{"slug": "introducing-meta-lab-best-buy-get-some-hands-on-time-with-latest-ai-glasses-tech", "title": "Introducing Meta Lab @ Best Buy: Get some hands-on time with latest AI glasses tech", "summary": "Meta and Best Buy have launched Meta Lab @ Best Buy, an in-store boutique and demo space in select U.S. locations where customers can try Meta AI glasses and VR headsets, including Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display, and Meta Quest, with Meta specialists on hand. The first locations are open now in cities such as Huntsville, AL; Costa Mesa, CA; and Brooklyn, NY, with more opening through the summer.", "body_md": "The new Meta Lab @ Best Buy is giving folks a chance to actually get some face time with an assortment of new Meta AI glasses as well as a series of immersive VR experiences to give these things a try in person.\n\n## Introducing Meta Lab @ Best Buy\n\nGetting hands-on with tech, especially newer product categories and innovative new implementations can be serious perk of working in the tech space. And while that is not always possible for everyone else, we are teaming up with Best Buy to highlight the new [Meta Lab popping up in its stores](https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/4aqkyZ) across the country to give just about anyone a chance to get some actual hands-on time with the latest Meta AI glasses tech before actually dropping any cash down on them.\n\nNow in select stores\n\nEvery Meta Lab @ Best Buy will have Meta specialists available to help you with questions, demos, and purchases. Stop by to see our assortment of products including\n\nRay-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, Meta Ray-Ban Display,andMeta Quest.\n\n[Meta Lab @ Best Buy](https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/4aqkyZ) is effectively an in-store boutique and demo space where folks can try out some of the latest in Meta AI glasses and VR tech by way of interactive demos and displays, personalized fittings, and more.\n\nVisitors can try on many of the more popular products in the space, including [Ray-Ban Meta](https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/E0WnO4), [Oakley Meta Vanguard](https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/6kDanr), [Oakley Meta HSTN](https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/2RJPyO), [Meta Ray-Ban Display](https://bestbuycreators.7tiv.net/3kL5yB), and others. You can also get some hands-on time controlling Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses with subtle hand gestures using the Meta Neural Band, sans-smartphone, but there are specialists available at all locations to guide folks through the experience in order explore everything these AI glasses have to offer.\n\nThese things are as much a fashion statement as they are loaded with tech, so a dedicated style wall of sorts is on hand to give visitors a look at the various designs, and to both get a better idea of how they actually wear in person and a hands-on fit for each of the models.\n\nMeta Lab @ Best Buy is already live and ready at several locations across the country with additional in-store locations scheduled to open all summer and beyond:\n\n**Open now:**\n\n[Huntsville, AL](https://stores.bestbuy.com/al/huntsville/5850-university-dr-nw-514.html)[Costa Mesa, CA](https://stores.bestbuy.com/ca/costa-mesa/901-s-coast-dr-119.html)[Atwater Village (Glendale), 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MN](https://stores.bestbuy.com/mn/roseville/1643-county-road-b2-7.html)[SW Las Vegas, NV](https://stores.bestbuy.com/nv/las-vegas/6950-arroyo-crossing-pkwy-1044.html)[Union, NJ](https://stores.bestbuy.com/nj/union/2391-us-highway-22-w-472.html)[West Paterson (Woodland Park), NJ](https://stores.bestbuy.com/nj/woodland-park/30-andrews-dr-468.html)[Atlantic Center (Brooklyn), NY](https://stores.bestbuy.com/ny/brooklyn/625-atlantic-ave-2518.html)[Westbury, NY](https://stores.bestbuy.com/ny/westbury/1100-old-country-rd-454.html)[Morse Rd (Columbus), OH](https://stores.bestbuy.com/oh/columbus/3840-morse-rd-295.html)[Greenville, SC](https://stores.bestbuy.com/sc/greenville/1125-woodruff-rd-272.html)[Arlington, TX](https://stores.bestbuy.com/tx/arlington/1730-pleasant-pl-57.html)[El Paso, TX](https://stores.bestbuy.com/tx/el-paso/8889-gateway-blvd-w-237.html)[McAllen, TX](https://stores.bestbuy.com/tx/mcallen/700-s-jackson-rd-236.html)[Baybrook (Webster), 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