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> We just don't like crap on our face. A lot of people wear glasses without much objection. AR glasses need to be about the same form factor as regular sungl

by ta8645 3y ago

> We just don't like crap on our face. A lot of people wear glasses without much objection. AR glasses need to be about the same form factor as regular sunglasses today.

smoldesu 3y ago
And then what? We just get a different way to interact with screens? Phones and tablets can leverage their size to pack bright displays, tactile controls and large batteries. Targeting the Ray-ban form factor is going to require some ugly sacrifices, and even an optimal solution is going to be a hard sell compared to the miniaturized technology of it's day. I keep hearing the "make AR glasses" shtick, but I don't think there will be real demand for it. You either wear the heavy, light-blocking fighter-pilot headset for full immersion, or you get the dinky 15 degree FOV washed-out Google Glass. And both of them cost a mortgage compared to the smartphone.
- ta8645 3y ago
  Time will tell, most of your objections are temporary and don't represent any fundamental limit to the technological possibilities, only the current reality. Personally, if nothing else, I would gladly trade a bulky phone for something less intrusive.
  - smoldesu 3y ago
    I think many of my objections are fundamental. How will eyeglasses control external light bleed without physical blockers? How will battery technology adapt to a wire-thin design language? How will the field-of-view extend beyond the glasses? How will you manage the user's interpupillary distance and allow it to be manipulated on the fly? The greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world technical limitations don't exist. Flying cars sound cool, until you consider every single logistical limitation that prevents it from being a commercial reality. Yes they exist, but are they practical? Will they ever be?
Mistletoe 3y ago
People say this but I don't see how that will achieve VR, since light will be streaming in around the edges. AR sure I guess but I'm not sold on AR at all, nor am I certain we can ever get around the physical laws of our universe issues Magic Leap had.

by ta8645 3y ago

> We just don't like crap on our face. A lot of people wear glasses without much objection. AR glasses need to be about the same form factor as regular sunglasses today.

smoldesu 3y ago

And then what? We just get a different way to interact with screens? Phones and tablets can leverage their size to pack bright displays, tactile controls and large batteries. Targeting the Ray-ban form factor is going to require some ugly sacrifices, and even an optimal solution is going to be a hard sell compared to the miniaturized technology of it's day. I keep hearing the "make AR glasses" shtick, but I don't think there will be real demand for it. You either wear the heavy, light-blocking fighter-pilot headset for full immersion, or you get the dinky 15 degree FOV washed-out Google Glass. And both of them cost a mortgage compared to the smartphone.

ta8645 3y ago
Time will tell, most of your objections are temporary and don't represent any fundamental limit to the technological possibilities, only the current reality. Personally, if nothing else, I would gladly trade a bulky phone for something less intrusive.
- smoldesu 3y ago
  I think many of my objections are fundamental. How will eyeglasses control external light bleed without physical blockers? How will battery technology adapt to a wire-thin design language? How will the field-of-view extend beyond the glasses? How will you manage the user's interpupillary distance and allow it to be manipulated on the fly? The greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world technical limitations don't exist. Flying cars sound cool, until you consider every single logistical limitation that prevents it from being a commercial reality. Yes they exist, but are they practical? Will they ever be?

Mistletoe 3y ago

People say this but I don't see how that will achieve VR, since light will be streaming in around the edges. AR sure I guess but I'm not sold on AR at all, nor am I certain we can ever get around the physical laws of our universe issues Magic Leap had.