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Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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TL;DR: you now need to pay a $20/month "meta premium" subscription to use a 100% offline feature that runs on your own malware-ridden smartglasses.

If you don't subscribe, you can use the feature that is already included in the hardware that you already paid for 3 hours each month

The now-paywalled feature boosts the voice of the speaker in front of you, something that even low-end ANC earphones are doing now. 5 minutes of free usage per day is basically nothing.

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

Unless you're actively looking for them, the raybans aren't going to stand out as smart glasses.

Christ, I'm not here to defend meta or the assholes walking around harassing women, I'm saying there is a potential use for AR glasses.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, there's potential use for AR glasses, but not as a consumer item for personal ownership. They fit more in industrial settings or in specialized roles. Fuck Meta.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You seem caught up in the Meta aspect. Take them out of the equation and it's none of your business if someone else wants a hud for any number of reasons that don't invade the privacy of others.

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