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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.
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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.

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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)...
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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.
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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.
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