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Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Also this article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57596204-76/metas-meron-gr...

Gribetz and his band of less than 25 employees are ensconced in the Los Altos mansion, filled with mattresses, cables, and aluminum bins of takeout food ... "We are hacking 24-7," Gribetz said, "and making less than McDonald's wages."

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Also, alternative name: Singularity shades.

You scared me for a moment, because that's a mixup of the names of 2 things I'm working on right now. Geez. Here, have another: Overlay Optics/Occulars.

Mirrorshades is really the only correct answer here.

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You scared me for a moment, because that's a mixup of the names of 2 things I'm working on right now. Geez. Here, have another: Overlay Optics/Occulars.

Mirrorshades is really the only correct answer here.

They're not exactly mirroring aynthing though. I'd go with "Awesome", but I'm not sure whether that describes the product properly.

PS: Random tough, how long will it take the Japanese to create VR Girlfriends on this thing?

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Look like a great idea and technological advancement, but the biggest thing holding back Google Glass is not that it lacks feature X. Glass will be held back because most people don't want to look like geeks. Meta's next design looks like it's from an 80's Sci-Fi movie. I'm not trying to be an asshole, but there is no way I could take someone seriously wearing those things.

Most people wouldn't want to look like a geek, typing on a handheld computer while out with friends. Yet here we are.

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mirrorshades is really the only correct answer here.

They're not exactly mirroring aynthing though. I'd go with "Awesome", but I'm not sure whether that describes the product properly. PS: Random tough, how long will it take the Japanese to create VR Girlfriends on this thing?

I shall create one, and name her Molly (comedy answer, Y.T.).

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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It's very interesting to note that there are many hardware (The serious ones, remember!) startups in the latest YC portfolio. I think it'd be pretty amazing to be around such an innovative bunch and do your work, even if one is doing a just software. :-)

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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post #15

Look like a great idea and technological advancement, but the biggest thing holding back Google Glass is not that it lacks feature X. Glass will be held back because most people don't want to look like geeks. Meta's next design looks like it's from an 80's Sci-Fi movie. I'm not trying to be an asshole, but there is no way I could take someone seriously wearing those things.

My attitude is this: You're right. And this isn't really about what people look like now. This is about the first few steps in what I (and others, I assume) predict is going to be a fairly major change in the way people interact with computers.

Don't think about Google Glass / Meta as they are now, think about what happens when they fit on a contact lens...

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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Awesome awesome awesome. I'm super psyched about this stuff. I'm going to pre-order a pair. Anyone (from Meta maybe?) have any details on the SDK? I see "write code in Unity3D on a Windows PC" from their Kickstarter, but curious if that's the latest word...

All Unity 3D. Thanks for the feedback that you want more detail. We're posting some app video and a developer section soon.

We make the real world (surfaces/objects/hands) appear as 3D objects inside Unity. We do the heavy lifting with computer vision and math so you can code the game as you would any other--the cool bit is the 3D objects correspond to stuff in the real world. Our number one goal is to be the easiest environment to dev on.

Re: Meta (YC S13), The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t

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post #15

Look like a great idea and technological advancement, but the biggest thing holding back Google Glass is not that it lacks feature X. Glass will be held back because most people don't want to look like geeks. Meta's next design looks like it's from an 80's Sci-Fi movie. I'm not trying to be an asshole, but there is no way I could take someone seriously wearing those things.

Most people wouldn't want to look like a geek, typing on a handheld computer while out with friends. Yet here we are.

And they didn't until apple made them sleek and sexy. It will be the same with these glasses.
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