Snap Smart Glasses • Hacker News Board

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#51

Post by dpark » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC

laser wrote: post #12

I don’t know why people make such a big deal about the look like that’s going to matter for an early adopter spatial computing device. Two things matter: ergonomics and utility. The number one issue continues to be long term comfort and among that primarily weight/pressure. These weigh almost twice as much as xreal, but about a quarter of a quest. Given that they put power and compute onboard and seem to distribute w…

> The most basic killer use case ironically is 2D screen replacement

How is this a killer use case?

I feel like the screen replacement thing is one of those features that would be really cool for a demo (“oh wow”), and then the user would rapidly realize that for 99% of the time a screen not hanging from their head would be more comfortable and accomplish the same thing.

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#52

Post by vessenes » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC

modinfo wrote: post #11

This is my dream since 10yr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJg02ivYzSs I think specs glasses is the solution, but very expensive one.

Tell me it’s a bad dream?

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#53

Post by instructtosnap » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC

Instructions unclear, now sitting in civil court for "destroying personal property".

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#54

Post by verandaguy » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

JeffeFawkes wrote: post #15

jmward01 wrote: post #9

Not a thing about privacy. I assume they are streaming the world back to their servers. Where are the guarantees that nobody sees what you see? Nobody gets telemetry on what you are looking at, etc etc. I'm not prepared to have those things near me and will likely ask people wearing them to put them away without understanding the privacy implications. This should be a front page discussion instead of not mentioned.

Wdym? There's a "Privacy by design" section: > You’re in charge of what gets captured, and a glowing indicator light lets others know when you’re recording. We prioritize on-device processing, so you’re in control of permissions when third parties request camera or microphone access with internet connectivity. I still don't know if I'd trust them, but they at least address it.

The indicator light is very easily defeated on Meta glasses. I wonder if this will be, too.

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#55

Post by t-3 » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC

zufallsheld wrote: post #34

unsupp0rted wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s no more creepy than every person in the world holding a camera in their hand/pocket and every business and home in a city recording passers by 24/7. Not ideal, but also nothing different or new.

There's a huge difference. With a smartphone I can almost always see that people are filming.

What about security cameras, traffic cameras, cameras on vehicles, etc? Most public areas in urban settings are already being recorded.

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#56

Post by t-3 » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC

DANmode wrote: post #29

nnevatie wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At this price, ain't two people going to make eye contact, ever.

First iPhone seemed useless and expensive.

There were touchscreen feature phones before iPhone, the tech was proven and nothing special, they only popularized the idea.

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#57

Post by DANmode » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC

t-3 wrote: post #56

DANmode wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First iPhone seemed useless and expensive.

There were touchscreen feature phones before iPhone, the tech was proven and nothing special, they only popularized the idea.

That made the lack of features hurt more (the tech community being able to do them on Symbian phones, but not iPhone).

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#58

Post by unsupp0rted » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC

zufallsheld wrote: post #34

unsupp0rted wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s no more creepy than every person in the world holding a camera in their hand/pocket and every business and home in a city recording passers by 24/7. Not ideal, but also nothing different or new.

There's a huge difference. With a smartphone I can almost always see that people are filming.

You can almost always see the people who are bad at concealing what they're doing

Re: Snap Smart Glasses

#59

Post by ruckfool » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC

It is amazing how much optics technology has improved and caught up past few years. Glad that we are finally seeing virtual screens that overlays with the real world in < 250g. I have been using the 500$ Meta Oakley Sports glasses for evening activities, skiing etc and its clear that in the built headphones & voice activated commands alone provide great value. The muscle memory needs some rework especially resisting the urge to pull out phone every time.