The firm built the device in partnership with sunglass designers EssilorLuxottica and they will start at $299 (£219) in select retail stores.
Facebook said the glasses have two integrated 5MP cameras that “let you capture life’s moments as they happen” from a first-person perspective.
Photos and videos up to 30-seconds long can be taken using the capture button or hands-free with Facebook Assistant voice commands.
In order to allay privacy concerns, the device includes a hard-wired capture LED that lights up to let people nearby know when media is being captured.
Open-ear speakers are also built in to the sunglasses, and a three-microphone audio array allows users to take calls on the device.
Facebook said it had included “beamforming technology” and a background noise suppression algorithm to provide the same calling experience you’d expect from dedicated headphones.
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