Meta Lab locations allow shoppers to try on its AI glasses, Meta Neural Band and virtual reality headsets.<\/p>\n
HOUSTON \u2014 Menlo, California-based Meta Platforms Inc.<\/a> (Nasdaq: META) is preparing to open Texas’ first Meta Lab location in Houston’s Galleria mall, following in the footsteps of fellow tech giant Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meta Platforms \u2014 the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp \u2014 has been making moves to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint in recent years. Meta Lab locations allow visitors to try on its AI glasses, priced from $299 to $799<\/a>, and virtual reality headsets,\u00a0priced from $299 to $499<\/a>.<\/p>\n With models made by Ray-Ban and Oakley, Meta\u2019s AI glasses allow users to take photos and videos, listen to audio, make calls and interact hands-free via voice commands or subtle controls.<\/p>\n Meta Lab locations also allow visitors to experience the Meta Ray-Ban display and to try out the Meta Neural Band, a wrist-worn device that uses electromyography (EMG) to convert electrical nerve signals into digital commands, allowing for low-effort gesture control of Meta Ray-Ban glasses. \u00a0<\/p>\n Continue reading this story on the Houston Business Journal’s website<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n