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Re:Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures i... by paxys on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @05:35PM (#45268427)
Compare it to devices with similar form factors or use cases sold by competitors:

- Snapchat - has been trying for a decade and has sold ~220K Spectacles.

- Amazon Echo Frames - Reuters estimated less than 10,000 units sold.

- Humane AI Pin - the less said about it the better.

- Google Glass - neat but way ahead of its time, and barely made it to consumers before being quickly discontinued.

- Hololens/Magic Leap - both duds.

- Lengthy list of startups with smart glasses and other wearables that have gained no traction.

Meta glasses are noteworthy because there's finally a company making an AR wearable catch on among a mainstream audience.

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Re:Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures i... by rpgbr on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @05:48PM (#45268577)
Or they are all failures, including Meta’s…?
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Re:Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures i... by IshKebab on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @05:51PM (#45268622)
Well let's just agree to call it "the most successful smart glasses ever by a long way".
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Re:Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures i... by paxys on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @06:28PM (#45269069)
The original iPhone sold 1.3 million units in its first year. I suppose you consider that a massive failure as well?
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Re:Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures i... by charcircuit on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:53PM (#45270648)
It's not 2007 anymore. You can't judge a product today with the standards of almost 20 years ago. Additionally, Wikipedia says it sold 6.1 million units within 12.5 months.
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Re:Meta RayBan AR Glasses Shows Lumus Waveguide Structures i... by modeless on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:14PM (#45271210)
The iPhone was not a completely new consumer device form factor. There was a huge existing market for cellular phones, even smartphones with touchscreens. There is no equivalent pre-existing market for smart glasses today.
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