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If feels like every builder of AR glasses falls into the same hole. At some point, after they make them smaller and better looking than the ones before it, they
by Aeolun 2y ago
If feels like every builder of AR glasses falls into the same hole. At some point, after they make them smaller and better looking than the ones before it, they think “this is enough”.
It is not enough.
While a large improvement, those are some chunky looking glasses that I do not imagine anyone wants on their face.
- martpie 2y agoThat is exactly what Meta acknowledged, and this is not a product that is going to be released to the public anyway.
- modeless 2y agoThey are explicitly saying that it's not enough...
- lazyeye 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFB7q89_3U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFB7q89_3U
- 98codes 2y agoI like wearing chunky glasses -- they fit my face well. These things look at least twice the thickness of anything I'd ever consider wearing in public, in any circumstance.
- rising-sky 2y ago> those are some chunky looking glasses that I do not imagine anyone wants on their face You realize this is a prototype and not available for sale to the general public... right?
- didyouread 2y agoIt feels like most people aren't actually reading. They are showcasing the current technological improvements. They did explicitly say its not enough and are just a prototype to showcase what they have so far.
- mystified5016 2y agoI mean, these things are probably close to the physical limit for how small and light they can possibly be. Without relying on a tether, there's only so much you can do. You have to put some compute, battery, and optics somewhere. The optics in particular will always be fairly large just due to the physics of light and lenses. The only way I can see us sidestepping these problems is by putting the optics somewhere else and using a fiber optic tether. Even then, you still need some optics in the glasses to project onto the display lenses. Maybe someone will figure out how to do a transparent OLED display on the lenses directly. Even then, you've cut the bulk required for optics but you still need somewhere to put the electronics. A tether is really the only way to go if your concern is form factor.
- paxys 2y ago> they think “this is enough” That is literally the opposite of what Meta is saying. In fact they aren't even releasing this pair because they know it's too chunky.