I have a real, practical use for a heads-up display. Walking around a whole hospital hunched over tiny laptop/portable screens (or pushing a heavy WOW and peering around the monitor while...
I have a real, practical use for a heads-up display. Walking around a whole hospital hunched over tiny laptop/portable screens (or pushing a heavy WOW and peering around the monitor while navigating) to look at CAD drawings, RDP sessions, and configuration software gets painful in a hurry.
I have to say the technology still isn't there yet. I've tried the Viture Pro and XReal One Pro, and wound up returning both. Neither is good for mobility, even though the tethering to a computer isn't particularly bothersome for my use case. Motion detection (eye and head tracking to keep the screens in front of your visual field) isn't satisfactory, the screen blurs at the corners, tiling for multiple displays is glitchy... The hardware tech may be awesome, but the software (particularly for Viture) isn't reliable or uniformly compatible with Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android. Gamers and video watchers who are stationary may find them satisfactory, but my dream gadget hasn't dropped yet.
Yeah it sounds like a dystopia to me. Already people are not present most of the day, now they will be in la la land, being fed nonsense and distractions every moment.
Yeah it sounds like a dystopia to me. Already people are not present most of the day, now they will be in la la land, being fed nonsense and distractions every moment.
Generally AR and VR glasses have fixed focal distances of usually between 2m to 4m. If you're nearsighted, you actually need to wear contacts or a vision-correcting lens, since despite the screen...
Generally AR and VR glasses have fixed focal distances of usually between 2m to 4m. If you're nearsighted, you actually need to wear contacts or a vision-correcting lens, since despite the screen being centimeters away from your eyes the actual focal distance is meters away.
In that respect, your eyes focus on a farther distance than anything but a TV setup, compared to traditional setups.
Honestly I am not interested in wearing a screen on my face all day. Not having to crane my neck to look at my phone to read something or text with someone appeals to me, but I feel like I’d...
Honestly I am not interested in wearing a screen on my face all day.
Not having to crane my neck to look at my phone to read something or text with someone appeals to me, but I feel like I’d prefer a device that I keep on my pocket and put on when I need it. So more like a reading glasses form factor than chunky hipster ones.
If these do end up finding some amount of popularity though I expect the fashion for glasses might start to tilt towards thin wire frames or frameless ones again just to make it clear that you’re not about that shit.
Perhaps it's time to bring back the monocle in a "smart" format? Pocket sized form factor, the carrying case could be a portable charger (like earbuds), and it's very old school classy /bougie.
Perhaps it's time to bring back the monocle in a "smart" format?
Pocket sized form factor, the carrying case could be a portable charger (like earbuds), and it's very old school classy /bougie.
That’s just Google Glass again haha. Just a version. You’d close up and stow when not in use. Though that would probably mitigate most of the glass hole effect.
That’s just Google Glass again haha. Just a version. You’d close up and stow when not in use. Though that would probably mitigate most of the glass hole effect.
Iunno, it feels like it'd take a marketing miracle for AR to get mass adoption at this point. Even in 2013 when people were a lot, lot more positive about technology in general and its effects on...
Iunno, it feels like it'd take a marketing miracle for AR to get mass adoption at this point. Even in 2013 when people were a lot, lot more positive about technology in general and its effects on our lives, the term "glasshole" was coined, and now people have even less of an appetite for technology.
The problem is that the only time the casual public "sees" smart glasses in use is when they're being used negatively. You might have two food influencers who both wear them to make content but...
The problem is that the only time the casual public "sees" smart glasses in use is when they're being used negatively. You might have two food influencers who both wear them to make content but the one you'll hear about is the asshole who didn't ask permission, was a jerk to staff, etc. I've heard about people wearing them to the gym to record women without their consent and covering up the recording indicator.
I don't think you're on Bsky too much, just that this is what "regular" people see on socials especially with this tech specifically
I have a real, practical use for a heads-up display. Walking around a whole hospital hunched over tiny laptop/portable screens (or pushing a heavy WOW and peering around the monitor while navigating) to look at CAD drawings, RDP sessions, and configuration software gets painful in a hurry.
I have to say the technology still isn't there yet. I've tried the Viture Pro and XReal One Pro, and wound up returning both. Neither is good for mobility, even though the tethering to a computer isn't particularly bothersome for my use case. Motion detection (eye and head tracking to keep the screens in front of your visual field) isn't satisfactory, the screen blurs at the corners, tiling for multiple displays is glitchy... The hardware tech may be awesome, but the software (particularly for Viture) isn't reliable or uniformly compatible with Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android. Gamers and video watchers who are stationary may find them satisfactory, but my dream gadget hasn't dropped yet.
I long for the day we won't have smartphones and we'll all just have our personal HUD
And then we can all stare off into the distance with better neck ergonomics than our current hunched smartphone viewing posture.
Yeah it sounds like a dystopia to me. Already people are not present most of the day, now they will be in la la land, being fed nonsense and distractions every moment.
But what about eye strain, focusing on things only an inch away? Are there ways to mitigate that?
Generally AR and VR glasses have fixed focal distances of usually between 2m to 4m. If you're nearsighted, you actually need to wear contacts or a vision-correcting lens, since despite the screen being centimeters away from your eyes the actual focal distance is meters away.
In that respect, your eyes focus on a farther distance than anything but a TV setup, compared to traditional setups.
Yeah AR glasses use a waveguide and a projector, the waveguide breaking light in a way it looks like it's 2 meters away
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Dear lord, that thing is 13 years old by now? When did I get so old?Most of it seemed reasonable, but yeah I agree implants are a step too far
Honestly I am not interested in wearing a screen on my face all day.
Not having to crane my neck to look at my phone to read something or text with someone appeals to me, but I feel like I’d prefer a device that I keep on my pocket and put on when I need it. So more like a reading glasses form factor than chunky hipster ones.
If these do end up finding some amount of popularity though I expect the fashion for glasses might start to tilt towards thin wire frames or frameless ones again just to make it clear that you’re not about that shit.
Perhaps it's time to bring back the monocle in a "smart" format?
Pocket sized form factor, the carrying case could be a portable charger (like earbuds), and it's very old school classy /bougie.
I'd wear a high-tech pince nez that magnetically clips to my nose. That sounds silly and entertaining.
That’s just Google Glass again haha. Just a version. You’d close up and stow when not in use. Though that would probably mitigate most of the glass hole effect.
Iunno, it feels like it'd take a marketing miracle for AR to get mass adoption at this point. Even in 2013 when people were a lot, lot more positive about technology in general and its effects on our lives, the term "glasshole" was coined, and now people have even less of an appetite for technology.
Or maybe I'm on Bluesky too much?The problem is that the only time the casual public "sees" smart glasses in use is when they're being used negatively. You might have two food influencers who both wear them to make content but the one you'll hear about is the asshole who didn't ask permission, was a jerk to staff, etc. I've heard about people wearing them to the gym to record women without their consent and covering up the recording indicator.
I don't think you're on Bsky too much, just that this is what "regular" people see on socials especially with this tech specifically