Meta Launches AI Glasses

[surferfb]

Interested in this product category: absolutely.
Interested in a device by Meta: absolutely not.

Looks good, but ping me when a company that isn’t trying to use me to sell ads has a similar device.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

"Gamechanger"????

Did Mark watch the same Meta presentation that I did.

3 failed demonstrations in 1hr. Mark needs to remove the rose coloured glasses 🙄🤦‍♂️

He didn’t specify whether it was a Gamechanger for good or for bad. 😆

 

[Rychiar]

Can it receive cellular signals, or just WiFi?

why would you want cellular on your head....

 

[canadianreader]

I’m curious, do people actually notice or get notified when those smart glasses are snapping a photo? The whole concept of a camera staring me down 24/7 without warning gives me serious privacy chills. Feels like we’re one step away from a Black Mirror episode where everyone’s a secret shutterbug.

A company that's paying AI employees millions of dollars imagine what they're capable of doing with mass surveillance device like this one. I'm sure future iterations will be thinner and indistinguishable from normal everyday glasses.

 

[Simmias]

Balding, paunchy Apple-hating industrial spy Gurman says the new Meta glasses are a game changer. Let’s believe him and his stock-manipulating masters at Bloomberg.

 

[Rychiar]

go figure they beat Timmy boy to market apple will make these in 6 or 7 years....

 

[Artemiz]

Oh great! Just what I need — more of Zuck’s business creeping into my daily life right when I’m about to receive a settlement check from his last business.

 

[coolfactor]

If these actually work well, this will be huge. It looks like a finished product, and although it's not a first attempt really, most of it is; at least the important parts.

Meta appears to have beaten everyone to market also.

(Please don't give my Meta hate, it's beyond annoying...sorry)

Meta was smart to become a separate business entity from Facebook for this very reason.

As for beaten to market, that's not a critical indicator of long-term success. "Smart" phones existed before the iPhone, for example. But Meta deserves credit for massive investments into the R&D of smart glasses, which benefits this emerging market.

Apple is smart to take their time. Massive privacy and safety implications here. Imagine the unsolicited photos and distracted driving incidents that will occur.

 

[CapitalIdea]

Can it receive cellular signals, or just WiFi?

Phone processing.

 

[CapitalIdea]

And as a perk, you get to look like Elton John! Can't wait to see the bedazzled version!

“I’ll check the weather!”

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I'm just going to assume this product is a flop until proven otherwise.

It’s designed to serve ads, so it’ll be successful at that.

 

[Verloc]

Tim BTFO

 

[Unregistered 4U]

go figure they beat Timmy boy to market apple will make these in 6 or 7 years....

Meta won’t even be making these in 6 or 7 years.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Meta was smart to become a separate business entity from Facebook for this very reason.

As for beaten to market, that's not a critical indicator of long-term success. "Smart" phones existed before the iPhone, for example. But Meta deserves credit for massive investments into the R&D of smart glasses, which benefits this emerging market.

Apple is smart to take their time. Massive privacy and safety implications here. Imagine the unsolicited photos and distracted driving incidents that will occur.

Completely agree.
This is absolutely a product that I could see Apple creating a much more compelling version of, what with all of the ecosystem ties they could create

 

[elemenohme]

Apple will jump on this bandwagon eventually. I use the Meta Ray-Bans all the time so it’s great to see that they’re innovating the platform forward. I hate earbuds so I really like these for listening to podcasts and audiobooks. But I don’t use their AI and its integration with iOS is miserable. And they’re still stuck with just vertical video, which is kind of useless unless you’re a big FB/Insta reels user.

 

[dontwalkhand]

The frames are too thick.

 

[jdawgnoonan]

1) I would never consider walking around with an always tracking Facebook device.
2) They are not visually appealing.

 

[elemenohme]

Meta won’t even be making these in 6 or 7 years.

The batteries on the glasses wear out after a couple of years, so they have the lifespan of a pair of AirPods. (I bought meta ray-bans to replace my dead OG AirPods Pro.) None of this stuff has much longevity.

 

[PowerButton]

Just think of all the privacy protections and data protection that must be built into such a product! (heavy sarcasm)

All of your data is being used to train Meta’s AI. It wouldn’t surprise me if they even use photos and video without your consent for training.

 

[JaydenA]

Massive privacy and safety implications here. Imagine the unsolicited photos and distracted driving incidents

I wonder if these camera glasses, can be blinded by a counter-attack set of glasses, something with bright (invisible to the human eye) IR leds at the temples and nose. Make them see nothing but dazzle.

 

[QquegChristian]

I’m curious, do people actually notice or get notified when those smart glasses are snapping a photo? The whole concept of a camera staring me down 24/7 without warning gives me serious privacy chills. Feels like we’re one step away from a Black Mirror episode where everyone’s a secret shutterbug.

I have the regular Meta Glasses and they are very obnoxious when filming or taking a photo. They flash a bright LED on the front and have a sensor to tell if the LED is covered or tampered with so they will not work if so. They also make a snapping sound.

I video and photograph deals in stores for work and no one ever knows what I’m doing when I shoot on my iPhone as it doesn’t make any sound or have any visual indicator but I find the glasses too embarassing to shoot with even tho I am only shooting products in my hands, don’t ever shoot a person.

Similarly, I wore the glasses to a Nine Inch Nails concert last week as that was a perfect way to record a few short videos without taking myself out of the concert and annoying others around me holding up a phone. That said, I was still worried the flashing LED would annoy people so I only used it twice. Sound was surprisingly good. I think I preferred it to a video I shot on the phone at the concert, but the video quality was not good enough in the dark concert and too wide. They’re really only great for photo/video outdoors. I don’t have a dashcam so if I was wearing them driving I could just say “hey Meta record a video” if something crazy was happening on the road in front of me etc.

I really like them for listening to podcasts while doing my work in stores as they are completely passive / and I can still hear people around me / be fully aware without worrying about bumping into someone.

I know AirPods have a transparency mode now but hard to beat actually having your ears entirely uncovered and still perfectly hear a podcast.

 

[S.B.G]

Just what people need, another way to monitor and monetize them.

 

[kiensoy]

Not necessarily, the Apple Watch already does hand gestures (double tap of fingers plus additional accessibility options for hand squeezes and uses of different fingers to control the display), plus the AVP obviously has hand gestures, and so have several devices for decades.
However, I will agree that this entire package does seem to be a major step forward for future augmented reality glasses.
Main issue I see for Meta… is that it is going to be insanely easy for Apple to make their own version of these, and with all of Apple’s customers already with Apple watches on their wrists, AirPods in their ears and iPhones in their pockets the integrations that will be possible from day one will pretty much make these meta-glasses obsolete the second Apple releases theirs.

Vision Pro uses the downfacing cameras to read your finger movements. Meta's works even if your hands are below a desk. MrWhosetheboss showed it works even with your hands in your pocket, useful in winter. Apple Watch uses the gyroscope to detect your wrist flick or your finger taps, while Meta's detect even minute finger movements.

I totally see this technology being integrated into the Apple Watch in the future to use it with AVP or the supposedly upcoming Apple Glasses.

 

[mlrproducts]

I’m curious, do people actually notice or get notified when those smart glasses are snapping a photo? The whole concept of a camera staring me down 24/7 without warning gives me serious privacy chills. Feels like we’re one step away from a Black Mirror episode where everyone’s a secret shutterbug.

What do you think the gov, Palantir, ORCL and others are doing building that giant data center in Texas for?

 

[brandonnnnnnn]

I think these are cool and would get these, but I know battery life is going to suck with a 6 hour listed time. I have the first gen Meta Ray-Bans with prescription and they always die in the middle day with barely little usage of the AI capabilities. Want to love this and hop in, but I can't with the battery life.