What kind of fucking loser if wearing this bullshit?
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For me as a glasses wearer already, the main draw would simply be to have speakers in my glasses. The cameras, while convenient, are probably as much a liability as an asset, and the only time I'd use the screen would probably be for navigation while walking. And all this would have to be packaged in something which looks exactly like normal glasses that I'd want to wear anyway, which they aren't even close to.
So, yes, as a glasses wearer already, I would consider something like this but the list of caveats is so long that I doubt anyone can produce a product which I'd actually buy.
The lenses would also need to be hot-swappable for changes in prescriptions. No point in glasses that don't properly correct vision, at least for those who need it.
Also anything with a sensor on it or some kind of input-gathering mechanism from Meta is an immediate no-go for me.
Agreed. And while we are at it, I'd probably also demand clip on/off sunglasses or those electro chromatic ones. I wouldn't buy these only as a pair of normal glasses or sunglasses. Some use transition lenses and I wouldn't buy those either because they're too slow and don't work properly in the car due to UV blocking front windshields.
I wonder if IR lasers have þe same damaging effect as þey do on oþer cameras?
What is happening with your th?
Thorns what for poking þe sticky fingers of LLM training data scrapers.
I haven't read the article yet, but I just wanted to say a couple of things.
First of all, I keep noticing people around me with bulky glasses that look like they came out of the DEVO peek a Boo video, and all I can think is that if I where Facebook I would use my power to influence fashion towards bulky glasses and make my glasses look sleek by comparison.
Second, it sucks that the wrist band thing is being tied with bullshit ai glasses. I would love to see that as a regular input device for PCs and smartphones.
Second, it sucks that the wrist band thing is being tied with bullshit ai glasses. I would love to see that as a regular input device for PCs and smartphones.
Seconded, have long considered sub-critical neuron monitoring a really good in to 'thought control' without the privacy complications. No thanks neuorolink, stay out of my head (at least for many years until the implications and side effects shake out, fMRI also spooks me) but I'm fine with wrists and perhaps voicebox (ala firefox ), you know, voluntary stuff. What are the odds they've locked it up in patents and it's now a tech dead end for the next decade or two...?
I think that someone already tried (and failed) to make a wrist band thingy in the past, so they probably can't patent it. That is, unless they went out of their way to patent the sensor technology itself, or the UX, instead of the concept of a wristband thingy
If these catch on (unlikely imo) it's only a matter of time before I have an awkward interaction with someone when they come into my house wearing them...
Yeah I need some glasses to tell me what the stuff around me is cos I don't have any brains in my head like zuckerberger
The featured image/title card is just wonderful. I'm a professor, and I don't know how I'll react if these ever enter my classroom.
Same as you'd react to them coming in pointing a camera I guess. Campus is a private property right so it's up to the admin..
True. I guess the tone wilm depend on my mood that day haha.
Although most of the focus in the media and elsewhere is on smart glasses like Google Glass and now Meta/Ray-Ban’s offerings, there are others too that fall under this umbrella term. Certain auto-darkening sunglasses are called ‘smart glasses’, while others are designed to act more like portable screens that are used with a laptop or other computer system. Then there are the augmented- and mixed-reality glasses, which come in a wide variety of forms and shapes. None of these are the camera-equipped types that we discussed here, of course, and thus do not carry the same stigma.
Obviously the camera-equipped models are concerning for a whole host of reasons, but i did not realize there were companies making these camera-less AR glasses that function like lighter VR headsets. Something like the Viture Luma actually seems like it could be a cool alternative to a gaming monitor. The price is comparable, just plug in via USB-C. I wonder what that would be like? Just leaning back in the computer chair and the monitor leans back with you....sounds pretty nice, tbh.
I have Viture glasses I use with my steamdeck. It functions like a monitor that is always in front of your face. They have a program for windows that works more like a VR workspace, but nothing for Linux yet.
yeah? how well does that work for you? Is it like super cool, or what?
It's very handy for travel. Instead of being head down looking at the deck, I can have my head in any position and see the screen. On long trips, I'll take my Bluetooth travel keyboard and mouse and use the deck in desktop mode.
There's an optional splitter for it, my partner and I use it to watch movies. Laying down in bed, not cranking our necks, we can turn over or adjust and still see the screen perfectly.
One downside is the edges can be a bit blurry. I'm not sure if this is from the projection or from the prescription lense inserts though. It can also get a bit heavy from using it for too long. But I've never noticed a headache from eye strain.
I've never used the virtual workspace mode, so not sure how that works.
Nice nice nice. Thank you for your thoughts! I was just really curious. Haha
Its ok to call these new glassholes losers and slap the glasses off