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- wmeredith 1y agoI like that they included a candid photo. The clothes I buy don't look the same on me as they do on a model, and I'm OK with that.
- micromacrofoot 1y agosure but there's a reason this kind of product is usually modeled, because candidly having cameras mounted on your head is a terribly awkward thing
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- greesil 1y agoHow does AR help anything? What problems does AR solve? At least with face camera + Clearview I could become the world's greatest politician / bounty hunter. Actually nevermind I saw this sick demo on Reddit of an AR putting assistant but I think they had to strap a depth camera on the device. So AR means mini golf pro?
- luxuryballs 1y agoit helps keep want to develop for them or wear them at all
- ajmurmann 1y agoA phenomenal use case that would be enabled by simple AR is overlays for signs in foreign language and "subtitles" for foreign languages. This would be incredible during travel. Much better than pulling your phone out to look at signs, menus etc.
- kevinventullo 1y agoThe “subtitles” could also serve as IRL Closed Captioning for folks who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- greesil 1y agoOkay, so a nice hearing aid / babel fish. My mom might like these.
- woleium 1y agoThey have audio AR, which is sufficient for many use cases.
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- ivape 1y agoYeah. Glasses with speakers are okay, but they need to stop trying to push it as a new product line. It'll take a phone call and a promise of payment to China and we'll easily have glasses duck taped to a small in-ear headphone/with mic.
- georgeecollins 1y agoI think AR would be a great addition but this is categorically wrong. Look at the top post in this thread. Plus, in the wild I have encountered people wearing these things taking calls, taking pictures, asking questions. There have been at least five AR glasses that I can think of and this is only one that anyone really uses. So, no.
- demosthanos 1y agoSomehow we've actually managed to regress from 2013's Google Glass. Always-on microphone and camera sold by one of the world's sketchiest privacy invaders? Check. Display that actually takes advantage of the glasses form factor? Nope. Sounds like this could just as easily be the Humane pin.
- Handy-Man 1y agoIt's not always on. How do you skeptics always manage to get things wrong to get your point across?
- demosthanos 1y agoIf you can ask "Hey Meta, ..." while holding a golf club and unable to touch a button (which the promo video [0] shows you can) then the mic is always on. It may not always be beaming data to Meta, but that's a matter of trust, which I don't have much of for Meta given their history. The camera may or may not be always on, but it can be turned on by software activated by the always-on mic (again, demonstrated by the promo video), so it would be best to treat it as though it is. [0] https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/introducing-oakley-meta-glasses-a-new-category-of-performance-ai-glasses/ https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/introducing-oakley-meta-gl...
- elondaits 1y agoThe “Hey *” (Meta, Siri, Alexa) is typically handled by a simpler mechanism on a short buffer that triggers the proper recording and speech recognition workflow in order to save battery. But if you’re not going to trust the company, then the fact that it responds to Hey Meta shouldn’t make any difference because it could still be quietly recording. The fact that it responds to a wakeup prompt changes nothing.
- demosthanos 1y agoI'm aware of the mechanism, but that mechanism relies on a mic that is always on. I agree that the primary issue is that it's a software-controlled microphone with no off switch controlled by software written by Meta. I only emphasized the wake word listening in response to OP's claim that it's not always on when it must be.
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- msgodel 1y agoEven if they did it's not much of an improvement over normal bluetooth headphones, most of which have hardware assistant buttons now. It's ridiculous and disappointing. I think Facebook is used to not providing real value add to their users and thinking just exposure to cybernetics is enough of a sell. That's completely saturated now though.
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- xnx 1y agoOfficial source: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/introducing-oakley-meta-glasses-a-new-category-of-performance-ai-glasses/ https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/introducing-oakley-meta-gl... Not sure why theverge gets linked so much here.
- diggan 1y agoUsually I prefer second-hand sources over press-releases, as press-releses tend to be a bit too much navel-gazing and pats on the back.
- add-sub-mul-div 1y agoRight, journalism adds commentary and context. People may often think it's bad, or not like or agree with what they read, and conflate that with thinking journalism is bad or forgetting what it fundamentally is and why it's important that it exists. A straight up ad from Facebook would not be better than this.
- demosthanos 1y agoIn general I agree, but The Verge in particular tends to just say exactly what the press release says with less detail. If we're going to do a non-press-release source it should be because they're offering context and information that the company would not willingly choose to provide themselves.
- diggan 1y agoYeah, also agree with you in general, if it's the same, doesn't really matter :) But at least the last paragraph seems to be adding something, although the rest of the article is indeed just a re-hash of the press-release. > Meta recently signed a multi-year deal with EssilorLuxottica, the parent company behind Ray-Ban, Oakley, and other eyewear brands. The Meta Ray-Bans have sold over two million pairs to date, and EssilorLuxottica recently disclosed that it plans to sell 10 million smart glasses with Meta annually by 2026. “This is our first step into the performance category,” Alex Himel, Meta’s head of wearables, tells me. “There’s more to come.”
- DHPersonal 1y agoThe difference between the stylish product shot and the goofy candid is stunning. The glasses look ridiculous on Zuckerberg.
- jebarker 1y agoRidiculous seems strong. They’re not my style but I see people making far more surprising fashion choices everyday
- badlucklottery 1y agoI think part of the issue is that Zuckerberg is a smaller dude and they're pretty big sunglasses so he has a bit of that "Look! I'm wearing dad's glasses!" thing going on.
- gardenhedge 1y agoSo that's half of men and most women ruled out?
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoBig glasses are actually quite popular with women. Heavy frames and large lenses tend to compensate for larger noses, and other facial issues (although they won't come out and say that). Clear glasses can really focus on the eyes. I know a couple of women that have made large, heavy-rimmed glasses into a real fashion statement.
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- newsclues 1y agoOakley quality tanked since luxottica bought them. Unfortunate.
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- deafpolygon 1y agoWhaaaat the heck is going on in the reflections on Mark Z’s glasses?
- foxygen 1y agoHis wife holding a phone?
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