Ever since purchasing my Ray-Ban Meta smart display glasses, I’ve found numerous uses for them like watching the Super Bowl Halftime show and translating Bad Bunny’s performance in real time. Lately, I’ve realized how surprisingly useful they are for more mundane activities like my weekly Target run. Shopping is actually one of the places where using these glasses makes the most sense.
Instead of constantly pulling out my phone, I could ask questions, take photos and even message my family — all hands-free while pushing a cart. Sure, the glasses aren’t perfect and if the Wi-Fi isn’t great, I have to wait a few seconds longer for a reply, but they can act like a surprisingly helpful AI shopping assistant if you know what to ask.
Here are the things that actually worked while I was walking the aisles.
