Athletic Intelligence Is Here, Meet Oakley Meta Vanguard

• Today at Connect, Mark Zuckerberg introduced Oakley Meta Vanguard, a brand-new line of Performance AI glasses built for high-intensity sports.
• We designed Oakley Meta Vanguard with an action-ready camera, integrations with Garmin and Strava, immersive audio to elevate your workouts, and more.
• With the glasses, you can ask Meta AI how your pace is tracking or get updates on specific stats in real time, all hands-free and screen-free so you can remain present while you train.

Earlier this year, we introduced Oakley Meta HSTN, launching a new category of Performance AI glassesfor athletes. Today at Connect, Mark Zuckerberg announced that we're expanding this product category with Oakley Meta Vanguard, a brand-new line of Performance AI glasses built for high-intensity sports. Welcome to the world of Athletic Intelligence - amplifying performance to help you push past limits in the moments that matter most.

We're proud to take our leadership with EssilorLuxottica in wearable tech to the demanding world of sports, where your equipment has to keep up with extreme action. From the trails to the slopes, Oakley Meta Vanguard is the next evolution of sports technology.

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Designed for Performance

We designed Oakley Meta Vanguard for high-intensity sports with an action-ready camera, integrations with fitness apps, immersive audio to elevate your workouts, and more. They feature Oakley's Three-Point Fit system and come with three replaceable nose pads including a low- and high-bridge fit for a secure and customized feel. And they're optimized to wear with cycling helmets and hats. These glasses are also our most water-resistant frames with an IP67 dust and water resistance rating - meaning there's nothing stopping you from a great workout.

Oakley Meta Vanguard's wraparound design features Oakley® PRIZM™ Lens technology, designed to block out sun, wind, and dust.

The open-ear speakers are the most powerful speakers on our AI glasses yet - six decibels louder than Oakley Meta HSTN, so it's perfect for running down a noisy road or biking in 30mph wind. They also include a five-microphone array optimized to reduce wind noise while on calls, messaging, or using Meta AI with your voice.

Oakley Meta Vanguard has up to nine hours of battery life, or up to six hours of continuous music playback - enough to last you through a marathon. The glasses come with a charging case that can provide an additional 36 hours of charge on the go. And if you're in a hurry, you can quickly charge the glasses to 50% in just 20 minutes in the charging case.

Integrating Garmin and Strava With the Meta AI App

If you have a compatible Garmin device, you'll be able to ask Meta AI how you're doing or get updates on specific stats in real time, all hands-free and screen-free so you can remain present while you train. Just ask, "Hey Meta, what's my heartrate?" or "Hey Meta, how am I doing?" to get real-time insights. The glasses will also be able to light up the status LED in your peripheral vision so that you'll be able to see at a glance if you're on target for the metric you set like heart rate or pace without needing to look down or break your momentum.

We've also built a new autocapture feature with Garmin so that you can capture videos without taking out your phone or breaking your concentration. The glasses will automatically capture video clips when you hit key distance milestones or ramp up your heart rate, speed, or elevation, so you can stay immersed in your workout knowing you'll never miss the shot.

For those training with Strava, you can graphically overlay your performance metrics onto videos and photos captured with Oakley Meta Vanguard and share directly to your Strava community - all within the Meta AI app. Footage with overlays can also be shared across other apps like Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and more. The result is more than just a workout recap - it's a way for athletes to showcase their effort, celebrate milestones, and inspire their community. Plus, when you set up App Connections with Garmin Connect, Apple Health, or Health Connect by Android, you'll get activity summaries directly in the Meta AI app after each workout, so you can compare your progress over time.

Your Personal Highlight Reel

Oakley Meta Vanguard lets you capture your marathon moments, record-setting rides, and once-in-a-lifetime ski runs from your own point of view, completely hands-free. It can capture video in up to 3K resolution and has a centered 12-megapixel camera with a 122-degree wide-angle lens, so you can capture your most meaningful and epic moments hands-free. We've also added new capture modes like Slow Motion, Hyperlapse, and adjustable video stabilization, so you can document your adventures in new ways. Imagine going down the slopes, finally nailing that trick you've been practicing, and capturing it all in slow motion.

Whether you're using that video to step-up your performance or share your wins with the world, Oakley Meta Vanguard ensures you stay on top of your game.

Oakley Meta Vanguard will be available in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. We're also working to bring Oakley Meta Vanguard to Mexico, India, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates later this year. Pre-order yours now online at meta.comor oakley.comfor $499 USD ahead of the October 21 launch.

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