It’s becoming somewhat of a running gag that any device or object will be made ‘smart’ these days, whether it’s a phone, TV, refrigerator, home thermostat, headphones or gla…
  • edinbruh@feddit.itEnglish
    5·
    8 hours ago

    I haven’t read the article yet, but I just wanted to say a couple of things.

    First of all, I keep noticing people around me with bulky glasses that look like they came out of the DEVO peek a Boo video, and all I can think is that if I where Facebook I would use my power to influence fashion towards bulky glasses and make my glasses look sleek by comparison.

    Second, it sucks that the wrist band thing is being tied with bullshit ai glasses. I would love to see that as a regular input device for PCs and smartphones.

    • MalReynolds@piefed.socialEnglish
      21·
      6 hours ago

      Second, it sucks that the wrist band thing is being tied with bullshit ai glasses. I would love to see that as a regular input device for PCs and smartphones.

      Seconded, have long considered sub-critical neuron monitoring a really good in to ‘thought control’ without the privacy complications. No thanks neuorolink, stay out of my head (at least for many years until the implications and side effects shake out, fMRI also spooks me) but I’m fine with wrists and perhaps voicebox (ala firefox ), you know, voluntary stuff. What are the odds they’ve locked it up in patents and it’s now a tech dead end for the next decade or two…?

  • James R Kirk@startrek.websiteEnglish
    7·
    10 hours ago

    If these catch on (unlikely imo) it’s only a matter of time before I have an awkward interaction with someone when they come into my house wearing them…

  • pasdechance@jlai.lu
    5·
    10 hours ago

    The featured image/title card is just wonderful. I’m a professor, and I don’t know how I’ll react if these ever enter my classroom.

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
      6·
      10 hours ago

      Same as you’d react to them coming in pointing a camera I guess. Campus is a private property right so it’s up to the admin…

  • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    9 hours ago

    Although most of the focus in the media and elsewhere is on smart glasses like Google Glass and now Meta/Ray-Ban’s offerings, there are others too that fall under this umbrella term. Certain auto-darkening sunglasses are called ‘smart glasses’, while others are designed to act more like portable screens that are used with a laptop or other computer system. Then there are the augmented- and mixed-reality glasses, which come in a wide variety of forms and shapes. None of these are the camera-equipped types that we discussed here, of course, and thus do not carry the same stigma.

    Obviously the camera-equipped models are concerning for a whole host of reasons, but i did not realize there were companies making these camera-less AR glasses that function like lighter VR headsets. Something like the Viture Luma actually seems like it could be a cool alternative to a gaming monitor. The price is comparable, just plug in via USB-C. I wonder what that would be like? Just leaning back in the computer chair and the monitor leans back with you…sounds pretty nice, tbh.

    • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I have Viture glasses I use with my steamdeck. It functions like a monitor that is always in front of your face. They have a program for windows that works more like a VR workspace, but nothing for Linux yet.