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Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by operatingthetan on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:31PM (#37679087)
Is there a market for this? Stealth smart glasses that force you to indicate you are recording? Are live-streamers going to use this? Don't people want to be using their phone anyway?

>The Capture LED lets others know when you’re capturing content or going live. If the LED is covered, you’ll be notified to clear it.

Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by robertlray on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:39PM (#37679206)
Why do you think people would prefer to use their phone over something like this? I assume people use their phone because that's what they have to use now. I could be wrong, I'm not representative of the average person, but if I could use my phone less and still engage with tech, I'd do it.
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by operatingthetan on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:41PM (#37679258)
My assumption is that people like to be seen recording and/or recording themselves. I'm guessing 'terminally online phone' people don't have the impulse to use their phones less and keep it in their pocket?
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by toyg on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:46PM (#37679353)
> people like to be seen recording

I don't think so. Do people at a concert hold their phones out to be seen recording? No, they just want to record and that's the only way to do it. They'd love to be able to do it hands free for sure.

Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by coev on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:34PM (#37680067)
Short people will still be throwing phones up
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by operatingthetan on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:51PM (#37679433)
Soon we'll see people holding up sunglasses then!
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by jejeyyy77 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:34PM (#37679128)
for sure - ppl are strapping go pros to their heads.
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by l33t7332273 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:13PM (#37679756)
They do this generally while doing some kind of movement based activity, the kind of activity where you need to strap a camera on, not wear a set ofglasses.
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by function_seven on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:35PM (#37680082)
Can you list activities that you're thinking of? Because a lot of active sports are compatible with "wearing glasses". Surfing, snowboarding, rock climbing, water skiing, mountain biking, etc.

Sure, scuba divers still need some specialized gear, but there's tons of room in the sports segment for this kind of product.

Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by operatingthetan on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:49PM (#37680265)
> Because a lot of active sports are compatible with "wearing glasses". Surfing, snowboarding, rock climbing, water skiing, mountain biking, etc.

I would not say any of those are compatible with wearing fashion-style sunglasses. I've lost pairs of glasses paddleboarding and kayaking before. I'm a mountain biker as well and crashes can be violent, I wouldn't trust glasses to stay on your face. All of those sports require firm attachment for a device worth more than say $100.

Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by toyg on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:45PM (#37679320)
They are not "stealth smart glasses", they are the first iteration of AR glasses. Recording is one of the many things they do. And I'd buy them in a second if it means I don't need to take my phone out every few minutes (and if I had the money, I expect them to be uber-expensive); or I don't need to look away from the road to check directions as I drive; or I don't need to reveal in-shop that I'm checking online prices for an item. There are a lot of possibilities beyond capturing, if not in this generation in the next one with displays.
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by operatingthetan on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:53PM (#37679463)
>they are the first iteration of AR glasses.

You seem to be forgetting a lot of previous products. If anything these are a really late reply to Snap's Spectacles.

Also, these don't have a display. Many of your listed use cases don't apply unless you count audio replies, which we already have, all over the place.

Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by clintfred on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:01PM (#37679574)
Except these have nothing to do with AR (sadly)...
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by cvccvroomvroom on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:35PM (#37680908)
They're at least 2nd gen and there's no HUD so there's no feedback if or what they're capturing. They're disappointing overall.
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by ooterness on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:01PM (#37681250)
These are not AR glasses. As far as I can tell, they do not have a display at all.
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by l33t7332273 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:46PM (#37679347)
I agree. People who want to record their pov generally use a go pro-like device or their phone. Why do we need this?
Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by vineyardmike on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:51PM (#37679435)
Yea there's for sure a market. Beyond what others have said wrt GoPros, many people photograph/stream shows/concerts/etc. Studies have shown you remember events better when you take the intentional act to photograph it, but fiddling with a phone in the moment can be distracting. Why would people want to be focusing on a phone, or be seen with a phone, when they could just watch the event AND get the recording?

I attend concerts a lot, and often post snippets to social media. There's always a tension I see among myself and others of trying to catch those particular lines of a song, while still not missing the show to mess with your phone.

Will I buy these? Meh, maybe. But the appeal is there.