When Meta announced its first pair of Oakley-branded sunglasses, data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/wearables/oakley-meta-glasses-review-a-familiar-formula-with-some-upgrades-120026844.html” data-ylk=”slk:the HSTN frames;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>the HSTN frames, earlier this year, it called them “performance AI” glasses even though they only came with modest upgrades compared with Meta’s Ray-Ban lineup. But the new Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses, which were data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Meta;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=e160a5dc-fb38-4e8b-ae1d-1ad5eb060fbd&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=d1133324-3c44-41da-9dcf-594930fd4e7f&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Meta&linkText=just+unveiled&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5tZXRhLmNvbS9ibG9nL29ha2xleS1tZXRhLXZhbmd1YXJkLXByZS1vcmRlci1wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS1haS1nbGFzc2VzLyIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiZDExMzMzMjQtM2M0NC00MWRhLTlkY2YtNTk0OTMwZmQ0ZTdmIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5tZXRhLmNvbS9ibG9nL29ha2xleS1tZXRhLXZhbmd1YXJkLXByZS1vcmRlci1wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS1haS1nbGFzc2VzLyJ9&signature=AQAAAcxqE3VhfxXmJLPqtN_b5q8uyahAtfaOTIAm7XpV-NSL&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meta.com%2Fblog%2Foakley-meta-vanguard-pre-order-performance-ai-glasses%2F” class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:just unveiled;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Meta;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>just unveiled at Connect, are much more clearly aimed at serious athletes and they have the features to back it up.
The $499 sunglasses feature Oakley’s familiar wraparound frames and shiny (swappable) lenses. They are the first…
