Don't buy AR glasses

Re:Don't buy AR glasses by hgoel on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:46AM (#50441140)

They are 3d glasses though? They're perfectly capable of doing 3d. The specific model mentioned even supports 6DoF with a camera attachment, it also has onboard processing to convert 2d video streams into 3d.

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Re:Don't buy AR glasses by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:01AM (#50441355)

The 6DOF tracking is to be able to accurately position the 2D screen in 3D space. This works very well. The camera attachment is an optional thing that just passes the video through to your phone or PC; it's used for recording not for XR. The 3D conversion is a gimmick that doesn't work well.

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Re:Don't buy AR glasses by simonjgillespie on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:02PM (#50446283)

This strikes me as a distinct negative about tech that only bothers with the display and needs and external processor. I guess the MetaVRGlasses must be sending that down the optical channel too.

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