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Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by jackbrookes »

NamlchakKhandro wrote: post #619
paxys wrote: post #9

I saw the keynote, and while everything about the glasses was more or less as expected, seeing Zuck easily navigate the interface and type 30 words per minute while barely moving his fingers was a true WTF moment. If they can actually make the neural interface work that well then Meta has won this round.

If it was going to blow up then why hasn't those laser beam projected keyboards blown up, or why have mechanical keyboards become so damn popular and not "keyboards on screens?" This isn't going anywhere.

> why have mechanical keyboards become so damn popular and not "keyboards on screens?"

I mean... have you ever used a phone?

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by latexr »

epolanski wrote: post #550
aacook wrote: post #99

It 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.

In every popular thread there are tons of people optimistic and pessimistic about the subject. Saying “users here” shared an opinion is always wrong. Just look at the commend thread, there are all kinds of opinions.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36201593

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by izacus »

makeitdouble wrote: post #464
SchemaLoad wrote: post #116

>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.

Probably because many of us avoid such cafes? The "wall plastered with TVs bar" seems to be much less popular here and those places are aggressively unpleasant for me.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by postexitus »

paxys wrote: post #95
blackqueeriroh wrote: post #68

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We all love to say this, but everyone forgets: Apple has never beaten competitors by being the first – they’ve beaten them by being the best. Personal computers? Apple wasn’t first. Smartphones with screens? Apple wasn’t first. Tablets? Not first by a mile. True Wireless Earbuds? Nope, not at all first. Smartwatches? Hell no, not first. And yet, Apple’s a category leader in every single one of these areas. I don’t th…

People keep saying this, but it is absolutely not true. Apple was first to the personal computer. First to the smartphone. First to the tablet. First to wireless earbuds. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from segments where they had a multi-year head start over their competitors. In fact products where they play catch up are more prone to failing (Vision Pro, Airpods Max, Homepod, Maps, MobileMe, Ping…

Not the first to personal computer. maybe first mass produced with a GUI with Lisa. We can always narrow a definition and find a first. Not first to the smartphone, but first to combine desktop quality browsing with mobile touch screen etc.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by aembleton »

leokennis wrote: post #471
mrheosuper wrote: post #428

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and do you think they will stop using Whatsapp if they know Meta is the parent ?

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.

I bet more than 1% of Whatsapp users make use of their web interface and/or live location. Signal doesn't have either of these. Yes, you can install a Signal app on your computer, but not everyone wants to do this.

Also, that "everyone else" would have to include all business accounts, which I think would require Signal to build out an API

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by aembleton »

incone123 wrote: post #558
mnmalst wrote: post #525

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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!

As far as I can tell, Signal automatically tells me which of my contacts are already on the app. If someone is willing to switch, the obvious thing to do is install it.

I find that list out of date. It shows friends that deleted the app months ago so don't receive the message.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by _zoltan_ »

xandrius wrote: post #590
_zoltan_ wrote: post #458

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there are only a few companies where very strong vision, long time horizon and pouring money into said projects come together. NVIDIA, obviously and Meta are definitely on this list.

Yep "vision" because they are trying to sell you glasses. /s But Meta's business is clearly getting more and more sweet data from its users. How anyone can not see past this being a surveillance tool for a vast amount of data is unbelievable to me.

the vision is not the glasses. the vision is a connected world.

maybe this is not something that you understand, especially if you're in the US, as there it's common to move farther than the distance between Madrid to Budapest, as an example, but for a lot of people I know, like me, who live more than a 1000km from their childhood friends and 3/4 of the family, any innovation that helps us meet more often and do more things together is welcome.

forget the glasses. it's a step in a direction. there will be many more steps. if you have not already, I urge you to watch Mark's interview at the Acquired event, he talks about his vision there.

do they need money to make all of this happen? of course. you can be part of this as well just by buying META stock.

in the EU I do not need to log in with my facebook account anyway.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by xenobeb »

mupuff1234 wrote: post #182
bigyabai wrote: post #166

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Well, your loss. My Oculus Quest remains the best $400 I ever spent on consumer tech.

Almost everyone I know who got a quest stopped using it after a week. It's a fun toy, but gets boring pretty quickly.

I used mine everyday for about 2 months but eventually reached the boredom stage.

There is just shockingly so little going on in VR.

There is also the issue that it is like a drug that the first few times are so mind blowing but your tolerance builds so fast. Then there is nothing stronger to up the dosage.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by aembleton »

roelschroeven wrote: post #538
bchris4 wrote: post #527

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Yea AirPods transparency is great, but Shockz is another level. It’s even better than the ray bans because other people can’t hear the audio, and way more comfortable than any in-ear ones.

Wait, are you saying that audio from the ray bans will be heard by anyone around??

Well, it's a speaker. Its not using bone conduction.

Probably not a very loud speaker but if someone is next to you then surely they'd hear it.

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