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They still look absolutely ridiculous. The way they hover above the nose just looks silly. It feels like these types of glasses suffer from an effect similar t

They still look absolutely ridiculous. The way they hover above the nose just looks silly. It feels like these types of glasses suffer from an effect similar to the uncanny valley. They either need to look EXACTLY like a normal pair of sunglasses, or embrace what they are and make them look very different from sunglasses. Looking sort of like sunglasses, but not being quite right, I think has the inverse effect of getting them to "blend in". Aesthetics aside, I think the reduction in size and weight is impressive.

stcredzero 8y ago
They still look absolutely ridiculous. The way they hover above the nose just looks silly...They either need to look EXACTLY like a normal pair of sunglasses, or embrace what they are and make them look very different from sunglasses. They should've gone for full-on 50's bottle bottom nerd glasses. Maybe take a cue from Brutalism, Frida Kahlo, and EletroBOOM and branched out with it's own pseudo monobrow aesthetic. (Is it just me, or do a lot of Brutalist buildings seem to be trying to convey an abstract sort of monobrow look?)
- andyidsinga 8y ago
  Oh! nice touch with the ElectroBOOM reference - love that channel.
- kibibu 8y ago
  Snap tried this. It did not go very well
  - moccachino 8y ago
    Snap's glasses were a fundamentally useless product. Augmented reality glasses could be quite useful.
newsbinator 8y ago
> The only irritating part was I started to feel the weight of the specs on my nose bridge a few minutes into my session. Xu assured me that what I tried on was a prototype and that an assortment of nose pads and lenses for different facial features will be available. Although we'll have to see it to believe it.
colordrops 8y ago
If they worked really well they could probably get away with making them larger googles that could also be a fashion statement. Something like these: https://images.evo.com/imgp/700/106475/515568/smith-i-o-goggles-blackout-chromapopsunblack-chromapopstormrose.jpg https://images.evo.com/imgp/700/106475/515568/smith-i-o-gogg... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/0060/products/4590_3a32e6f5-96c9-49dc-bc18-679da29f2293.jpg?v=1465661773 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/0060/products/4590_3a... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2574/2802/products/product-image-785930789_1080x.jpg?v=1543589167 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2574/2802/products/product...
- zhoujianfu 8y ago
  I was just skiing last week and realized the goggles were pretty comfortable... and so huge they could easily store the electronics, batteries, etc... to make pretty good AR devices. I wonder if in a couple of years everybody will be wearing iGoggles.
  - matthewowen 8y ago
    This existed: a company called Recon made a HUD built into ski goggles. I have one and it's kinda fun: GPS and altimeter, and connects to your phone for notifications. It didn't sell well though and I think is now discontinued. The company was acquired by IBM.
    - JumpCrisscross 8y ago
      > it's kinda fun: GPS and altimeter With 5G on the horizon, it might be time to re-launch such a product. Having the ski route traced out in front of you is not only helpful safety-wise, but could add a social dimension if key stats could be shared live--and visually, calling to mind a video game--between friends (or broader).
      - hyeonwho4 8y ago
        As an avid skiier, a route traced out in front of you would absolutely NOT help with safety: more than driving, one needs to be able to see the surface conditions and be aware of obstacles at the edges of one's field of vision. At least until such a time when an AI is able to warn you of loose snow, bumps, ice, and a fallen skiier outside of your field of vision.
aaronharnly 8y ago
I mean, I agree they look ridiculous — but I remember when people wearing Bluetooth headsets looked ridiculous. They were way chunkier than “regular” headphones and made the wearer look like a complete tool. Maybe they still do, but they’re ubiquitous now. Hell, AirPods looked ridiculous 2 years ago. So even though I agree with you entirely, I’m prepared to recognize that the world may change around us fairly quickly.
- mhb 8y ago
  AirPods looked ridiculous 2 years ago Oh, they still do.
  - auvi 8y ago
    I also thought the same, until I visited NYC last month. People from all walks of life and age were using AirPods and I didn't find it to be sneered as dorky.
- taobility 8y ago
  Google glass should also on the list
onetimemanytime 8y ago
>> They still look absolutely ridiculous. The way they hover above the nose just looks silly. Wait until Robert Scoble gets his pair, he'll make them mainstream :) As for making them smaller to fit in normal glasses, is there a physics limit or just waiting for things to get smaller?

stcredzero 8y ago

They still look absolutely ridiculous. The way they hover above the nose just looks silly...They either need to look EXACTLY like a normal pair of sunglasses, or embrace what they are and make them look very different from sunglasses. They should've gone for full-on 50's bottle bottom nerd glasses. Maybe take a cue from Brutalism, Frida Kahlo, and EletroBOOM and branched out with it's own pseudo monobrow aesthetic. (Is it just me, or do a lot of Brutalist buildings seem to be trying to convey an abstract sort of monobrow look?)

andyidsinga 8y ago
Oh! nice touch with the ElectroBOOM reference - love that channel.
kibibu 8y ago
Snap tried this. It did not go very well
- moccachino 8y ago
  Snap's glasses were a fundamentally useless product. Augmented reality glasses could be quite useful.

newsbinator 8y ago

> The only irritating part was I started to feel the weight of the specs on my nose bridge a few minutes into my session. Xu assured me that what I tried on was a prototype and that an assortment of nose pads and lenses for different facial features will be available. Although we'll have to see it to believe it.

colordrops 8y ago

If they worked really well they could probably get away with making them larger googles that could also be a fashion statement. Something like these: https://images.evo.com/imgp/700/106475/515568/smith-i-o-goggles-blackout-chromapopsunblack-chromapopstormrose.jpg https://images.evo.com/imgp/700/106475/515568/smith-i-o-gogg... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/0060/products/4590_3a32e6f5-96c9-49dc-bc18-679da29f2293.jpg?v=1465661773 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/0060/products/4590_3a... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2574/2802/products/product-image-785930789_1080x.jpg?v=1543589167 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2574/2802/products/product...

zhoujianfu 8y ago
I was just skiing last week and realized the goggles were pretty comfortable... and so huge they could easily store the electronics, batteries, etc... to make pretty good AR devices. I wonder if in a couple of years everybody will be wearing iGoggles.
- matthewowen 8y ago
  This existed: a company called Recon made a HUD built into ski goggles. I have one and it's kinda fun: GPS and altimeter, and connects to your phone for notifications. It didn't sell well though and I think is now discontinued. The company was acquired by IBM.
  - JumpCrisscross 8y ago
    > it's kinda fun: GPS and altimeter With 5G on the horizon, it might be time to re-launch such a product. Having the ski route traced out in front of you is not only helpful safety-wise, but could add a social dimension if key stats could be shared live--and visually, calling to mind a video game--between friends (or broader).
    - hyeonwho4 8y ago
      As an avid skiier, a route traced out in front of you would absolutely NOT help with safety: more than driving, one needs to be able to see the surface conditions and be aware of obstacles at the edges of one's field of vision. At least until such a time when an AI is able to warn you of loose snow, bumps, ice, and a fallen skiier outside of your field of vision.

aaronharnly 8y ago

I mean, I agree they look ridiculous — but I remember when people wearing Bluetooth headsets looked ridiculous. They were way chunkier than “regular” headphones and made the wearer look like a complete tool. Maybe they still do, but they’re ubiquitous now. Hell, AirPods looked ridiculous 2 years ago. So even though I agree with you entirely, I’m prepared to recognize that the world may change around us fairly quickly.

mhb 8y ago
AirPods looked ridiculous 2 years ago Oh, they still do.
- auvi 8y ago
  I also thought the same, until I visited NYC last month. People from all walks of life and age were using AirPods and I didn't find it to be sneered as dorky.
taobility 8y ago
Google glass should also on the list

onetimemanytime 8y ago

>> They still look absolutely ridiculous. The way they hover above the nose just looks silly. Wait until Robert Scoble gets his pair, he'll make them mainstream :) As for making them smaller to fit in normal glasses, is there a physics limit or just waiting for things to get smaller?