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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by function_seven »

dredmorbius wrote: post #176
function_seven wrote: post #126

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This isn't true. For one, it'll not be secret. The LED will be on. Also, these glasses do not match the appearance of their "analog" namesakes. I just compared the Wayfarers on that page to the pair I have right here, and the thickness is quite noticeable. These things are chunky! I think having it to record snippets of my golf game would be neat. Every par 3 I tee off is a hole-in-one opportunity, and how cool would…

Black tape and paint both exist. Requiring The Rest of The World have 100% situational awareness to look for the glowing specs is also frankly ridiculous.

I guess. Meta claims these will know when the LED is blocked, but that's probably circumventable as well. And little hidden cameras also already exist, and people filming in public is already a thing, so I don't really see how this specific product will change things in any significant way.

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Post by JohnFen »

4ndrewl wrote: post #27

Good news for those who don't want to be caught on camera "The Capture LED lets others know when you're capturing content or going live. If the LED is covered, you'll be notified to clear it." So that's nice.

It's better than nothing, but it does put other people in the uncomfortable position of having to ask the glasses wearer to not record. And can you see the indication before you're actually on camera?

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by JohnFen »

sp3000 wrote: post #8

Any good argument that anyone can think of for a scenario where smart eyewear will not be as ubiquitous as smart phones eventually? I understand the privacy argument, but that is not going to be enough. The ability to think or blink in a certain way and capture anything you see is too powerful a tool, alongside the augmented reality that is coming.

Social pressure, perhaps? If people generally object, wearing them when you're interacting with people will come with a social cost.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by JohnFen »

esafak wrote: post #175
ChicagoBoy11 wrote: post #24

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I was one of the ridiculous-looking people who had a Google Glass when it came out. It was clunky, and lasted a very short time, and your face would get hot, and it had no real AR interaction with the real world. But. If you could squint at the rough edges, and project forward what this could be like with more advanced tech, it was a no-brainer for me that it will be a far superior form factor for what we do with the…

You can talk to people with smart earbuds, with no invasion of privacy. edit: All right, all right! It's a fair cop.

> You can talk to people with smart earbuds

Which I don't do. If someone is wearing earbuds, that's an unambiguous signal that they don't want people talking to them.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by capableweb »

tpmx wrote: post #129
KaiserPro wrote: post #125

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lol, facebook can barely get the glasses to play sound reliably, they aren't spying on you with these glasses.

There's very often a large difference between the v1 capability and the long term aspiration, both in technical capabilities and market capture. Compare Windows 1.0 ( https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-10/101 ) with Windows 10/11.

And also teams within the product pushing for different things, like the recent Google Marketing Team vs Google Chrome Team wanting different approaches.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by joemi »

Aditya_Garg wrote: post #287
vagab0nd wrote: post #266

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At the very least it should flash a red light when recording.

It does flash a light when recording. If you cover the light then the camera functionality is disabled.

> If you cover the light then the camera functionality is disabled.

Is this confirmed yet? The website just says "If the LED is covered, you’ll be notified to clear it." Note that it does not say the camera won't work.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by JohnFen »

ActorNightly wrote: post #236
gorjusborg wrote: post #208

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The tendency for people to be creeped out by your surveillance glasses. If anyone around me wore these, I'd promptly tease them playfully about it, making it clear it's creepy. I understand that there are folks like yourself that are comfortable with it, but most people are against others walking around and recording. I hate that they are trying to hide the fact that the glasses are modified. Clearly they understand…

If everyone being able to record anyone in public is the way we get people to stop acting like assholes to each other, Im all for it.

I'm not. It would make me avoid being in public places.
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