Didn't Google Glass do the exact same thing and failed? Not because of the technology issues, but social issues.
People nowadays want to disconnect from technology more, not to have it even closer.
Meta Ray-Ban Display
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#542The live demo of this is brutal. https://x.com/ns123abc/status/1968469616545452055
It’s the WiFi, ya sure.
Yeah I was also cringing at that cop out. It doesn’t appear connectivity related. Plus even if it was, it beautifully highlights the connectivity requirement which sucks for so many reasons.
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#543>Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses are designed to help you look up and stay present. With a quick glance at the in-lens display, you can accomplish everyday tasks—like checking messages, previewing photos, and collaborating with visual Meta AI prompts Can you imagine trying to talk to someone face to face, but they are giving you a blank stare as random notifications and tiktok videos are being beamed inbetween their eye…
Imagine talking with someone face to face and there's a giant tv right behind you pumping inflammatory news headlines. That's a present day situation but I never seen anyone shaking their fist at tvs screens in cafes.
The square in the middle of Woolwich, London has a giant screen showing BBC News all day. No idea who decided to put that there but it gives the place a strong 1984 feel.
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#544It seems like there are a lot of negative comments about Meta's glasses which is surprising to me as a regular user. I bought these both in clear and sunglasses and I love them. I've recorded some of the most amazing videos of my baby with them. Listening to music is fantastic as it's different from regular headphones since you can still hear the world around you — I've even done a few longer bike rides with them and…
So META now has videos of your baby. Let that sink in. Hope they were clothed at least. People never learn. One day your children will be your judge when they are grown up, when they realise what you did to them. I hope it was worth it.
As someone with a very opinionated 11 year old nephew (so he grew up in the time of ubiquitous social media and he is getting to the age where he starts to understand its upsides and downsides) - I dare say that most children don't hold any grudges against their parents for making digital images and videos of them as babies and storing those on cloud platforms.
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#545Didn't Google Glass do the exact same thing and failed? Not because of the technology issues, but social issues. People nowadays want to disconnect from technology more, not to have it even closer.
Google Glass launched too early, when people cared more about privacy.
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#546Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do think we're in for a bit of a reality check on how human attention works. I have a HUD in my car that shows me directions, speed etc and when I'm looking at that the rest of the view out the windscreen is hardly even there to my visual perception even though I'm looking right at it. This seems to be getting largely overlooked but I feel like over time statistics are going to emerge that HUD type displays are inc…
You mean a HUD projected on the windshield itself? That's not my experience with it at all; I don't have to "look at" it, when my eyes are focused on the road in front of me, the HUD is sharp enough and positioned so that I always know my speed etc. without having to actively look for it. Your car might have settings to adjust it somehow, have you tried those?
Same. In fact it is significantly better and less distracting than having to glance at the dashboard. Owning a car with a HUD, I definitely miss it in other cars.
I recently hired a car where I had to duck under the steering wheel to check my speed!
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#547Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think 99% of WhatsApp users would gladly stop using WhatsApp and switch to something like Signal, if they had verbal agreements of "everyone else" that they would also switch. Everyone is only on WhatsApp because everyone is on WhatsApp. That is why they tolerate the Meta ickiness of it.
This sounds like a product idea to me. Make a website that shows the status of your friends that are willing to switch to signal. You send an invite to all your friends first so the list keeps up to date as soon as one of your friend made a decision. If everybody agreed you can switch as a whole. Even better if signal would implement it themself!
Well, your plan could work if all your future friends also agree to this.
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#548I really like the product, but the fact it's tied to having a meta account makes it a no go for me, won't test it.
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#549Meta locked two games I already paid for - Blade & Sorcery VR and Beat Saber - behind account verification on the Quest 2. I already bought both of these, played them for a while, but now it won't let me use the headset without "verifying" my facebook account by sending them a photograph of my drivers license. Neither of these games are online, neither allow me to interact with other users in any way. I will never bu…
Agree. And the constant spying doesn't help either. Who wants an always online meta controlled camera/microphone in their bedroom all the time?
You already have one, regardless of some companies repeating the privacy claim 24/7 to make you believe so.
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#550It seems like there are a lot of negative comments about Meta's glasses which is surprising to me as a regular user. I bought these both in clear and sunglasses and I love them. I've recorded some of the most amazing videos of my baby with them. Listening to music is fantastic as it's different from regular headphones since you can still hear the world around you — I've even done a few longer bike rides with them and…
And yet users here were super bullish at how Apple was reinventing AR/VR with their visor flop 2 years ago.