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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#321

> If the LED is covered, you’ll be notified to clear it. How does this work?

I would guess there is photocell next to the LED and comparing the amount of light to the ambient light the cameras get. They might also be doing something clever and using the LED itself as a photo diode.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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post #43

Reminds me of Snapchat's Spectacles: https://www.spectacles.com/ Forgot those even existed.

Didn't these fail[1]?

How are these glasses different? I can't imagine the market for this sort or thing has gotten _that_ much bigger since Snapchat's try at this.

[1]: https://mashable.com/article/snap-spectacles-warehouse-deman...

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#326

These could be pretty incredible if the platform was more open. You get highly available image and voice input, and good voice output. Imagine if you could take a picture of anything, add a little note, have it filed away. Not necessarily an awesome Instagram picture, but just a picture of some mail you got, a tool you are putting away, any thing you want to record and save. Heck, why not a picture of your computer s…

> Imagine if you could take a picture of anything, add a little note, have it filed away. Not necessarily an awesome Instagram picture, but just a picture of some mail you got, a tool you are putting away, any thing you want to record and save. Heck, why not a picture of your computer screen? Pair that with quickly available audio transcriptions and you can also dictate anything, thoughts, small notes, information as…

Handling a phone is cumbersome - I'm playing a guitar and want to record to check what I'm doing wrong, I'm building something in the garage, taking something apart, etc. Sure I can setup some mobile stand but I usually won't bother, this would change that.

But these are sunglasses and I doubt resolution/focus will be good enough for those use cases.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Spy cameras" like these have been available cheaply for years. The only thing new here is the Ray-Ban brand connection.

These aren’t even new. They have been available for years.

True, but the first version was garbage, the resolution was like 2007 Razr quality. I feel like the better image quality, battery life, and form-factor this gets, it will become a lot more compelling a product.

I would never have bought the last version, but with the image quality on this one it may be worth it (plus the call-related stuff, although I normally have AirPods with me).

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#328

These could be pretty incredible if the platform was more open. You get highly available image and voice input, and good voice output. Imagine if you could take a picture of anything, add a little note, have it filed away. Not necessarily an awesome Instagram picture, but just a picture of some mail you got, a tool you are putting away, any thing you want to record and save. Heck, why not a picture of your computer s…

I would be so uncomfortable having lunch with someone wearing these. Am I alone in that?

As long as the activation is overt I don't think it's a big issue. Overt as in taking a picture or recording requires the user to do something that is noticeable to the people around them. The wake word is quite obvious; the button on the stem is a bit less, but together with the light I think it's fairly clear something is happening.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#329

These could be pretty incredible if the platform was more open. You get highly available image and voice input, and good voice output. Imagine if you could take a picture of anything, add a little note, have it filed away. Not necessarily an awesome Instagram picture, but just a picture of some mail you got, a tool you are putting away, any thing you want to record and save. Heck, why not a picture of your computer s…

I would be so uncomfortable having lunch with someone wearing these. Am I alone in that?

You're far from alone in that.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#330
post #127

Could you please not record me while I'm eating a slice of pizza? Fuck absolutely very far off with this.

Genuinely curious - what is the issue with someone doing this?

Sometimes people get self-conscious when they're chowing down on something, especially a greasy floppy blob like a pizza.
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