Here I learned after six months of wearing Ray-Bain Meta Smart Glasses

Six months ago, I reviewed Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glass. If you are off-grinded, these glasses pack a camera, open-air speaker, microphone, and voice-activated meta AI, which are inside a pair of wafer-style frames, so they are basically science fiction glasses that look normal. I liked him very much, I had a prescription lens and made him a part of his daily load. But it is easy to love a technical product when new and shiny; The real test is how after the Ray-Ban Metas Fair they have gone into another shameful thing from novelty, I have to remember to charge. Low Line: I still like them even after half a year of wearing, sitting, riding bikes, working, and living their boring life while working. But I like them more finely.

Not quite everyday glasses

After the early sugar congestion shut down, I started looking at the weight of Ray-Ban Metas. They are about 49 grams out of the box, they are quite heavy for sunglasses, but the leaflet lens weighed by 54 grams. My regular glasses are very chunky and weigh 39 grams, and the difference is noticeable. They are slightly uncomfortable for extended use. When I did not expect to use smart features, and if I wanted to take photos, wanted to record the video, or wanted to be free from hands, I found myself wearing glasses regularly. The main negative side was forgetting which pair I wore and saying “Hey Meta” for my dumb glasses. (But this is a problem.)

Build quality, durability and style: no complaint

I have to appreciate the ray-ban, meta, and whatever factory it has to create these glasses physically, as they conduct innocently. The technique works now and at the same time as I received them, and the frame also catch themselves, also: no warning, bent weapon, or other malfunction. (I did not necessarily have to do them baby or take special care of them.) They either did not go out of style in the last six months, given that Vafar Design is timeless. If they are quite good for James Dean, they are quite good for me.

Battery life can be better

Meta says that her smart glass has a “up to four hours” battery life, which is lightly optimistic – these things often need to be charged. The solution of being a charger manufactured in terms of glasses is mostly acceptable because the main function of glasses (to ensure that I can see things) still works when the battery exits. But for a long time outing where I wanted to take a lot of photos or videos, there was a pain. Your choice is only pictures of the first half of the graduate ceremony, or pack a back-up pair of glasses so that you can charge on the fly.

Annoyed related to another battery: You cannot disable less battery notification without disabled all information. While this is the case for many technical products, it would be great for these glasses to have an option to disable it.

Social factors: It is not always best to be seen

When I first started wearing a daily ray-ban metas, they flew a lot under the radar of the people, but as the popular awareness of the product increased, people saw that I wore them. More than one people asked “Are you taking my photos?” And I did not like to have my glasses spark conversation about monitoring or meta objectives, but I think some people are careful. They blur the line between fashion and technology in a way that is still new, and many people find them off-painting.

Many features of Ray-Ban, rank and rated

Credit: Robin Johnson

Ray-Ban Meta Glass has a ton features, and they are not equally useful, so here is a quick feature list, people I used the least, of which I used at least:

Camera: For me, the essential feature of Ray-Ban Metas is the camera. It is strange to think as a smart phone camera being uncomfortable, but reaching your pocket, unlocking the screen, clicking an app, and keeping it on your face has a lot of steps than to pinch the arm of your glasses. Another way to turn on the camera, “Hey meta, take a picture” or “O Meta, take the video,” can also be incredibly useful, as it allows you to take a video while riding a bike and listen to Hawkwind, such as: such as:

While I found that the quality of photos is surprisingly good, these glasses are the best for casual snacks. There is no visible to, and if you are going to super high quality, or want to shoot in low-light conditions, they will not replace the “real” camera.

Text and Call: Getting a lesson and responding to the voice is very good when your hands are full. It is amazing to start or respond to texts while driving and perhaps some people’s lives will be saved. The quality of the call is solid, and the identity of the voice is excellent, even in the traffic or crowd. It is also easy to use, because you can just say “Hey Meta, how do I send a lesson?” If you forget.

music: Ray-Ban Meta has half the time in the list to talk about music and audio. This is the middle. The sound quality is not terrible, but it is the podcast-wheel-kissing level. If you are in music, you will quickly get tired of tinni sounds with ray-ban meta glasses and throw into some ear buds. On the plus side, the ability to control spotify, apple music, or amazon music with your voice is very good. It is good to start playing “Hey Meta, play some bad odor” and meter.

Meta AI: Depending on your approach, the AI ​​of the meta is either the killer app or these glasses are the Trojan horse, but I almost never use it. When I got glasses for the first time, I was blown away by saying “O Meta, Look” and described what I was looking at. But it stops after eight minutes. Then, I started using my car or something to push it to my friends and said, “Hey, meta, is it a good car?” And relay the answer. (Sadly it will not be roasted People.) It was fun for three minutes. Then, I turned the voice of Meta into Akawafina. It was fun for 38 seconds. Then, I stopped using it completely. Maybe your life is different, but my AI is fine without assistant.

Translation: Meta recently rolled out the ability to translate from Spanish, French and Italian to English, and vice versa. This is actually very new to the rate, but my initial response to test it with a Spanish speaking sail “Santa Mirda!” Its In fact Good, and surprisingly, with an amazing amount of accuracy, was able to translate the words spoken at a converted rate in real time. This is like being a universal translator from Star Trek or something else.

Credit: Stephen Johnson

These glasses are crawling towards being a true digital assistant, but they are not there. I want to say “Hey, Meta, I will book a cheap hotel in Yonkar at the end of next week” and this is Now! HappenRight now, however, the glasses are limited to controlling music, sending messages, translating language in real time and providing basic information – which is much more for a pair of glasses.

Concern of privacy (such as privacy still exists)

Meta recently sent an email to Ray-Ban Meta users, stating “Until you ‘Hey Meta,” and “Voice Recording Storage is not available to disable the option, till then Meta AI is always capable of your glasses with camera use on your glasses. “Originally, Meta is vowing to see what I am looking and store whatever I say, so you can argue that some are very big Privacy concerns. It is not great, but honestly, I am very boring to take care. If Meta wants me for hours footage to wash or play Voltown again participated, This is their problem.

If you are someone who prioritizes your privacy, these glasses are probably not products for you.

Are they worth the price?

What is “worth it” really depends on the customer. But $ 299 seems to be a good deal for a camera, AI agent, Bluetooth headset and sunglasses, and if you are going to the prescription ray -an Metas, it’s amazing. Everyone said, these were really cheaper than my regular glasses, and I could not ask me to tell me a joke with my regular glasses.

Bottom line

I am not a meta fanboy by any stretch, but the credit where it is payable: These are glasses Really goodThe novelty stops, but does not have utility. Unlike most gadgets, he has earned his place in my semi-world rotation. If they can lose a little more weight, they will be my everyday glasses.