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I don't understand how she's using Meta glasses to read print. You mean it's dictating it, or are they prescription? If the former, do you need meta glasses for

I don't understand how she's using Meta glasses to read print. You mean it's dictating it, or are they prescription? If the former, do you need meta glasses for that? If it's the latter, wouldn't it work with any glasses? I also don't understand how they're used to locate items around the house. Is there some sort of GPS? Or do you mean it helps by virtue of seeing (e.g. prescription)? AR glasses will be a hit, no doubt, but I don't see what's so special about glasses with a mic, camera and speaker on them. Seems especially for an older person that it would be more useful getting a phone with a screen and pointing at things and seeing it on a display.

sleepyguy 1y ago
The glasses need to be connected to your smartphone, and then you ask. Hey Meta, read the text on this label and tell me what it says. Hey Meta, do you see the keys on the counter? Hey Meta, can you tell me what is in front of me? It projects the sound into your ear.
sampo 1y ago
> I don't understand how she's using Meta glasses to read print. The glasses have a camera, and small speakers near your ears. They also have a microphone, so you can give them voice commands. Like Amazon Alexa, but in the glasses.
Dfiesl 1y ago
Yeah the glasses will be dictating the text. For identifying objects the cameras in the glasses will be substitutes for her failing eyesight, no GPS or prescription needed. A phone you have to hold in your hand whereas glasses you don't. Therefore glasses are superior for these use cases.
- amazingamazing 1y ago
  Seems scary. If you’re using it to read some prescription and it says the wrong thing then game over I guess - or if internet goes out. I’m very curious what this person did before these glasses were released.
  - rocketpastsix 1y ago
    they probably used a magnifying glass to help read.
  - ackfoobar 1y ago
    Yeah same thought here. When I got the glasses and was ready to be disappointed by the AI feature, I ask it to tell me the sweetener from the ingredient list on a can of coke zero. It hallucinated a whole bunch, so I took a photo to see for myself what the LLM saw. The resolution was very low.

sleepyguy 1y ago

The glasses need to be connected to your smartphone, and then you ask. Hey Meta, read the text on this label and tell me what it says. Hey Meta, do you see the keys on the counter? Hey Meta, can you tell me what is in front of me? It projects the sound into your ear.

sampo 1y ago

> I don't understand how she's using Meta glasses to read print. The glasses have a camera, and small speakers near your ears. They also have a microphone, so you can give them voice commands. Like Amazon Alexa, but in the glasses.

Dfiesl 1y ago

Yeah the glasses will be dictating the text. For identifying objects the cameras in the glasses will be substitutes for her failing eyesight, no GPS or prescription needed. A phone you have to hold in your hand whereas glasses you don't. Therefore glasses are superior for these use cases.

amazingamazing 1y ago
Seems scary. If you’re using it to read some prescription and it says the wrong thing then game over I guess - or if internet goes out. I’m very curious what this person did before these glasses were released.
- rocketpastsix 1y ago
  they probably used a magnifying glass to help read.
- ackfoobar 1y ago
  Yeah same thought here. When I got the glasses and was ready to be disappointed by the AI feature, I ask it to tell me the sweetener from the ingredient list on a can of coke zero. It hallucinated a whole bunch, so I took a photo to see for myself what the LLM saw. The resolution was very low.