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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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[–] -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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