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Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by dang »

IlikeKitties wrote: post #332
aacook wrote: post #99

It seems like there are a lot of negative comments about Meta's glasses which is surprising to me as a regular user. I bought these both in clear and sunglasses and I love them. I've recorded some of the most amazing videos of my baby with them. Listening to music is fantastic as it's different from regular headphones since you can still hear the world around you — I've even done a few longer bike rides with them and…

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Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by boringg »

dallasrpi wrote: post #782
aacook wrote: post #99

It seems like there are a lot of negative comments about Meta's glasses which is surprising to me as a regular user. I bought these both in clear and sunglasses and I love them. I've recorded some of the most amazing videos of my baby with them. Listening to music is fantastic as it's different from regular headphones since you can still hear the world around you — I've even done a few longer bike rides with them and…

Yeah, I feel similar. As an avid hiker/runner they have been a ton of fun to use. I got the transition lenses. I use them for listening to music/pods while running or wherever really as well as taking videos and pics. Only downside so far is in winter use where the battery dies VERY quickly.

So Canadians and Russians shouldn't buy them is what you are saying?

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by foodevl »

redbell wrote: post #820

> Today at Connect, Mark Zuckerberg debuted the next exciting evolution of AI glasses.. Why this wasn't written as: " Meta debuted the next.."? You know what?! I have always felt that Meta is owned, managed, and totally controlled by Zuck alone! No board members and no investors. I have been following Zuck in his Metaverse journey and more specifically, in his interviews like the one with The Verge and he is always s…

Zuck owns 13% of Meta shares and 61% of the voting power

Jensen Huang owns 3.8% of Nvidia and 3.8% of the voting power

Tim Cook owns 0.021% of Apple and 0.021% of the voting power

Previously, Steve Jobs owned 0.6% of Apple and 0.6% of the voting power

So yeah, there's a structural difference here and Meta is much closer to being owned, managed, and controlled by Zuck alone

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by drdaeman »

everdrive wrote: post #824
drdaeman wrote: post #145

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> Can you imagine trying to talk to someone face to face, but they are giving you a blank stare as random notifications and tiktok videos are being beamed inbetween their eyeballs and you. They wouldn't do this if the conversation is important to them. Not as much as one would glance on a smartwatch when they get a chirp, which, I believe is perfectly socially acceptable in most business/casual situations. And if the…

>I don't think this technology introduces anything new to this issue. This belief shows up time and time and again and is nearly always false. We had the written word before the internet, and before the printing press, so blogs are just like a hand-written letter. Gossip has always existed, so twitter does nothing new. There have always been things which eat at our impulse control, such as sports gambling and casinos…

Very fair point, thank you! I'm not sure I entirely agree with everything, but I was definitely missing the change in the accessibility of the disruptions. You're probably right that the more immediate the notification is, the higher are the chances that it'll interfere with our attention in a way that's could introduce some undesirable effects. Definitely there's a difference between a mail arriving, phone or watch buzzing, and something instantly appearing in the visual field.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by Bjorkbat »

My thoughts as I reconcile my conflicting feelings on this. I think it should be objectively cool that Meta has finally managed to come out with a pair of smart glasses that come incredibly close to being a practical wearable.

The thing is, it's honestly hard to imagine doing anything cool with them. I think this has less to do with hardware limitations and more to do with vendor restrictions.

I think Meta is fundamentally incapable of making anything cool. Hence why they had to partner with Ray-Ban to make these glasses rather than making their own. I think Meta's failure to realize their version of the metaverse had to do with their inability to recognize coolness and taste as much as anything else. I think any and all apps Meta ships with these glasses are cursed to be a mediocre experience.

I think Apple could do a better job but at the end of the day I think the most interesting (not necessarily best) would be ones with the most developer freedom.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by pesus »

neilv wrote: post #850
postexitus wrote: post #629

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Is it? I've seen zero people wearing them in central london.

I haven't noticed anyone wearing them in real-life, despite walking every day in a concentration of university/college campuses (Harvard Square, USA, and surrounding neighborhoods, sometimes including MIT). I've only noticed some influencers wearing them in Web videos, where they look prominent, like I should also be able to recognize them in-person. Maybe people are only wearing them at home or in the office? Maybe…

I've ever seen them in the California Bay Area either. I don't go into the office for my current job, though, so maybe there are some tech bros out there wearing them?

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by 0x457 »

NamlchakKhandro wrote: post #619
paxys wrote: post #9

I saw the keynote, and while everything about the glasses was more or less as expected, seeing Zuck easily navigate the interface and type 30 words per minute while barely moving his fingers was a true WTF moment. If they can actually make the neural interface work that well then Meta has won this round.

If it was going to blow up then why hasn't those laser beam projected keyboards blown up, or why have mechanical keyboards become so damn popular and not "keyboards on screens?" This isn't going anywhere.

> why have mechanical keyboards become so damn popular

It's a very similar hobby to collecting post-marks.

> those laser beam projected keyboards blown up

Because no serious company never made one and what was nowhere near usable beyond "Checks what another useless thing I got!"

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by drdaeman »

jajko wrote: post #770
drdaeman wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Can you imagine trying to talk to someone face to face, but they are giving you a blank stare as random notifications and tiktok videos are being beamed inbetween their eyeballs and you. They wouldn't do this if the conversation is important to them. Not as much as one would glance on a smartwatch when they get a chirp, which, I believe is perfectly socially acceptable in most business/casual situations. And if the…

No its not perfectly socially acceptable, in contrary. Rude is the best description, be it personal or professional life. When I see such person who simply can't resist looking at their displays during conversations, I know I am seeing a hard addict with host of other attention disorders. And the fool is feeding those, actively making them worse for some ultra short dopamine kicks that keep getting shorter till they…

Are we talking about momentarily checking if there's an important interruption and continuing with the conversation? If so, I'm confused as to why you possibly think it's unacceptable and rude.

I can see how this could be considered rude in a very formal setting, or when matters of high importance are discussed and uninterruptible focus is a must. But for most casual situations, I perceive glancing at incoming notification as normal. Assuming this happens reasonably infrequently, of course - that is, a glance in a while, not constant checking every other minute.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by MangoToupe »

evanjrowley wrote: post #835
sigmar wrote: post #187

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they've been bragging about how good that neural wristband is for years. It's strange they haven't ventured to make a smartwatch with it. Maybe because Zuck has been so focused on AR/VR

The vision here is much more ambitious than a smart watch, and it probably helps them to introduce it as something that doesn't compete with the Apple Watch / Google Pixel Watch / Samsung Galaxy Watch. The neural wristband is meant to go on the right wrist, so potentially it could complement a more traditional smart watch, or pair with some future Meta smart watch.

I'd buy it if I could use it as a dumb bluetooth keyboard. As it stands he's ambitious for a vision that has no use in my life—I'm generally trying to escape digital interaction, not constantly immerse myself in it.
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