I'm surprised at the vast variety of opinions on the glasses. I think they look really good, ie, a normal pair of Raybans, and they pack quite a lot for that. Those pictures are honestly stunning! Definitely something I'd be interested in when summer rolls back around next year, even as a non-influencer.
The interesting thing is how this event tested the social acceptability of the glasses. The glasses never looked weird except when the video record light was on. Probably since you would expect people on vacation to wear sunglasses, but it still looked normal. Also, low light video was very good considering the size. I wonder if there could be a battery extension for people who do irl livestreams. The only thing was the motion blur was very noticable. Maybe it records in VRR mode.
I just wanted to compliment you on your reviews. They are very comprehensive, and this review in particular reminds me of the e-bike review you previously did - it's a unique tech item, but you've managed to maintain the same high level of entertainment and thoroughness in your analysis as you do with a mobile phone/tablet/pc. Great job, and wishing you nothing but the best as you continue your outstanding work, Mr. Mobile! -BG
I literally couldnt give a shit about these influencer glasses but I liked his e-bike review so much (and all the others ive been watching for years) that I figured I better check it out. glad I did
As an optician this tech genuinely gets me so excited. I’ve put prescription lenses in people’s Bose and Razer glasses before and those were some chunky frames. These are the closest looking to actually frames I’ve seen a minute.
@@mcmach1 One of my other offices did for a short and I mean SHORT stint back then (I work for a big box store that’s not 100 percent affiliated with Luxottica). They rarely sold from my experience because they were chunky and very difficult to properly fit and adjust for patients. On top of that the $300 price tag was just a bit much for my patients when you factor in that lenses at my shop go as little as $50 all the way to $400 depending on bells and whistles you get - you could walk out of my office dropping triple digits for something that amounted to nothing more than a cute party trick.
@@internetfrnd6496 The lenses are what can kill a product like this. Mine to be a reasonable thickness are very expensive. Then again, I'd only get sunglasses if I got these, as I couldn't be without some sort of correction.
When I saw these glasses, I automatically thought about my job. I’m a pathologist, and it would be a wonderful tool to make gross pathology, and to document it. You can always find something to do with new gadgets.
I can actually see this being a successful implementation of smart glasses. They look normal and provide a super convenient method of snapping impromptu photos and video. And they even sub in for earphones.
This is likely the result of me not being a (video-focused) content creator, but when it comes to "smart glasses" (a yet to be fully defined product category if there ever was one, "smart glasses" can mean anything from display, over camera to audio features after all), I tend to gravitate to products focused on displaying, rather than recording content. I can of course see the value of first person recording becoming more approachable, even if I lack a use case. Like that they try to be proactive about informing people when they are recorded and how this gives us a taste how Meta intends to deploy LLaMA. Still rudimentary, but at least we now have their first target hardware for their LLM efforts. Also, have to admit I'd feel like a bit of a bozo during calls, though that is just an issue till this tech becomes more common. Looking back to your Focals review, I'd love to see you cover something like Xreals offerings, perhaps as part of another coverage of desktop like Android interfaces like Ready For and Dex.
Can't wait to see Google come back with their glasses, but I think it's gonna be hard for them especially that they lost a chance to partner with Ray ban
Good feedback, thanks! I really wish the Focals team hadn't been absorbed into (then steamrolled by) Google, because I agree: a display is a massively important component to a true "smart glasses" experience. But until Xreal/others can figure out a way to make their glasses sit properly on the nose, instead of floating somewhere up around my forehead, I'm gonna pass.
@@TheMrMobile the nose pads on the Xreal Air are truly awful, but I saw a post on Reddit that claimed that some Oakley pads will work and offer an improvement
They look super cool. A way to record parts of your life without stopping living your life, as happens with cellphones and cameras in concerts or parties. Not the same image quality but not distancing yourself from life is a win.
This is a great point. Everyone always talks about people stopping to film memories on their phones but not getting the full experience. Maybe not too far off in the future it won't be too uncommon to see people just film stuff on their glasses and experience things more
@@mehshutup3041once in the hands of people...those who said it's weird to record using vision pro will realize that you'll actually be in the moment with family when taking videos using vision pro...and family members will appreciate it more instead of you using a phone with your eyes looking at the phone screen than them...and people will be used to it with your eyes popping on the vision pro
It would be cool if the camera had an option for 4:3 video at full 12 Megapixels, otherwise known as "open-gate". This would allow for 16:9 or 9:16 video cropping after the fact for whichever platform someone chooses. I doubt they care about the user that much but for the gen 2 version, perhaps they'll have an option to put the camera in a proper horizontal orientation and have that option for enthusiasts. One could hope, anyway.
Any camera that lives on your face is going to have a very bumpy existence. They likely need to keep a lot of the sensor in reserve for digital image stabilization just to make the footage usable.
As someone who's worn glasses since the first grade, and as someone enamored with heads up displays from games like Halo, i've loved the idea of smart glasses since childhood. Unfortunately, google glass was a decade before its time and nobody (Outside of North, but they seem to have disappeared near as i can tell) has been going for the "One device to rule them all" approach. Being able to have turn by turn nav right in my field of view while calling a friend waiting for me at a restaurant or being able to use the camera to zoom in on what i'm looking at and being able to ask a digital assistant "what am i looking at" and getting a google result would be fantastic, but alas, most companies opt for doing a pick 2 skip 1 of audio, video, and HUD rather than all three. Good on you for pointing out the situation in Maui and how we can help, by the way.
Why is everyone so obsessed with privacy when talking about these glasses? Every person on the street got phone cameras and some people have action cameras without notification does it filming you or not 🤷♂️
Honestly the one good thing that with tech like these becoming more widely available is there will be less people holding phones on their hands when in public setting, more people would start enjoying what they're doing sindtead of worrying about what they are recordijng all the time. Also, a certain company's dominance over glasses would be lessened... Tho that's probably just a farfetched wish.
@@startedtech that doesn't make the idea any less dystopian. A company like Google or Meta selling you glasses with a camera in them isn't selling you a cool gadget, they're just expanding the surveillance state.
Picture quality is excellent. I had the Gen 1 but I was so disappointed with the webcam like photos. But this one looks like they took all the complaints and fix it on Gen 2. I like when the company listens to their customers. Definitely buying the transition one.
This is a privacy nightmare and of course Meta is the company pushing it out. I like the idea of these but something like this needs to be supported for 6 plus years and be completely open source to ensure user privacy.
As an engineer who does a lot of mobile network surveys, I know this could be really handy for the Teams calls when I'm trying to show my remote colleague what I'm looking at without having to miss what my phone tool is showing me. Does it support video calling?
I love the idea of this, but Meta and vertical video kills this product for me. That being said, an open source version or from a more trustworthy company would be an instant buy from me. The ability to record video at a split second, the build-in mics and speakers, being able to listen to anything while just wearing (sun)glasses is awesome.
The fact that people still think they aren’t always being recorded after Snowden is insane. Privacy no longer exists, hasnt for nearly a decade possibly more. People having cameras everywhere is something that already exists and is out there, the issue is people limiting how much you can control what you post, not how much others can record you
Since your first introduction video up to this beautiful review, you always keep a unique and personal style that makes the watching experience a bliss. You're one of the top notch tech reviewers and I'm glad to be a loyal follower. Keep it up, and stay pro, Captain! You surely know how to properly sail this ship.
@@lucasmendes3550They don't have the camera sensor quality to do that. Vertical pics & videos for Instagram (the primary reason these exist) would look like absolute ASS if they did that, and cropping the current vertical sensor for 16:9 would suck just as much. Super small camera sensors need to get notably better before landscape capture will become possible. It'll happen, but it's going to take another generation or two.
Admittedly this wouldn't be something I'm leaping to get already, but the forced portrait recording still bugs me nonetheless. I really do feel like it should have some kind of option to mitigate that
"Good enough" is a worthy phrase. The camera quality, for what it's designed to do, as good enough. I can see a lot of use for them in making "how-to" videos. I'm not sure I'd call them "smart", though. Maybe "connected," but I would expect smart glasses to do more than just do voice and image. Having them available in prescription lenses, though -- might make them viable for me. I really want to do videos but I hate actually being on camera, so these may actually be a good purchase for me at that price point. This is a great review, shows the good, the bad, and the ugly, and gave me the information I needed to make a choice.
I think it would be best to also mention that the white light for recording is only useful if the person wearing them has told you about the glasses and what that light means. A flashing red light would be a much better indicator to the general public.
Such a pro review, love it. Too bad about the one minute limit to videos, though. I'd like to use them while driving, and then a minute would be too short. Is there a downtime required before taking the next video, and how many can I shoot in a row before the battery power is gone? EDIT: I'd like these to go with my LTE smartwatch as I could stream music to them and have the only thing I miss when not bringing my phone - a camera. However, it looks like that won't materialize as Ray Ban Meta lists only phones being compatible with these glasses.
I own the first gen and love them. I’ll admit that at launch they weren’t ready for the mainstream but through OTA updates they’re good to go and now I can recommend them. I can’t wait to finally order the gen 2 version but these aren’t for everyone and I HIGHLY recommend you test drive them PRIOR to purchase.
I would like to see a review on some of the video viewing glasses. You know the ones the connect to your phone and project a "120 inch TV display" right in front of your eyes. I watch a lot of videos on my phone but i like the idea of these glasses to prevent eye and neck strain from glancing down so often
Man Micheal I love your videos bro...I've been a fan for years now and I always say ur the to go guy for reviews ......Can' t wait for the next ..when phones were fun episode.....
I wonder how they were fair under heavy humidity. Will the glasses fog up? They appear to be very cool sunglasses. I wonder if they can come in prescription sunglasses?
Great video as always Michael. I think the key point is that if you’re an influencer, these make a lot of sense. For the rest of us, I think I would feel creepy even wearing these, and can’t see any friends or family wanting to follow what I’m doing to this extent. But then, I’m not exactly the demographic these are for I imagine, at 50 years old.
The camera was surprisingly decent! Touch controls though... yeah nice tactile physical controls are the way to go. AR would be cool, but with the current technology would use too much power/couldn't fit a reasonably sized battery in there.
this is unrelated TBH but I'm so excited for your reviews on the Pixel 8 Pro and the Pixel Watch 2 (especially since I've noticed you wearing the latter in pretty much all of your recent videos since they were announced)!!!
Already wear it during my vacation in Banff. The video and photo qualities are surprisingly good. If your main use is social media, then you can’t tell the difference.
I have these and love it. The headphones are what I use the most and it’s cool because it works with my car audio system where the music will play on car speakers and I can talk to the meta assistant in my glasses. Feels like the future
@@kevincampbell6490 it's great because you can tell meta to play a song while its playing music without the music stopping. but it's kinda buggy sometimes it plays music sometimes it says it can't process that command
Thanks for the review, they are always so candid and well presented. What do you think, 3 years realistically until we get a standard looking set of glasses with screens in that go mainstream?
Well, with these ones you make the boomer phone concert memes obsolete when you can both take a video and still enjoy the concert without a screen interfering.
Ive been waiting for tech like this for years and as cool as all these are I still feel they fall short. I will be the first one in line to buy a pair with good camera, decent battery, HUD/AR displayed and not only in sunglasses form. I essentially want my phone on my face. Ill be honest though... your review here has me considering a pair because far too often do i find myself out vacationing with my family and wishing to capture the magic without having to dig out a phone that potentially has fingerprints on the lenses after fishing from my pocket and grabbing by the lense.
@drewpatterson8009 I like that too. As Mr.Mobile said, it's a little sluggish, but I feel that will improve over time. I really want AR though because a HUD while out and about would be fun. Well... at least until the adverts.
These aren't AR glasses though. They're more like GoPros in glasses. For outdoor usage while walking around, something like a pair of cheap Google Glass with a display on one lens would be enough. At home or at the office, a full AR rig with two displays like the Xreal Airs would be better. It doesn't have to be 3D.
@raboox9 right... I didn't say they were. I said what it would take to make me buy them. We have all the infinity stones as separate pieces of tech and they are getting more compact by the month so... soon enough some company will make a easy to wear device and I will be the first in line yelling "shut up and take my money"
Great review. I've been eyeing these for a minute. They say that the best camera is the one you have with you, and if these are on my face, and can take pretty good pictures of exactly what I'm looking at, I can see the Meta Ray Ban Wayfarers being the best camera in my bag.
@TheMrMobile Thank you for the review. Im very interested in a pair of these fully aware that the novelty is going to wear off. Were the size of the glasses you were wearing the XXL?
04:53 It reminded me a Boondock's S2E3. Ed Wunsler starts using Bluetooth Headsets and it confuses his friend whether he is talking to him or to someone on the call.
My prescription didn't change much this year and I didn't notice any frames I liked more than my current ones. I may try get these with my insurance if for nothing else than to not let the benefits go to waste.
Just picked up a pair of these polarized dark lense glasses and surprisingly good video/picture quality. I was surprised that wearing the glasses with a baseball hat outside, both picture and video caught the brim of the hat. I didn't see this in any reviews?
Great Video! With camera , sensor, Wifi, Bluetooth signal surrounding the brain, the brain will get sicker much faster, at that time, Meta will of course won’t claim that’s their fault. Let alone anyone could secretly shoot a video of you with this. Damn
why.. are they.. in .. portrait mode... not.. horizontal.. also , how does the focusing work? if you take a book close to your face its all blurry because there is no AF in this thing right? I assume no image stabilization.. for next 10 years at least..
I can't wait for the day when I can use smartglasses, a smartwatch and earbuds for almost everything and almost never have to take my phone out of my pocket!
The glasses are nice but i'm more interested in how social acceptance has changed. Didn't Google try this a decade or so ago where people were so angered about being recorded in public? "Glasses with a camera invading my privacy out in public! This is outrageous!"... At the time, I think anyone wearing one of those was called a "glasshole" or something. What changed? Did people just get used to cameras being everywhere because of smartphones and they don't care anymore? I'd buy these if I had a use case for them but honestly I want the next step: AR glasses. I want information floating in front of me like my grocery list, or walking directions with a floating arrow when I'm trying to find a location. Hopefully next decade.
Here's the thing: just because recording people in public is legal doesn't make it acceptable in all public contexts. Would you want someone staring at you with these glasses on at an intimate dinner reservation? And there are enough people in the world who have zero emotional/social intelligence who are willing to do the bidding of evil fucking corpos like Meta that social niceties no longer matter.
Are you planning on reviewing the new X1 Fold 16 Gen 1, just dropped a couple of days ago? Very untapped market. Other than Lenovo's guide videos, there are no post-release videos about it at all (Except for one, but it's not a review, it's an unboxing), as well as many people dying to see a review of it to see if it's good enough compared to other foldable's on the market as well as Lenovo's last attempt.
I think this is finally at the point where the cool factor is real and outweighs the "ugly/stale prototype" or "cringy advertising" feel that similar products have had till now.
As someone who daily drives the Bose Frames Soprano (prescription lens with transition) for the last 2 years, I'm highly interested in getting these. I probably won't be using all its features but there really isn't much option in the smart glasses category. This Meta Ray-Ban looks great and I love how charging it is as easy as putting it back in its case. So convenient when out travelling. It's also really nice that they have many color options and not just black. Excited for these.
The "covering the sensor so you're not a creep" is a real problem when you're not a creep and you just want to take candid shots of the world around you. Now everyone can see you are wearing expensive glasses and that you're trying to capture friends/family when they're not ready. Not a dealbreaker but it does contradict the seamless design that they are trying to go for.
Honestly something like this would probably help me remember to actually capture some memories. I don’t know if these save to the camera roll or just upload to Instagram. But that’s probably my only worry with a device like this, giving an anywhere anytime camera and microphone to Meta, which is ironic as I’ve ditched former Twitter for Threads. Either way, I will be considering the pros and cons of this and your videos do a great job of helping point out both. Also very much appreciate that point of how the hardware and software do their best to prevent creeps or weirdos from doing their thing.
Whenever I think of smart glasses, I assume AR would be a focal point and primary use case. These just being camera glasses seems fairly underwhelming.
That's a really inspiring review ! The price is right too ( for a rayban wayfarer ). And the hardware and features seem perfect ! As someone who is poor at documenting my life on a phone + has sensitive eyes. Im game ! this IS a deal breaker. Only gripe, I value my privacy a little too much ( thanks apple ) to the point that I don't have insta on my phone ! So meta being a part of this equation is my biggest concern. Given their bad reputation for privacy. It'd be nice to hear a reviewer talk about the privacy risks we might have to give in to, to use this device. Thanks !
ok, hear me out; smart glasses / camera glasses slim enough to fit under a helmet to get FPV footage while riding motorcycles or driving on race tracks etc. any ideas?
How were the transition lenses? I’m considering them so the glasses can be used indoors as well. I’ve heard various things like the lenses aren’t that clear when indoors. Were they able to get sufficiently dark in direct sun?
I would rather have a bodycam-like glasses that act as a wereable dashcam in case something happens and I need proof. My buddy almost got insurance scammed and the only thing that saved him was his dashcam footage.
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I'm surprised at the vast variety of opinions on the glasses. I think they look really good, ie, a normal pair of Raybans, and they pack quite a lot for that. Those pictures are honestly stunning! Definitely something I'd be interested in when summer rolls back around next year, even as a non-influencer.
Man, it's really hard to be excited for something like this when it's engineered by a company like Facebook
Suddenly you're seeing advertising for things you were discussing with friends.
suddenly you hear "gimme the zucc" in the earpieces
it's meta tho
I don't have any respect for Facebook to call it anything else lol
@@cjspyker Yeah, and Google is Alphabet, but NOBODY is calling them that
The interesting thing is how this event tested the social acceptability of the glasses. The glasses never looked weird except when the video record light was on. Probably since you would expect people on vacation to wear sunglasses, but it still looked normal.
Also, low light video was very good considering the size. I wonder if there could be a battery extension for people who do irl livestreams. The only thing was the motion blur was very noticable. Maybe it records in VRR mode.
This version will do much Better then first Gen. It'll be for certain people though.
Low light kinda stinks but they are impressive
I just wanted to compliment you on your reviews. They are very comprehensive, and this review in particular reminds me of the e-bike review you previously did - it's a unique tech item, but you've managed to maintain the same high level of entertainment and thoroughness in your analysis as you do with a mobile phone/tablet/pc. Great job, and wishing you nothing but the best as you continue your outstanding work, Mr. Mobile! -BG
Thanks very much!
I literally couldnt give a shit about these influencer glasses but I liked his e-bike review so much (and all the others ive been watching for years) that I figured I better check it out. glad I did
@@kolt9051 Right!! Shows his versatility to when it comes to reviews.
As an optician this tech genuinely gets me so excited. I’ve put prescription lenses in people’s Bose and Razer glasses before and those were some chunky frames. These are the closest looking to actually frames I’ve seen a minute.
So you didn't carry the first one from SEP 2021??
@@mcmach1 One of my other offices did for a short and I mean SHORT stint back then (I work for a big box store that’s not 100 percent affiliated with Luxottica). They rarely sold from my experience because they were chunky and very difficult to properly fit and adjust for patients.
On top of that the $300 price tag was just a bit much for my patients when you factor in that lenses at my shop go as little as $50 all the way to $400 depending on bells and whistles you get - you could walk out of my office dropping triple digits for something that amounted to nothing more than a cute party trick.
@@internetfrnd6496 The lenses are what can kill a product like this. Mine to be a reasonable thickness are very expensive.
Then again, I'd only get sunglasses if I got these, as I couldn't be without some sort of correction.
When I saw these glasses, I automatically thought about my job. I’m a pathologist, and it would be a wonderful tool to make gross pathology, and to document it. You can always find something to do with new gadgets.
Do pathologists eat sandwiches at “work” like the movies show ?
@@kissedbyaudrey21yes
Subreddits like rMedicalGore would be full in no time
@@kissedbyaudrey21 LOL, no, we still have some basic hygiene rules
Better than a head-mounted GoPro. We're getting into Strange Days territory here with ubiquitous first person recording.
Really appreciate all the disclosure. Honestly feel like this is one of the few channels that does it right.
I can actually see this being a successful implementation of smart glasses. They look normal and provide a super convenient method of snapping impromptu photos and video. And they even sub in for earphones.
This is likely the result of me not being a (video-focused) content creator, but when it comes to "smart glasses" (a yet to be fully defined product category if there ever was one, "smart glasses" can mean anything from display, over camera to audio features after all), I tend to gravitate to products focused on displaying, rather than recording content. I can of course see the value of first person recording becoming more approachable, even if I lack a use case. Like that they try to be proactive about informing people when they are recorded and how this gives us a taste how Meta intends to deploy LLaMA. Still rudimentary, but at least we now have their first target hardware for their LLM efforts. Also, have to admit I'd feel like a bit of a bozo during calls, though that is just an issue till this tech becomes more common.
Looking back to your Focals review, I'd love to see you cover something like Xreals offerings, perhaps as part of another coverage of desktop like Android interfaces like Ready For and Dex.
What do you think about dex is it cool .
Can't wait to see Google come back with their glasses, but I think it's gonna be hard for them especially that they lost a chance to partner with Ray ban
Good feedback, thanks! I really wish the Focals team hadn't been absorbed into (then steamrolled by) Google, because I agree: a display is a massively important component to a true "smart glasses" experience. But until Xreal/others can figure out a way to make their glasses sit properly on the nose, instead of floating somewhere up around my forehead, I'm gonna pass.
@@TheMrMobile the nose pads on the Xreal Air are truly awful, but I saw a post on Reddit that claimed that some Oakley pads will work and offer an improvement
Another thing too- aren't many of these good ones heavy in the face?
No thanks if so- some glasses as is give me a headache because of thiw
They look super cool. A way to record parts of your life without stopping living your life, as happens with cellphones and cameras in concerts or parties. Not the same image quality but not distancing yourself from life is a win.
Apple vision pro is better
This is a great point. Everyone always talks about people stopping to film memories on their phones but not getting the full experience. Maybe not too far off in the future it won't be too uncommon to see people just film stuff on their glasses and experience things more
Leaving the price 😂
@@mehshutup3041once in the hands of people...those who said it's weird to record using vision pro will realize that you'll actually be in the moment with family when taking videos using vision pro...and family members will appreciate it more instead of you using a phone with your eyes looking at the phone screen than them...and people will be used to it with your eyes popping on the vision pro
@@krishnamanchundiya a high end ray ban already costs $300. You are atleast getting a lot of useful tech with these
Just in case anyone wonders, I believe the plant at 7:18 is Calotropis procera - the Giant Milkweed
5:17 The microphone seem to be really really good, I'm highly impressed. Sounds a bit like a wired microphone.
Great content as always 👌🏼
This video was great. But the absolute last thing I want is Meta to have a camera on my head.
It would be cool if the camera had an option for 4:3 video at full 12 Megapixels, otherwise known as "open-gate". This would allow for 16:9 or 9:16 video cropping after the fact for whichever platform someone chooses. I doubt they care about the user that much but for the gen 2 version, perhaps they'll have an option to put the camera in a proper horizontal orientation and have that option for enthusiasts. One could hope, anyway.
Any camera that lives on your face is going to have a very bumpy existence. They likely need to keep a lot of the sensor in reserve for digital image stabilization just to make the footage usable.
This is gen 2 btw
I am surprised on the quality of the pictures and video. Waw, there are phones from some big names that can t make this nice colours
Agreed! My most consistent surprise was the photo quality, just because the hardware is so close to standard shades.
Video quality is pretty nuts too
As someone who's worn glasses since the first grade, and as someone enamored with heads up displays from games like Halo, i've loved the idea of smart glasses since childhood. Unfortunately, google glass was a decade before its time and nobody (Outside of North, but they seem to have disappeared near as i can tell) has been going for the "One device to rule them all" approach. Being able to have turn by turn nav right in my field of view while calling a friend waiting for me at a restaurant or being able to use the camera to zoom in on what i'm looking at and being able to ask a digital assistant "what am i looking at" and getting a google result would be fantastic, but alas, most companies opt for doing a pick 2 skip 1 of audio, video, and HUD rather than all three.
Good on you for pointing out the situation in Maui and how we can help, by the way.
Why is everyone so obsessed with privacy when talking about these glasses? Every person on the street got phone cameras and some people have action cameras without notification does it filming you or not 🤷♂️
Honestly the one good thing that with tech like these becoming more widely available is there will be less people holding phones on their hands when in public setting, more people would start enjoying what they're doing sindtead of worrying about what they are recordijng all the time.
Also, a certain company's dominance over glasses would be lessened... Tho that's probably just a farfetched wish.
The quality looks surprisingly good especially the mic.
I love how Meta draws the line of 'creepiness' at having the front status LED visible 😂 This entire concept is dystopian as fuck.
Glasses with cameras in them have been available from no name companies for like 15 years at this point
@@startedtech that doesn't make the idea any less dystopian. A company like Google or Meta selling you glasses with a camera in them isn't selling you a cool gadget, they're just expanding the surveillance state.
@@theglowcloud2215Cry more.
Picture quality is excellent. I had the Gen 1 but I was so disappointed with the webcam like photos. But this one looks like they took all the complaints and fix it on Gen 2. I like when the company listens to their customers. Definitely buying the transition one.
This is a privacy nightmare and of course Meta is the company pushing it out. I like the idea of these but something like this needs to be supported for 6 plus years and be completely open source to ensure user privacy.
Oh brother, we got a YAPPER over here
As an engineer who does a lot of mobile network surveys, I know this could be really handy for the Teams calls when I'm trying to show my remote colleague what I'm looking at without having to miss what my phone tool is showing me. Does it support video calling?
The video & sound quality is surprisingly very good, just wish it had landscape option.
These look pretty groovy! I'm kinda tempted. I feel like they'd be fun to have on a trip.
I love the idea of this, but Meta and vertical video kills this product for me. That being said, an open source version or from a more trustworthy company would be an instant buy from me. The ability to record video at a split second, the build-in mics and speakers, being able to listen to anything while just wearing (sun)glasses is awesome.
The fact that people still think they aren’t always being recorded after Snowden is insane. Privacy no longer exists, hasnt for nearly a decade possibly more. People having cameras everywhere is something that already exists and is out there, the issue is people limiting how much you can control what you post, not how much others can record you
Your hair is becoming more and more extravagant with every video 😅
Humidity only amplifies its ridiculousness 😂
Since your first introduction video up to this beautiful review, you always keep a unique and personal style that makes the watching experience a bliss. You're one of the top notch tech reviewers and I'm glad to be a loyal follower. Keep it up, and stay pro, Captain! You surely know how to properly sail this ship.
I'm into the idea for POV driving videos but the continued insistence on vertical video ain't it.
i was thinking just that, why not use a wide angle 16:9 instead where if you want later, just chop it vertically?
@@lucasmendes3550They don't have the camera sensor quality to do that. Vertical pics & videos for Instagram (the primary reason these exist) would look like absolute ASS if they did that, and cropping the current vertical sensor for 16:9 would suck just as much. Super small camera sensors need to get notably better before landscape capture will become possible. It'll happen, but it's going to take another generation or two.
Admittedly this wouldn't be something I'm leaping to get already, but the forced portrait recording still bugs me nonetheless. I really do feel like it should have some kind of option to mitigate that
Might be hardware based sadly
Walk around with your head tilted 90 degrees. 🙃
"Good enough" is a worthy phrase. The camera quality, for what it's designed to do, as good enough. I can see a lot of use for them in making "how-to" videos. I'm not sure I'd call them "smart", though. Maybe "connected," but I would expect smart glasses to do more than just do voice and image. Having them available in prescription lenses, though -- might make them viable for me. I really want to do videos but I hate actually being on camera, so these may actually be a good purchase for me at that price point. This is a great review, shows the good, the bad, and the ugly, and gave me the information I needed to make a choice.
I think it would be best to also mention that the white light for recording is only useful if the person wearing them has told you about the glasses and what that light means. A flashing red light would be a much better indicator to the general public.
I can understand that, but a flashing white light is much easier to see during the day, and night
Such a pro review, love it. Too bad about the one minute limit to videos, though. I'd like to use them while driving, and then a minute would be too short. Is there a downtime required before taking the next video, and how many can I shoot in a row before the battery power is gone? EDIT: I'd like these to go with my LTE smartwatch as I could stream music to them and have the only thing I miss when not bringing my phone - a camera. However, it looks like that won't materialize as Ray Ban Meta lists only phones being compatible with these glasses.
I own the first gen and love them. I’ll admit that at launch they weren’t ready for the mainstream but through OTA updates they’re good to go and now I can recommend them. I can’t wait to finally order the gen 2 version but these aren’t for everyone and I HIGHLY recommend you test drive them PRIOR to purchase.
These look utterly fantastic for POV of F1, Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Skiing, Figure Skating, Baseball, Motorcross, Bicycle riding, etc
Wow these sound impressive. Seems like they would be a slam dunk for a first gen product if they also allowed landscape video.
They are 2nd gen
Not having landscape is a dealbreaker for me.
I would like to see a review on some of the video viewing glasses. You know the ones the connect to your phone and project a "120 inch TV display" right in front of your eyes. I watch a lot of videos on my phone but i like the idea of these glasses to prevent eye and neck strain from glancing down so often
Instant buy for me as a film photographer. Being able to record reels of me loading my film on the camera etc. can’t wait till they arrive
Eh.... its.... OK it works for photo.
But video? Fold them mid video and they'll cut out
@@Matanumi fold what mid video ?
Man Micheal I love your videos bro...I've been a fan for years now and I always say ur the to go guy for reviews ......Can' t wait for the next ..when phones were fun episode.....
Great content and presentation as always.
The best presentation
You’re so great at constructing a story
I wonder how they were fair under heavy humidity. Will the glasses fog up? They appear to be very cool sunglasses. I wonder if they can come in prescription sunglasses?
They do. I just ordered a pair with my FSA. I barely use that money so I went for it.
Great video as always Michael. I think the key point is that if you’re an influencer, these make a lot of sense. For the rest of us, I think I would feel creepy even wearing these, and can’t see any friends or family wanting to follow what I’m doing to this extent. But then, I’m not exactly the demographic these are for I imagine, at 50 years old.
xD
Funny. Don’t be a creep also applies to the surveillance state and nearly all tech companies.
I'm sure there's flashable firmware to remove the camera LED trigger or to trick the safeguard into thinking it's on even when you have it covered
I need that firmware...
Thank you Michael for putting so much effort into your reviews 😎😊
Having to take off my glasses in the rain would be horrible 😂
The pictures looks so good.. Like omg its way better than I would expect for something that came out from a glasses
The camera was surprisingly decent!
Touch controls though... yeah nice tactile physical controls are the way to go. AR would be cool, but with the current technology would use too much power/couldn't fit a reasonably sized battery in there.
tried pivothead a few years back (same sensor as iphone4 iirc), looks like these modern takes are much better looking in every single way
thank you for your coverage here.
this is unrelated TBH but I'm so excited for your reviews on the Pixel 8 Pro and the Pixel Watch 2 (especially since I've noticed you wearing the latter in pretty much all of your recent videos since they were announced)!!!
Already wear it during my vacation in Banff. The video and photo qualities are surprisingly good. If your main use is social media, then you can’t tell the difference.
I just ordered a pair with transitions. Can’t wait!
I have these and love it. The headphones are what I use the most and it’s cool because it works with my car audio system where the music will play on car speakers and I can talk to the meta assistant in my glasses. Feels like the future
I’ve never tried that. I’m gonna have to try that sometime
@@kevincampbell6490 it's great because you can tell meta to play a song while its playing music without the music stopping. but it's kinda buggy sometimes it plays music sometimes it says it can't process that command
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🕶️ Intro to Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses.
02:03 📷 Camera & Photo/Video Capabilities.
03:24 🎧 Audio & Music Features.
05:19 📸 First-Person Perspective & Capturing Experiences.
07:36 💻 Qualcomm's Technology & Scenic Footage.
09:18 🔥 Water Resistance & Personal Donation.
11:47 📱 Suggestions for Improvement.
15:08 💬 Conclusion & User Experience.
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great review. got the ick from flipping off the guy walking in between your shot
Thanks for the review, they are always so candid and well presented. What do you think, 3 years realistically until we get a standard looking set of glasses with screens in that go mainstream?
Well, with these ones you make the boomer phone concert memes obsolete when you can both take a video and still enjoy the concert without a screen interfering.
This was probably the best real-world real-use review of the Meta Ray-Ban glasses! thanks
Ive been waiting for tech like this for years and as cool as all these are I still feel they fall short. I will be the first one in line to buy a pair with good camera, decent battery, HUD/AR displayed and not only in sunglasses form. I essentially want my phone on my face.
Ill be honest though... your review here has me considering a pair because far too often do i find myself out vacationing with my family and wishing to capture the magic without having to dig out a phone that potentially has fingerprints on the lenses after fishing from my pocket and grabbing by the lense.
These are amazing. The AI feature is something I personally love. Imagine having ChatGPT always at your fingertips. Or.. eyeballs?
@drewpatterson8009 I like that too. As Mr.Mobile said, it's a little sluggish, but I feel that will improve over time. I really want AR though because a HUD while out and about would be fun. Well... at least until the adverts.
These aren't AR glasses though. They're more like GoPros in glasses. For outdoor usage while walking around, something like a pair of cheap Google Glass with a display on one lens would be enough. At home or at the office, a full AR rig with two displays like the Xreal Airs would be better. It doesn't have to be 3D.
@raboox9 right... I didn't say they were. I said what it would take to make me buy them. We have all the infinity stones as separate pieces of tech and they are getting more compact by the month so... soon enough some company will make a easy to wear device and I will be the first in line yelling "shut up and take my money"
As someone who likes having pictures, but hates taking photos because how distracting it is, cant wait for this.
Great review. I've been eyeing these for a minute. They say that the best camera is the one you have with you, and if these are on my face, and can take pretty good pictures of exactly what I'm looking at, I can see the Meta Ray Ban Wayfarers being the best camera in my bag.
@TheMrMobile Thank you for the review. Im very interested in a pair of these fully aware that the novelty is going to wear off. Were the size of the glasses you were wearing the XXL?
Off topic, but how do you like the sport active band on your pixel watch? I just ordered one.
04:53 It reminded me a Boondock's S2E3. Ed Wunsler starts using Bluetooth Headsets and it confuses his friend whether he is talking to him or to someone on the call.
My prescription didn't change much this year and I didn't notice any frames I liked more than my current ones. I may try get these with my insurance if for nothing else than to not let the benefits go to waste.
I feel like there's an amazing buddy movie that could be made with Mr Mobile and The Tech Chap.
Just picked up a pair of these polarized dark lense glasses and surprisingly good video/picture quality. I was surprised that wearing the glasses with a baseball hat outside, both picture and video caught the brim of the hat. I didn't see this in any reviews?
Great Video! With camera , sensor, Wifi, Bluetooth signal surrounding the brain, the brain will get sicker much faster, at that time, Meta will of course won’t claim that’s their fault. Let alone anyone could secretly shoot a video of you with this. Damn
why.. are they.. in .. portrait mode... not.. horizontal.. also , how does the focusing work? if you take a book close to your face its all blurry because there is no AF in this thing right? I assume no image stabilization.. for next 10 years at least..
wonger if you can insure them.. and what is the warranty..
4:56 pocketnow cameo that the culture needed. two of NYC's finest
Our family of 6 is headed to Maui right after Christmas! Can't wait to see those giant waves!
Looked fine, but is there no UI on the glasses? It's just camera/music?
Yeah, flashing that LED is a quickest way to get them stolen or destroyed in any non posh place.
Literally, that could be said about, not even something remotely, just like anything in any non posh place
I can't wait for the day when I can use smartglasses, a smartwatch and earbuds for almost everything and almost never have to take my phone out of my pocket!
Lol but you'll need your phone to power connect those things
Also these can replace the earbuds but you'll need to charge em more
The glasses are nice but i'm more interested in how social acceptance has changed. Didn't Google try this a decade or so ago where people were so angered about being recorded in public? "Glasses with a camera invading my privacy out in public! This is outrageous!"... At the time, I think anyone wearing one of those was called a "glasshole" or something. What changed? Did people just get used to cameras being everywhere because of smartphones and they don't care anymore? I'd buy these if I had a use case for them but honestly I want the next step: AR glasses. I want information floating in front of me like my grocery list, or walking directions with a floating arrow when I'm trying to find a location. Hopefully next decade.
Here's the thing: just because recording people in public is legal doesn't make it acceptable in all public contexts. Would you want someone staring at you with these glasses on at an intimate dinner reservation? And there are enough people in the world who have zero emotional/social intelligence who are willing to do the bidding of evil fucking corpos like Meta that social niceties no longer matter.
Once again you answered all my questions about the product.. Best review TH-cam!
Are you planning on reviewing the new X1 Fold 16 Gen 1, just dropped a couple of days ago? Very untapped market. Other than Lenovo's guide videos, there are no post-release videos about it at all (Except for one, but it's not a review, it's an unboxing), as well as many people dying to see a review of it to see if it's good enough compared to other foldable's on the market as well as Lenovo's last attempt.
I wonder how it detects the led being covered. Its always interesting and fun to circumvent these silly software rules
I think this is finally at the point where the cool factor is real and outweighs the "ugly/stale prototype" or "cringy advertising" feel that similar products have had till now.
As someone who daily drives the Bose Frames Soprano (prescription lens with transition) for the last 2 years, I'm highly interested in getting these. I probably won't be using all its features but there really isn't much option in the smart glasses category. This Meta Ray-Ban looks great and I love how charging it is as easy as putting it back in its case. So convenient when out travelling. It's also really nice that they have many color options and not just black. Excited for these.
Wait, those video start/stop cue sound familiar. Aren't those Win 11 insert/eject cue?
The "covering the sensor so you're not a creep" is a real problem when you're not a creep and you just want to take candid shots of the world around you. Now everyone can see you are wearing expensive glasses and that you're trying to capture friends/family when they're not ready. Not a dealbreaker but it does contradict the seamless design that they are trying to go for.
Honestly something like this would probably help me remember to actually capture some memories. I don’t know if these save to the camera roll or just upload to Instagram. But that’s probably my only worry with a device like this, giving an anywhere anytime camera and microphone to Meta, which is ironic as I’ve ditched former Twitter for Threads. Either way, I will be considering the pros and cons of this and your videos do a great job of helping point out both. Also very much appreciate that point of how the hardware and software do their best to prevent creeps or weirdos from doing their thing.
I dont see the use case of this product for the average person (not an influencer).
Yeah, as I said in the conclusion, there isn't much of one unless you're a reporter, a personality, or you have a few active kids.
Or a spy/techtuber 😎
Nice to see this awesome video review of the new Meta smart glasses!
I'll look forward to watching TheUnlockr's take on the cool glasses!
I have low vision, can the glasses read printed text back to you (like a restaurant menu, mail...)?
15:01 Facebook on your face! The horror 😂
Great video as always! It inspired my newer "Bolder" choice of spectacles :D
Whenever I think of smart glasses, I assume AR would be a focal point and primary use case. These just being camera glasses seems fairly underwhelming.
5:41 Is that a protorype 8gen3 foldable ? That's very cool if true, I'm sure you'd have kept it very happily
or maybe it's just Xiaomi mix fold 3
That's a really inspiring review ! The price is right too ( for a rayban wayfarer ). And the hardware and features seem perfect !
As someone who is poor at documenting my life on a phone + has sensitive eyes. Im game ! this IS a deal breaker.
Only gripe, I value my privacy a little too much ( thanks apple ) to the point that I don't have insta on my phone !
So meta being a part of this equation is my biggest concern. Given their bad reputation for privacy.
It'd be nice to hear a reviewer talk about the privacy risks we might have to give in to, to use this device.
Thanks !
I want a pair so I can get some photos/video of my kid without them getting shy with a phone in their face. lol
ok, hear me out; smart glasses / camera glasses slim enough to fit under a helmet to get FPV footage while riding motorcycles or driving on race tracks etc. any ideas?
How were the transition lenses? I’m considering them so the glasses can be used indoors as well. I’ve heard various things like the lenses aren’t that clear when indoors. Were they able to get sufficiently dark in direct sun?
Any rayban lenses are horrible
I would rather have a bodycam-like glasses that act as a wereable dashcam in case something happens and I need proof. My buddy almost got insurance scammed and the only thing that saved him was his dashcam footage.
I'd forsee myself using this while driving, recording interesting things on the road that I would have otherwise missed
....dashcam?
@@Matanumi Dashcam is fixed to the car, I wanted to record things how I see them, not the car.
Nobody is going to mention Jaime Rivera's cameo? lol 4:55