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Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by mncharity »

Groxx wrote: post #91
slg wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is good to see the brightness improving, but as someone who has played around with some AR devices I think AR is still waiting for the FOV to take a leap forward before these have mainstream appeal. It is just so unnatural when objects disappear from view if you aren't looking directly at them. This isn't as big of a problem in VR when your peripheral vision is just black and therefore your mind can easily learn t…

Yeah, that video looks very representative of what I'd expect, from trying a few AR platforms. The HoloLens and Magic Leap promo material was absurdly misleading in this respect - IRL the viewports feel tiny and the image is dim and low resolution. I'd be hesitant to call them outright lies... if they were anything but obvious, outright lies.

Nreal Light is 1080p with a 52 deg horizontal fov.

Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by Jordrok »

tunesmith wrote: post #94
Seanambers wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ssshh.. You can't say that on HN. You might anger the WOKE mob!

I don't think I've ever heard a progressive use "woke" non-ironically. It's like a conservative catch phrase.

Exactly my experience as well. I had occasionally heard the term in passing, but it never was more than a minor blip on my radar until I was having a conversation with my outspoken conservative uncle who asked me if I was "woke". (This was years ago, I want to say around 2015 or so.)

I knew vaguely that it was connected to the idea of being aware of social justice issues, but it became clear that what he was really interested in was whether I held the same set of naive, self-righteous, straw-man ideals that are so regularly pilloried in conservative media and labeled as "woke" culture.

For a group that claims to hate identity politics, the right sure is quick to slap labels on everyone and put us against each other.

Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by mclightning »

reasonabl_human wrote: post #88

Most HN folks interested in hacking on an AR platform will be happy to know there’s a far more capable open source software and hardware platform: https://docs.projectnorthstar.org/getting-started/faq 100 deg FOV, as many functions / connectivity features as a HoloLens 2, now that’s awesome. You can bypass the virtue signaling, limited app ecosystem, and high price tag and build whatever you’d like.

You have no idea what you are talking about. That one is just using semitransparent mirrors, whereas linked project has waveguide optics.

One is a donkey, one is a Lambo in terms of technology.

Which ones have you actually tried out of these said products; project northstar, hololens, above example?

Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by shoto_io »

Shank wrote: post #101
shoto_io wrote: post #70

Ok, I am gonna say it out loud: This is nice and all. Great hardware work for sure. But: This is not going to work commercially. Watch the twitter videos and you'll know why [1]. It's all nice and shiny, but it has no utility whatsoever. People will get bored after day 2. And then, 3-5 years from now Apple will come in with their iGlasses and everyone will absolutely love them. Because they will integrate them deeply…

It's not for sale, so I don't think the goal is for it to work commercially right now. This seems more like a devkit than anything else.

It’s not? I think it is. At least in Germany you order it

Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by eloeffler »

Please offer a way to change the website language (a button in the top or so). Especially if you don't have professional translators. It looks like the "Kreatoren" of your website used auto-translation for the German version and it makes it look like a scam. (imo there is no good direct translation for creator in this context, the entire text would need to be recreated).

Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by chmod775 »

eloeffler wrote: post #128

Please offer a way to change the website language (a button in the top or so). Especially if you don't have professional translators. It looks like the "Kreatoren" of your website used auto-translation for the German version and it makes it look like a scam. (imo there is no good direct translation for creator in this context, the entire text would need to be recreated).

Hah. I was about to point this out and found your comment right at the top.

> imo there is no good direct translation for creator in this context

With this specifically I disagree. There are some perfectly good words, but since we get buried in anglicisms every day they tend to be way at the back of people's minds.

I also don't think this is auto-translation, because it's a very human mistake. A machine would have translated the word as "Schöpfer" or if it was context aware as "Urheber".

A human may have also chosen "Kreative" or even "Macher" (a favorite of the ad instustry!) instead.

Re: New Snap Spectacles Feature Augmented Reality Display

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Post by eloeffler »

chmod775 wrote: post #129
eloeffler wrote: post #128

Please offer a way to change the website language (a button in the top or so). Especially if you don't have professional translators. It looks like the "Kreatoren" of your website used auto-translation for the German version and it makes it look like a scam. (imo there is no good direct translation for creator in this context, the entire text would need to be recreated).

Hah. I was about to point this out and found your comment right at the top. > imo there is no good direct translation for creator in this context With this specifically I disagree. There are some perfectly good words, but since we get buried in anglicisms every day they tend to be way at the back of people's minds. I also don't think this is auto-translation, because it's a very human mistake. A machine would have tr…

Kreative is good though it still sounds a bit "wooden" :) I went through Leo translations and didn't find one that fit. I think "Macher" would miss the point though. And yes, it makes sense that this is a human translation given that "Kreator" is a very creative translation, hah.
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