> Meta shipped a wearable that normal people actually use

Literally the only time I've heard of anyone using these in the wild was some guy being an absolute creep and using them to secretly film women to create social media content[1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx23ke7rm7go

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at1as 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There are two claims you're making 1) they're rarely used 2) when they are it's nefarious

To the first point, they've sold at least 2M pairs, and are reported scaling production to handle up to 10M units per year.

To the second point, do you believe that all or most of those 2M people using it for those purposes? Or to take videos of travel, music festivals, etc.

Lots of companies are rushing into this space, so you kind of have to legislate, or choose to view competition in this space, even amongst 3 major players, as as slightly preferable to competition amongst just 2.

	▲	thebigman433 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> To the first point, they've sold at least 2M pairs, and are reported scaling production to handle up to 10M units per year Im actually very curious to learn more about the usage statistics of their glasses overall. I live in SF and I have noticed 1 person wearing them in the wild. Its obviously probable that Ive missed a handful, but my suspicion is that a lot of people wear them for short bursts of time, for specific events.
	▲	mullingitover 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> There are two claims you're making 1) they're rarely used 2) when they are it's nefarious I'm not making any claims, just sharing my observation. The claim I'm reacting to is that "they're totally used by normal people now!" and my observation is that I personally don't know anyone in my fairly tech-savvy peer group who has even uttered their name, and the only time I have heard of them outside their marketing is over-the-top creepy. It's not helping their case that if you google "meta glasses recording light" you find "Adjustable LED Light Blocking Covers for RayBan Meta Wayfarer" in the top-of-the-fold hits[1]. Clearly being a creep with the glasses is popular enough to create a whole cottage industry. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Headliner-Accessories-Reco...

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hamdingers 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Many in my regular cycling group are getting them. I find the camera creepy and do not trust meta enough to put anything they make on my face, but they do provide a lot of value to wearers (gps navigation, comms, etc).

I know there are alternatives from more trustworthy companies but haven't looked into them in depth.

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6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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