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Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by merlincorey » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:01 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…

You should look into something called "Sousveillance".

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by tjpnz » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:03 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…

Operating such a device in Japan puts you in a legal gray area, and depending on your behaviour could result in unwanted police attention. They will respond to reports of such devices being used near spaces frequented by women or children. Act responsibly.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by repeekad » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:07 AM UTC

merlincorey wrote: post #691

Al-Khwarizmi wrote: post #684

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

You should look into something called "Sousveillance".

Also “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling” by Ted Chiang

Less about the panopticon of surveillance, but about the ramifications of having perfect memory in your daily personal interactions.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#694

Post by jhugo » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:10 AM UTC

sschueller wrote: post #687

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 m…

Both Instagram and Facebook Live support receiving your live stream over RTMP.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by xarope » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:13 AM UTC

The UX for the page is terrible, or else I'm too used to reading reference manuals. I can't figure out if the glasses can be used standalone, or need constant connection to a smart phone, nor battery life.

Why? I actually think they might be quite useful for e.g. sports, where the athlete doesn't have a hand free for camera/smartphone.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by thomasfl » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:14 AM UTC

You may be a "glasshole" wearing this glasses. But you'll be a "glasshole" in timeless RayBan style.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by xarope » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:15 AM UTC

xarope wrote: post #695

The UX for the page is terrible, or else I'm too used to reading reference manuals. I can't figure out if the glasses can be used standalone, or need constant connection to a smart phone, nor battery life. Why? I actually think they might be quite useful for e.g. sports, where the athlete doesn't have a hand free for camera/smartphone.

OK I found it, not in Specifications, but in the FAQ section (sigh).

So looks like you need a smart phone, WIFI, and a meta account.

So much for being useful for sports.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

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Post by sschueller » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:15 AM UTC

jhugo wrote: post #694

sschueller wrote: post #687

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 m…

Both Instagram and Facebook Live support receiving your live stream over RTMP.

Thanks, last time I checked it was not possible but it appears there is now something since Nov 2022.

https://about.instagram.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/instagram-l...

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#699

Post by vinay_ys » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:22 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…

I wonder if using less of memory-recall capabilities of the brain will lead to loss of other important capabilities. So, I worry if using too much tech crutches is going to be detrimental.

Re: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#700

Post by yard2010 » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:23 AM UTC

ianbicking wrote: post #259

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…

Facebook loves to spy on other people and businesses without their consent and target its opponents like that, I've worked in a firm in which that happened. After a while the whole Cambridge Analytica fuck up came out and it was an A Ha moment for everyone involved.