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Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by kart23 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:52PM (#37681143)
It would probably be pretty awesome at navigating roads too. I remember citibiking in nyc and basically having to memorize directions and street names, or constantly pull out my phone and figure out where i'm going. Having audio through the glasses would work great and still be able to hear your surroundings.
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Re:Ray-Ban Meta next generation of smart glasses by mathewsanders on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:59PM (#37681218)
I’ve been biking around nyc boroughs for over a decade now and I still follow directions from mapping apps!

I’ve found Apple Watch to be okay (they give instructions on directions via haptic feedback) and AirPods with spoken directions to be even better.

I wear glasses too, but for directions I think I’d prefer haptic and/or audio even if visual was an option just for safety purposes.

The one pain point I have found with biking directions is that sometimes the directions come way too late to be useful (maybe I bike too fast haha).

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