AI button.
A BBC report said a 21-year-old woman's phone number was exposed after a filmed TikTok video, while Meta says glasses have privacy safeguards.