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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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post #216

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To be fair the second sentence in the short top description is about staying connected with calls and messages . I don't think many people's first assumption (without any other context/knowing more) would be that that means having them read out.

The full quote is: > Stay connected with hands-free calls and messages and listen to your favourite tracks through built-in speakers. Which makes it seem pretty clear they're talking about stuff you can do because of the speakers. Then later: > No more stopping to answer your phone. Also, make calls and send messages on WhatsApp, Messenger and SMS, completely hands-free – simply by using your voice.

I don't use WhatsApp or Messenger, but the messaging apps I use are I'd guess at least 10% gif/photo/video content... some threads more...

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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post #109

These seem almost worth trying. I'd love to play with them if: 1. It's completely open for me to write my own apps to interface with it. 2. It had even the most rudimentary display (text only would be fine!) 3. It had nothing to do with Meta.

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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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post #88

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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…

I wonder if we will see an inversion of the clip-on sunglasses design but with corrective lenses. Clip your prescription to a pair of sunglasses instead, or to your smart glasses. You might have to clip them to the backside to get it all to work out. But in that case variations in lens shape will be less visible, because sunglasses.

prescription lenses for most people are extremely inexpensive to produce... the only reason glasses cost a lot is the luxottica cartel
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