You can buy Ray-Ban Meta glasses for their cheapest-ever price thanks to Black Friday

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My favorite gadget is at its lowest ever price

Phil wearing the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
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Over the past few years I’ve had one clear favorite gadget: the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and right now you can get a pair for their lowest ever price. If you’re after the cheapest possible option, the pair with clear lenses is down to $238.99 at Amazon (from $299), but I’d recommend you snatch up a transitions pair for $303.20 – down from $379.

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Why opt for the pricier glasses? Clear lenses are only suitable in medium or low light conditions, while permanently dark or polarized lenses only suit bright and sunny weather. Transitions glasses can be used whenever you need them – except in a heavy rainstorm or dust storm as the smart specs are only IPX4 rated.

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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses: was $299 now $239.20 at Amazon

If you want the absolute best deal you can find on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, it's this one that'll net you over $60 off a pair with clear lenses. But if I were you, I'd splash out and get a transitions pair for $303.20. You're still saving over $70 and get smart glasses you can wear all day long.

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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses: was £299 now £239 at Currys

Those of you after the absolute best deal will appreciate the very low price of the cheapest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, but as I've said above I'd shell out for the pricier transitions. Currys has them for just £303 which saves you £76.

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The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 glasses might have recently been replaced by a new and improved Gen 2 pair, but the originals are still a solid option – with them only getting more appealing thanks to this discount.

Beyond being a trendy pair of sunglasses, these smart specs boast a few technological advantages.

For a start they offer open-ear speakers so you can listen to your music, plus their in-built cameras are ideal for snapping first-person video – the picture quality is fine, but I find for photos my phone is usually a better option. The mics they have installed are great too which is perfect for talking on calls, or recording audio for your clips.

Then there’s their AI abilities.

I travel a fair amount and I use the Meta AI so much to help me translate signs quickly, ask questions about landmarks, and just to answer more mundane questions that pop into my head. A lot of this is helped by their ‘Look and Ask’ feature which allows the specs to snap a photo that informs your query.

Greater than the sum of its parts, the specs are overall a fantastic piece of kit – even when they’re out of charge you still have some useful and trendy shades.

I gave them four stars in my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses review, and that was when they were full-price. At 20% off these glasses are an undeniable treat – so please grab a pair while you can.

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Hamish Hector
Hamish Hector
Senior Staff Writer, News

Hamish is a Senior Staff Writer for TechRadar and you’ll see his name appearing on articles across nearly every topic on the site from smart home deals to speaker reviews to graphics card news and everything in between. He uses his broad range of knowledge to help explain the latest gadgets and if they’re a must-buy or a fad fueled by hype. Though his specialty is writing about everything going on in the world of virtual reality and augmented reality.

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