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Zuckerberg's Pervert Glasses Have Been So Publicly Shamed That Meta's Reportedly Now Working on a Version With No Camera (futurism.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52022727

Actually made me giggle

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[–] 11 points 21 hours ago (10 children)

Why do you need glasses at all for a version with no camera? Can't someone just wear earbuds in that case? Can't someone's regular bluetooth (or even tethered) earbuds just talk to the phone in their pocket to do everything?

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  • [–] 4 points 21 hours ago (9 children)

    A glasses with a display were always my dream. But with actually good controls, which it looks like the current iteration of pervert glasses actually have, it's more than I ever dreamed for. You can display a minimap there, you can do some media control, display relevant info if you're working on something, speaker's notes when you do the presentation, the possibilities are numerous.
    If there will be a distinct version without a camera I might actually consider overcoming my hate for Zuck's bullshit (but more probably I'll wait for zuckless version)

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  • [–] 6 points 20 hours ago* (8 children)

    I know it is your dream. But, doing a presentation while wearing sunglasses indoor doesn't exactly transmit humanity, connection nor empathy. I would nope out of that presentation. Everything else is just an app. They are all non-critical things, they don't require a HUD.

    Anyways, that's irrelevant because meta glasses don't have screens. So, no AR functionality.

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  • [–] 3 points 19 hours ago* (4 children)

    They don't have to be sunglasses. Google glasses worked how many years ago.

    They are all non-critical things

    I mean, nothing strictly speaking is. But having hands-free screen actually opens some nice possibilities that holding a phone in your hand doesn't afford.

    Anyways, that’s irrelevant because meta glasses don’t have screens. So, no AR functionality.

    Wait, they don't? What the fuck is the point then.

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  • [–] 4 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    To be a creepy perv. It was obvious since first revealed.

    Also, Google glasses were just as creepy. Thy worked in the technical sense. Complete social and market failure though.

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  • [–] 1 point 18 hours ago

    I will say the point, it is an extension of your phone essentially. A very expensive, pointless, and ultimately creepy extension.

    It's like buying a smart watch, so you can ask it stuff, and not use anything else it can do. When your phone can probably still listen to you perfectly fine.

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