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Apple's Smart Glasses Could Become Its Next Health Device

montuori said:
Well, maybe. I'm pretty severely face blind and just don't recognize people. This can be really difficult. Having a name appear when the glasses recognize someone would be kind of cool in some situations (like trying to watch TV). Or at least relieve the burden from my very close friends who are constantly whispering names in my ear.

I, like you, am loathe to wear tech like this. It is legit creepy (and I'm not eager to wear mass produced frames). It's hard to deny the utility of such a thing though.
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I am sorry for my overgeneralization. I have never heard of your condition, but I can see where augmented reality in eyeglass lenses would help your situation. I do wonder, though, if so-called smart glasses could ever be mass market products. It goes back to the health issue, which was part of the article. Would smart glasses end up being more of a medical device or suitable for other specialized uses that few "mainstream" users would ever buy? My post is more of a lament that the tech industry keeps trying to find new product categories to keep their growth going into the future, and each new category I hear about in recent years actually seems to repel me, and makes me not want to go near them. I am happy with my smart phone, iPad and Windows laptop. I don't want tech to take over the rest of my life, nor am I excited about "A.I". I am an engineer approacing retirement and I have followed this industry since I was in my 20's, and at this stage of my life, I am losing my enthusiasm for new tech.
 
I've always thought Vision Pro would be a great health device for vision issues like strabismus, etc. Too bad Apple doesn't take their health innovation seriously... the Apple Watch has been a dud for about a decade without any tangible updates to sensors or insights.
 
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Please partner with a good eyewear brand like Oliver Peoples or someone who knows how to design and make well-made, beautiful frames. If these end up looking like Tim Cook rectangle glasses I'll barf.
 
TheMountainLife said:
Man this article like most of MR is a nothing burger of words. Regardless of what "smart" glasses can do just have a yearly physical or visit your doctor based on the recommended interval for your age.
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Would you prefer more articles of rumored products and a list of features when only 25% of the items are actually - sorta - features?
 
Surrylic said:
The last thing I want is an intelligent camera system that’s always pointing at everything in my life, and another device to deliver notifications to me even more obtrusively.

That being said, I’ve always wanted glasses that have a little display for things like running. I’m almost always wearing sunglasses outside, and I would freaking LOVE to have a HUD that is displaying current distance, pace, time, etc. within view while running. Especially when training for a specific event.
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There are several companies that already make those. Engo is one.
 
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Once again Gurman spitballing. When he has actual rumors to report on he does fine. When he’s just filling column inches with guesses not so much. How many people wear glasses when they’re working out? It’s not going to become a thing.
 
montuori said:
Well, maybe. I'm pretty severely face blind and just don't recognize people. This can be really difficult. Having a name appear when the glasses recognize someone would be kind of cool in some situations (like trying to watch TV). Or at least relieve the burden from my very close friends who are constantly whispering names in my ear.

I, like you, am loathe to wear tech like this. It is legit creepy (and I'm not eager to wear mass produced frames). It's hard to deny the utility of such a thing though.
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I think there are legitimate use cases, especially for those with hearing or vision issues. But there’s not enough of them to make a market so they have to go looking for other things. I go to a gym on a regular basis. I rarely if ever see people wearing glasses. I wear glasses and the first thing I do before I workout is take them off.
 
tennisproha said:
I've always thought Vision Pro would be a great health device for vision issues like strabismus, etc. Too bad Apple doesn't take their health innovation seriously... the Apple Watch has been a dud for about a decade without any tangible updates to sensors or insights.
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Probably because the deeper they get into it the more regulations and FDA approvals there are. And then how do you scale it outside the US?
 
MrAndrewA said:
Please partner with a good eyewear brand like Oliver Peoples or someone who knows how to design and make well-made, beautiful frames. If these end up looking like Tim Cook rectangle glasses I'll barf.
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You know Oliver Peoples is just another Luxotica front these days, right?
 
McWetty said:
“Apple explored was a Vision Pro-native take on Fitness+, designed to have wearers work out and follow along with classes while the headset's body-tracking sensors monitored their form.”

I can’t imagine working out with a Vision Pro headset on my head. My neck muscles would be massive.
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You don't have to imagine as this is a proven market for headsets. Had Apple focused on this use, they could have launched a lighter and better headset. Designing a headset to feature and highlight Fitness+ would have been a more productive direction than the all-glass front and digital eyeballs.
 
I would really consider this if the glasses adjusted based on how my vision changes over time without getting new glasses.

But I really don't expect innovation from Apple any more. So I'm probably out of luck.

Plus it goes against Apple's culture of replacing Apple devices every few years. Of course, for the sake of the children, not for Apple's profits.
 
As long as smart glasses can’t automatically adjust their prescription to match the wearer’s vision, they’re not very useful to me. A built-in camera, speakers, or an AI assistant alone doesn’t make them truly “smart.” If a pair of glasses could automatically adapt their optical power to my eyesight, I’d gladly pay even $4,000 for them. A product like that could completely disrupt the prescription eyewear market.
 
I wish they had not put any fabric on the device and made interchangeable light shields for working out and then made an app like supernatural. The quest 3 is an excellent home workout device but I wish I could use one thing for everything and have the ecosystem
 
I laugh every time I read these conjecture articles about what Apple is doing with these glasses. Totally miss the boat.
 
artifex said:
edit: I wonder how consistently people would wear glasses during strenuous activities, especially if they didn't need them to see previously. I often take mine off when I'm working in the yard or doing other things that would make me hot and sweaty. The only time I'll definitely be wearing them is driving.
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I’ve only had glasses for two years, and while I don’t exactly need them, I wear them constantly. (I know what I’m missing in the blurry distance when I don’t wear them, hard to forego.) For yard work, they double as eye protection with string trimming; same for racquetball. I don’t always wear them with reclined activity like bench presses.
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(And ironically, every smart or fitness watch I've had so far has given me false positives for exercise when driving.)
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The roads are nuts nowadays, high heart rate and split-second decisions abound!
 
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