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Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by JKCalhoun »

al_borland wrote: post #164
JKCalhoun wrote: post #115

They have a brand problem. Absolutely no way I buy anything from Meta.

This is my #1 issue. I simply don’t trust them and I don’t know that there is a realistic path to build that trust at this point. They’ve been violating my trust for decades. I’m happy to let them prove out the tech, and if/when a company enters the market with a compelling product that I can trust, I will consider that competing product.

> I don’t know that there is a realistic path to build that trust at this point…

I suspect it's impossible as long as Zuckerberg is involved in the company.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by illusive4080 »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #601
solid_fuel wrote: post #309

Meta 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…

Switching from just basic Oculus accounts to Facebook accounts was the dumbest move, I say that from someone who was really enjoying the Rift and Quest 1 hardware. Whole thing was pretty effortless until that moment, then logging into it became this massive chore where you're bounding between the phone and headset twice, really tedious if you're not a big facebooker so haven't used their login flow in years and it wa…

Why did you have to switch to a Facebook account?

I was gifted a Meta Quest 3S, and I was forced to make a Meta account, but I didn’t have to make a Facebook account.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by JKCalhoun »

vasco wrote: post #287
throwoutway wrote: post #250

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OP is taking videos of his baby with these when Meta's page here doesn't event mention data privacy or security of the user's information or how it protects them

All babies look the same, out of anything private you could film by mistake, a baby seems pretty harmless.

Note: user has baby.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by incone123 »

mrweasel wrote: post #626
incone123 wrote: post #576

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You would avoid ray ban conventional glasses in protest at their association with meta? Don't forget to avoid the rest of Luxottica Group's products. I would bet (on Polymarket) against such a boycott gaining traction.

I wasn't talking about a boycott, I was talking brand damage. It's entirely possible to put less value in a brand, without boycotting it. Previously I had Ray Ban in the "Makes high-end expensive sunglasses" category, but now I mentally moved them to "Makes stupid smart glasses in collaboration with Facebook". This means that I'm willing to pay less for their products, compared to ten years ago, they are no longer a…

I see what you mean now. But all Luxottica brand name glasses have a big mark-up on a quite cheaply made product. They are better made than what you find on the rack at the supermarket but the perception of luxury comes from marketing.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by dandellion »

jackbrookes wrote: post #631
NamlchakKhandro wrote: post #619

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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?

My phone has so far replaced zero of my keyboards.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by spot »

swordsmith wrote: post #494
spot wrote: post #87

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nope. the technology was invented by CTRL-labs, and at Meta after the acquisition. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09255-w yes the Myo was a similar, earlier, and less capable technology also based on EMG sensing.

The technology was "invented" by CTRL-Labs like how OpenAI "invented" transformer-based language models.

Do you have any evidence or are you just going to go with repeating a bald-face lie?

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by jkestner »

brandon272 wrote: post #219
drdaeman wrote: post #145

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> 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 eyeballs and you. They wouldn't do this if the conversation is important to them. Not as much as one would glance on a smartwatch when they get a chirp, which, I believe is perfectly socially acceptable in most business/casual situations. And if the…

It's quite different. Both are rude. But in one case the person is looking at their phone, and in another case the person is basically looking directly at you but engaged with some other thing happening on their device, as if they are in some drug induced stupor or having a neurological episode.

The visual equivalent of the etiquette breaches when Bluetooth earpieces became a thing.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by liendolucas »

Maybe we should really think twice when purchasing new amazing gadgets. It can be this, a drone, a phone or anything that comes to your mind.

The default has become to get consumers locked in as much as possible, be for your data or money exploitation or both (check the Slack thread for a non the non-profit HackClub).

If you pay 800 dollars for this device and a year after they ask you for your driver's license (as for the top comment). Are you willing to waste those 800 dollars you payed for it or will you upload any sensitive docs demanded from them? Or if they decide to phase it out early because there is no real adoption, will you get your money back? Will they make the device open so it can still be used by their "owners"?

So the way I see it: you give big money to already super rich companies. You also give them your data. You are forced to comply their rules and in even in any of those cases when they decide you shouldn't use it anymore they deprecate it and keep the device close. No, thanks.

The bottom line is this: do extensive research before making a single penny leave your wallet to try to minimize getting fucked up as much as you can.

We should educate as many people surrounding us as possible so they can make good or informed purchase decisions as well.

This should also be taught to children so from an early age they can understand very well that privacy and data has proven to be extremely profitable to virtually any company out there.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by brazukadev »

mdhb wrote: post #427
splatter9859 wrote: post #269

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100% this. I'd love to have some of these features in eyewear, but there is no way in hell I purchase anything like this from Meta. Less those bastards get of anything I control (data, finances, time) the better.

You’re about to be in a world where your consent is totally out of the picture with Meta releasing this product and people will be recording you all the time now and sending that data directly to Meta where they can then build models about where you are, who you’re with, what you’re doing and what you are talking about and all without providing you and way to opt out other than breaking the glasses when you encounter…

You are expecting meta to succeed and that's won't be happening.

Re: Meta Ray-Ban Display

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Post by artursapek »

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…

And you know that Faceberg’s plan with these is to sell advertising spots directly on your eyeballs haahaha
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