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Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by TiredOfLife »

baby wrote: post #96
ang_cire wrote: post #85

This is cool from a technical standpoint, but ultimately just feels like another gimmick. This feels like it's doing stuff that I could do faster or better (and definitely, more safely) on a computer or phone. I don't personally see the appeal of hands-free as a paradigm in most cases. Do we really want people talking on and looking at Zoom as they walk around the office? Or as they drive? Or as they are out shopping…

If you get the opportunity to try the Meta glasses, you will quickly see that it's more than just a gimmick, and they don't even have any display

Orion is a see through device with screen. Something like Hololens.

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by baby »

emdanielsen wrote: post #4

Wow. Something seems to have really changed at Meta in the last few years. I really thought the company had run out of innovation juice during its peak evangelism of "the metaverse." And I know I wasn't alone in that sentiment. But they continue to impress across the board.

Not everyone considered the Metaverse a bad vision, I know a lot of people (including myself) who think it's brilliant.

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by corobo »

Twirrim wrote: post #12

I know it's a prototype, but yikes those are large and goofy looking. Reminds me of the old 80's NHS glasses in the UK (which you could get for free if you couldn't afford otherwise). Or for those of you old enough, Brains from the old Supermarionation versions of the Thunderbird show ( https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article8451975.ec... )

My first thought was Bart Simpson becoming a nerd that one time

https://img.cohan.dev/qFlL7.jpeg

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by baby »

jarbus wrote: post #22

Everyone was crapping on Zuck for his pivot from FB to Meta, and I was generally in the minority for supporting it. I even bought a quest 3, even though I refuse to use instagram. This turnaround for the company has been legendary. I think there’s something to say on “betting on people”. I didn’t believe in Meta or the technology, necessarily - for some reason, I believed in Zuck. He was willing to put his entire emp…

The engineers and the engineering culture at Meta is also incredible

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by regularfry »

jarbus wrote: post #22

Everyone was crapping on Zuck for his pivot from FB to Meta, and I was generally in the minority for supporting it. I even bought a quest 3, even though I refuse to use instagram. This turnaround for the company has been legendary. I think there’s something to say on “betting on people”. I didn’t believe in Meta or the technology, necessarily - for some reason, I believed in Zuck. He was willing to put his entire emp…

Worth pointing out, possibly, that it hasn't actually paid off yet.

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by baby »

4fterd4rk wrote: post #36

How many more millions are these companies going to flush down the toilet before they get it through their heads that normal people do not like wearing technology on their face? 3D TVs failed. VR gaming failed. Even Apple isn't really pulling off AR. They test and develop these products on their techie early adopter employees and are shocked shocked shocked when normal people who care what they look like aren't willi…

reading this comment with my Meta glasses on

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by baby »

TiredOfLife wrote: post #111
baby wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you get the opportunity to try the Meta glasses, you will quickly see that it's more than just a gimmick, and they don't even have any display

Orion is a see through device with screen. Something like Hololens.

that's what I said, the Meta glasses don't even have a display and they're insanely useful (through the AI assistant, the speakers, the microphone, the camera). I can't imagine how game changer something that also has a display will be.

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by TheAceOfHearts »

One minor detail that stands out to me is that the UI looks way smoother than what Snap recently showed off in their demos. The Snap glasses were jittery and icons jumped around a bit from the few videos I saw. This Orion demo video look very smooth in comparison. To me this highlights an attention to detail.
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