Facebook unveils its first smart glasses

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Facebook app is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo/File Photo

(Reuters) -Facebook Inc launched its first smart glasses on Thursday in a step toward its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles.

The glasses, which were created in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, allow wearers to listen to music, take calls or capture photos and short videos and share them across Facebook's services using a companion app. Facebook said the glasses line, called "Ray-Ban Stories," would start at $299.