Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses | TechCrunch

"Meta had originally planned to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026. "Since launching last fall, we've seen an overwhelming amount of interest, and as a result, product waitlists now extend well into 2026," the company said. "Because of this unprecedented demand and limited inventory, we've decided to pause our planned international expansion." Meta says it will continue focusing on fulfilling U.S. orders while it re-evaluates its approach to international availability."

"At CES this week in Las Vegas, Meta showed off new features coming to the glasses and the Neural Band. The glasses are getting a new teleprompter feature that gives users a portable way to deliver prepared remarks. Plus, users can now jot down messages using their finger on any surface while wearing Meta Neural Band and have those movements transcribed into digital messages."

Meta has paused plans to sell Ray-Ban Display glasses outside the U.S. because demand has overwhelmed limited inventory. The company had planned early-2026 launches in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K., but product waitlists now extend into 2026. Meta will continue fulfilling U.S. orders while it reevaluates its approach to international availability. The Ray-Ban Display glasses, unveiled in September, are controlled by the Meta Neural Band wristband that detects subtle hand gestures. At CES, Meta demonstrated new features including a teleprompter for prepared remarks and the ability to jot messages on any surface with finger movements transcribed into digital text. Pedestrian navigation is expanding to four U.S. cities.

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