‘We’re really pleased with the reception.’ Meta’s Display smart glasses are a hit — but that’s not good news if you want a pair

If, like me, you're not in the US and have been patiently waiting to get your hands on the new Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses then I have some bad news: the global rollout has been put on “pause” according to Meta itself.

Dropped halfway down an otherwise run-of-the-mill CES 2026 blog post as if it were a nonchalant aside comment in Meta’s conversation, this frustrating detail means that the “early 2026” launch of the Meta specs outside of the US won’t be happening – or at least it won't be as early as we'd hoped.

Instead, Meta explains that us folks in the UK, Canada, France, and Italy (as well as other regions Meta said it would expand availability to) will have to wait while it focuses on “fulfilling orders in the US”. Worst of all for those of us ...