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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#681

Post by ahmedfromtunis » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:36 AM UTC

andreyk wrote: post #670

Incidentally, I just bought the Gen 1 of these before departing on a trip to Japan a week ago. I gotta say, I'm very happy with the purchase - being able to take photos/videos for memory-capture type stuff (ie I don't care a lot about it being the best quality) without taking out my phone and pointing it at stuff has been great, and the speakers are surprisingly nice to use when I don't want to block out the sounds o…

I'm curious about the quality of the footage — not the video itself, but in terms of stability and clear (re)watchability.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#682

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:41 AM UTC

dmje wrote: post #676

vinay_ys wrote: post #660

I seriously hope this doesn't take off and fails spectacularly like Google Glass. I don't want a society where the people I'm interacting with are always recording everything around and giving it to a private profit corporation who can change their minds about what they will do all that private data any time they like.

Agree. And the hilarity of selling this as "being in the moment"... Urgh.

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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by beebeepka » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:46 AM UTC

bpye wrote: post #605

MrMetlHed wrote: post #386

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Yeah, I go hiking several times a week and I'd wear these all the time. I like listening to podcasts or music, but want to be able to hear any rattlesnakes or interesting birds, so the speakers seem like a plus. And being able to snap a photo without pulling my phone out would also be great. I probably wouldn't use them in a lot of situations, but hiking seems like a good one. If these end up being decent I'd conside…

Bose had sunglasses with bone conduction audio for a while - but I think they got discontinued. I like the idea but these are, to me, worse. I get why some people would like having a camera, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable with it.

There are countless bone conducting headphones on the market. And they are very affordable. No need for brand names.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#684

Post by Al-Khwarizmi » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:52 AM UTC

vinay_ys wrote: post #660

I seriously hope this doesn't take off and fails spectacularly like Google Glass. I don't want a society where the people I'm interacting with are always recording everything around and giving it to a private profit corporation who can change their minds about what they will do all that private data any time they like.

Actually I find the idea of recording everything (or maybe not everything, but seamlessly recording whenever I want) quite attractive. I have a bad memory and would love to be able to rewatch good moments of my life.

The part about all that data being in control of powerful corporations, though... that's what makes me thing that I'd prefer it to fail as well.

I wish we could have this sort of tech outside of the framework of modern capitalism.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by krrrh » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:54 AM UTC

euroderf wrote: post #623

p3rls wrote: post #557

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Eventually everyone in the trades is going to have to wear these things.

I foresee a new subgenre of reality shows.

At least a year ago when I was playing around with TikTok live it was amazing how much of it was machinists, lumberjacks, or assembly line workers live-streaming their entire shifts. Some of the most interesting content on the platform.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#686

Post by mosselman » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:55 AM UTC

PeterStuer wrote: post #669

How is this any less creepy than a common shirt button spycam? If you are going to mention the led, think how fast this will be bypassed. https://gadgetsspy.com/button-camera/

Because it is RayBan and your aren’t spying for yourself, but for Meta. /s

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by sschueller » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:57 AM UTC

Ignoring the fact that I don't like this kind of product due to privacy implications especially in places like Switzerland and Germany.

What I find sucks here is that meta is able to create such products but no one else can because instagram and facebook live are locked down. There is no way for me to live stream to either platform without using meta's proprietary apps.

At least over at google and twitch I can send my live stream from any device.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#688

Post by Anon_Admirer » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:57 AM UTC

rconti wrote: post #668

wyclif wrote: post #650

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First of all, nobody (certainly not me) is "yelling." I find the way you wrote this response a bit telling, and that sort of thing actually detracts from your ability to persuade. I'd freely grant your point about the zyl. But the rest of your response is somewhat motte-and-bailey fallacy to me. For instance, I never maintained that there are "low quality plastic lens blanks." What I was getting at is that for a lot…

I find both comments pretty insightful and have a hard time disagreeing with either. It's nice that the poster you're replying to has deep knowledge about these glasses, but it doesn't actually change the way you feel about a sturdier-feeling product. And, sure, maybe you treat them really carefully, but the fact that they're 40 years old at least proves SOMETHING about them. Sometimes things that "feel" high-quality…

There maybe survivorship bias in this persons feelings and beliefs.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#689

Post by plugin-baby » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:57 AM UTC

Al-Khwarizmi wrote: post #684

vinay_ys wrote: post #660

I seriously hope this doesn't take off and fails spectacularly like Google Glass. I don't want a society where the people I'm interacting with are always recording everything around and giving it to a private profit corporation who can change their minds about what they will do all that private data any time they like.

Actually I find the idea of recording everything (or maybe not everything, but seamlessly recording whenever I want) quite attractive. I have a bad memory and would love to be able to rewatch good moments of my life. The part about all that data being in control of powerful corporations, though... that's what makes me thing that I'd prefer it to fail as well. I wish we could have this sort of tech outside of the fram…

All the bad moments would be recorded too, and many of the recordings would be outside of your control.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#690

Post by cm2012 » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:00 AM UTC

Al-Khwarizmi wrote: post #684

vinay_ys wrote: post #660

I seriously hope this doesn't take off and fails spectacularly like Google Glass. I don't want a society where the people I'm interacting with are always recording everything around and giving it to a private profit corporation who can change their minds about what they will do all that private data any time they like.

Actually I find the idea of recording everything (or maybe not everything, but seamlessly recording whenever I want) quite attractive. I have a bad memory and would love to be able to rewatch good moments of my life. The part about all that data being in control of powerful corporations, though... that's what makes me thing that I'd prefer it to fail as well. I wish we could have this sort of tech outside of the fram…

It's going to be awesome for amateur porn