Meta Glasses/Sunglasses

[Freakuk]

So my wife is pestering me for want I want for Xmas and these came onto my radar.

We happened to go into Sunglasses Hut a few weeks ago and they has the original Meta (Ray Ban) sunglasses, and the Meta 2's both Ray Ban and Oakley. I was originally thinking about the Oakley Vanguards which are more cycling orientated (as I am a bit of a cyclist), but as I wear glasses/contacts anyway I was thinking about getting prescription lenses which would rule those out so the HSTN frames would work.

But I really don't know if I was really use them truth be told, I like the idea of having video and music available, but other than asking Meta what is that over there what else can I do, what other gizmo's are there.

Then onto my lenses, well I have varifocals currently so I am not sure I could order these direct without having to get them measured and get the focus in the right area, any ideas if people have done this previously.

[Mont Blanc]

My bet is that these will be nothing more than a novelty, and a novelty that will wear off very quickly.

[Neil1300r]

Mont Blanc said:

My bet is that these will be nothing more than a novelty, and a novelty that will wear off very quickly.

Just got them for my 84 year old Mum. She is registered blind. She is loving them, they can read her menus, documents, newspaper articles. Next step is register peoples names / faces, so the glasses will tell her who the person is in front of her. Meta AI is way better than Google for voice to texts. What she sends now in texts makes sense, previously just using her phone didn't. Sound quality is great. 8 changed the voice to Judy Dench
Blind people who are taught how to use them, love them.
Next release of software should fully use video to guide her around

[butchstewie]

Neil1300r said:

Just got them for my 84 year old Mum. She is registered blind. She is loving them, they can read her menus, documents, newspaper articles. Next step is register peoples names / faces, so the glasses will tell her who the person is in front of her. Meta AI is way better than Google for voice to texts. What she sends now in texts makes sense, previously just using her phone didn't. Sound quality is great. 8 changed the voice to Judy Dench
Blind people who are taught how to use them, love them.
Next release of software should fully use video to guide her around

You don't think of things like that do you. What a bloody fantastic use of affordable technology

[Spare tyre]

I looked at them and decided that “less is more”

[dukeboy749r]

butchstewie said:

Neil1300r said:

Just got them for my 84 year old Mum. She is registered blind. She is loving them, they can read her menus, documents, newspaper articles. Next step is register peoples names / faces, so the glasses will tell her who the person is in front of her. Meta AI is way better than Google for voice to texts. What she sends now in texts makes sense, previously just using her phone didn't. Sound quality is great. 8 changed the voice to Judy Dench
Blind people who are taught how to use them, love them.
Next release of software should fully use video to guide her around

You don't think of things like that do you. What a bloody fantastic use of affordable technology

Agreed - this is something for which this technology makes perfect sense.

[JimmyConwayNW]

Neil1300r said:

Just got them for my 84 year old Mum. She is registered blind. She is loving them, they can read her menus, documents, newspaper articles. Next step is register peoples names / faces, so the glasses will tell her who the person is in front of her. Meta AI is way better than Google for voice to texts. What she sends now in texts makes sense, previously just using her phone didn't. Sound quality is great. 8 changed the voice to Judy Dench
Blind people who are taught how to use them, love them.
Next release of software should fully use video to guide her around

Thats absolutely brilliant and a great use of technology.

[AB]

There was another thread about them not long ago. My biggest use is listening to music without appearing rude. Wore them on the golf course and nobody knew. Videos are quite good but the pictures never come out well for some reason.

Occasionally answer phone calls and I’ve had Teams meetings with them on when I’ve been on holiday.

I have the gen2 Wayfarers with transition lenses. Went transition so I can wear them at night, did so last night when I was out with the kids at a Christmas light trail.

[calum199-1]

Love mine, family holidays and days out can record and take pictures without having to grab for my phone great for listening to music and taking calls also.

[Spare tyre]

Whenever I come across someone wearing them
I always assume they are covertly recording me, no idea why I should think this!