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Posted by polymorph1sm 21 hours ago

Meta VR Glasses(www.meta.com)
476 points | 451 commentspage 10
AvAn12 19 hours ago|
Yuck.
owenpalmer 19 hours ago|
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nicman23 15 hours ago||
i am going to buy this and root the shit (meta) out of it
underlipton 19 hours ago||
I'm more excited for the new Snap Specs. I want to see devs get on with exploring the possibilities of a decently capable set of AR glasses.

Bonus: No Facebook BS.

ZeroDayDreamer 10 hours ago||
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tomhow 13 hours ago|
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deweywsu 20 hours ago||
I'm sorry, just no. They look ridiculous.
steve_taylor 20 hours ago|
It's essentially a cheaper and lighter AVP without the Apple ecosystem. There's nothing revolutionary about this device.

Every time a major tech company comes out with a new headset, I check one thing: Does it have a light field display? (In this case, no it doesn't.) In 5-10 years, headsets are going to be much better. Your eyes will be able to focus on objects like they do in real space and you won't have to deal with the hassle of an external battery.

mrshadowgoose 20 hours ago|
"lighter" is the revolutionary bit.

A huge impediment to VR uptake is having to go through the process of strapping a brick to one's face.

This isn't quite the "just putting on a pair of glasses" experience, but it's much closer to that than the former.

steve_taylor 20 hours ago||
Its lighter form factor is more evolutionary than revolutionary. The AVP has some unnecessary extras such as the outward-facing display. If Apple wanted, it could make an Apple Vision Air with the latest A-series chip, a much lighter form factor and a much lower price - just like Meta VR Glasses.
Groxx 16 hours ago||
More compact lenses are a constant improvement, but one of the main things here is just moving compute and power off of your head. Which many have done before.

Honestly I don't know why that's not more common. I've used puck-based ones, they're great - far less heat and mass on your face is a major benefit. They're also usually easier to plan upgrades for, as the two most costly pieces (which do very different things and have very different progress cycles) are separated.