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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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Post by pud »

mikemoka wrote: post #59
m_ke wrote: post #35

Did anyone see actual demos of this thing in action? Meron came to my computer vision class this spring at CU and didn't have anything to show other than the CGI demo that has been up for over a year. The newer videos are also mostly just renderings and the only working examples that were posted are around 10 seconds long. I wish them the best of luck but it seems to me like they're really overselling themselves.

looks like they invited the reddit co-founder to test them actually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv7nSng0yD8

That video of the Reddit co-founder struggling to use the product & struggling to say something good about it made me cringe a little.

They should work on a better testimonial video.

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

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Post by smtddr »

jrockway wrote: post #60
smtddr wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ya know, I'm more or less with you and I am a Google fanboy. The 2 things that Glass will have to overcome: 1)The not-so-fashionable look. I'm sure this'll be corrected in the future. 2) The way people feel about a device that may or may not be recording them at any given moment. Let's not even mention anything about a red light glowing during recording because we know that'll be hacked out. Google Glass will be able…

The way people feel about a device that may or may not be recording them at any given moment. It's pretty difficult to go out in public without being recorded. Security cameras are ubiquitous.

True, but people feel different about an individual they may or may not know recording them versus a security camera at the Bank. All it will take is one melodramatic FOX-News piece on TV connecting Glass to cyber-bullies or crime or some other ThinkOfTheChildren/terrorist nonsense and a bunch of people will freak out. I don't want it to happen, but I know it will and suddenly Google will have to explain how it's "Keeping our children & the public safe" or some other intangible goal.

EDIT: And look at the comment replying me below by user "read" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6189941 . If we have HN-users who already feel like they need to "protect themselves" against Glass, the general public would be whipped into a frenzy by one FOXNews report.

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

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Post by viviantan »

m_ke wrote: post #35

Did anyone see actual demos of this thing in action? Meron came to my computer vision class this spring at CU and didn't have anything to show other than the CGI demo that has been up for over a year. The newer videos are also mostly just renderings and the only working examples that were posted are around 10 seconds long. I wish them the best of luck but it seems to me like they're really overselling themselves.

I've seen actual demos and the product's been improving at lightning speed. Not quite as polished as the CG but I think the special effects are there to help people envision what can be done, since it's really difficult to articulate. It's early-stage but definitely well beyond mere concept. There's some solid talent on the team and I'm excited to see where they go with this.

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

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Post by chm »

RRRA wrote: post #64

If we can get AR with the quality of the occulus rift, gesture control with very fine precision and an emotiv like layer for added thought interaction, for 300$, I think we might slowly be getting somewhere...

Offer me such a controller with multi-platform support and I'd buy it at And I'm not even a gamer anymore.

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

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Post by ehsanu1 »

pud wrote: post #61
mikemoka wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

looks like they invited the reddit co-founder to test them actually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv7nSng0yD8

That video of the Reddit co-founder struggling to use the product & struggling to say something good about it made me cringe a little. They should work on a better testimonial video.

You make it sound worse than it is. Maybe it's just me, but he seemed to have some positive things to say during the actual demo. Just seems slightly staged at the end there is all. As for struggling to use the app, we don't all expect an early prototype + third-party app to have perfect usability.

Of course, this testimonial pales in comparison to, say, the Oculus Rift kickstarter video. But that product was further along at that point, and solving an easier problem.

Edit: Actually, I take that back. I didn't realize this was featured on their home page, which definitely should have a better testimonial. At least it reflects the reality of the tech at this point, setting the right expectations hopefully (in contrast to their main video).

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

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Post by kayoone »

Impossible wrote: post #42
bensandcastle wrote: post #29

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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…

Seems strange that you don't have C++ SDK as well. Unity3D is great, but what if someone wants to add support to an existing 3D modeling application? Even if you're primarily targeting indie game developers, what if I my engine of choice is UDK instead of Unity3D? Depending on how you implement your Unity integration it probably wouldn't be very hard to add support for other code bases, but if you want a lot of devel…

Since its a first dev version and aimed at simplicity i understand going with Unity first. I am sure they will add other technologies at a later stage.

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

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Post by kayoone »

tyre wrote: 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.

I dont think this is meant to be used 24/7. More like when you want to play a certain game/do a certain thing at home/work and for that usecase i think its ok if it doesnt look totally normal. Id rather compare it to the Oculus Rift than Google Glass in terms of looks. If its meant as a 24/7 device, i am with you, looks too geeky.
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