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Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by wewtyflakes »

impulser_ wrote: post #312
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... )

This is common with everything new tech. The first laptops, the first phones, the first iPhone, the first iPod and so on started out large.

The first iphones and ipods were stunning for their time; they changed the industry and people would wait for hours on end in line at stores. It seems like a reach to compare these glasses to that.

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Post by modeless »

Aeolun wrote: post #316

If feels like every builder of AR glasses falls into the same hole. At some point, after they make them smaller and better looking than the ones before it, they think “this is enough”. It is not enough. While a large improvement, those are some chunky looking glasses that I do not imagine anyone wants on their face.

They are explicitly saying that it's not enough...

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Post by bbor »

the-rc wrote: post #287
bbor wrote: post #100

1. "The name Nazaré is the Portuguese version of Nazareth" ok y'all, I know you're working on edge tech, but lets cool the rhetoric down a little bit. Can't believe the PR-minded execs approved this choice. 2. "It was so challenging that we thought we had less than a 10% chance of pulling it off successfully." Definitely a targeted message to the activist investors urging FB to stick to social media haha. Love it, an…

What do you mean by "monitoring muscle contraction events only"? Not trying to argue with you, just understanding how the technology is being perceived. If I hold your fist/fingers and you try to make gestures, how do you expect the device to behave? I.e., if you think of a movement and signal that intention, but are not capable of carrying that through, because of someone else's hand, a mug, etc.

Interesting question! I would guess that electrical signals to contract muscles occur IFF the muscles exert some force, regardless of whether the muscles are actually able to overcome other forces and physically contract. So I would guess that it would work as if no one was holding my hand.

I'm guessing this naive understanding is off the mark, from the phrasing of your question?

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Post by buzzerbetrayed »

Kiro wrote: post #280
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... )

Thick rims like those are considered high fashion right now. It's the opposite of goofy and says a lot about the audience here that you're all oblivious to this fact.

lol. These glasses aren’t “high fashion”. But it’s funny to see you look down your nose at people to try and convince them they are.

Re: Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses

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Post by lazyeye »

Aeolun wrote: post #316

If feels like every builder of AR glasses falls into the same hole. At some point, after they make them smaller and better looking than the ones before it, they think “this is enough”. It is not enough. While a large improvement, those are some chunky looking glasses that I do not imagine anyone wants on their face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFB7q89_3U

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Post by modeless »

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... )

They are as small as the technology can be made today. Meta knows that they are still too big. Zuckerberg said on stage that they will attempt to miniaturize them further and this is not a consumer product today.

Making them as small as they are is an incredible feat actually. They are better than Hololens in every respect and Hololens is absolutely massive in comparison. There are at least 5 cameras, two HD projectors, an IMU, microphones and speakers in this thing plus the chips and batteries to run them all continuously for two hours.

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Post by bigstrat2003 »

Kiro wrote: post #280
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... )

Thick rims like those are considered high fashion right now. It's the opposite of goofy and says a lot about the audience here that you're all oblivious to this fact.

If anything, high fashion is extremely goofy. Have you seen the stuff those people wear?

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Post by 98codes »

Aeolun wrote: post #316

If feels like every builder of AR glasses falls into the same hole. At some point, after they make them smaller and better looking than the ones before it, they think “this is enough”. It is not enough. While a large improvement, those are some chunky looking glasses that I do not imagine anyone wants on their face.

I like wearing chunky glasses -- they fit my face well.

These things look at least twice the thickness of anything I'd ever consider wearing in public, in any circumstance.

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