Meta Has Already Won the Smart Glasses Race
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The debate rages on: has Meta already won the smart glasses race with its Ray-Ban collaboration? Commenters point to the glasses' surprising sales success, with some even spotting them in high-traffic areas and at events like Open Sauce. However, not everyone is convinced, with some noting concerns over their use for "rage baiting" and covert recording - although it's worth noting that the latest iteration is designed to be inoperable if the recording light is covered. As one commenter mused, the real question is: are these glasses flying under the radar, or are they just not on our personal radar?
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This is news to me.
Does anyone know someone with them / how they're using them?
I also saw one person wearing an Apple Vision Pro, one person wearing a hat made from the rind of a piel de sapo melon, one person in a Katamari Damacy cosplay, and one person in a fursuit.
Is that a viable thing? I thought they'd put in a check so that they wouldn't record if the light was covered.
I hope there's a way to distinguish these from regular RayBans so I don't have to avoid everyone wearing RayBans at all.
Each iteration is better than the last in terms of speed/storage/visual capabilities/battery life.
I use mine to make videos for my YouTube channel: they are far superior to iPhone camera for this purpose because of their killer app: hands-free!