If this was 1987, Id create a syndicated adventure show around a pair ofRay-Ban Meta Glasses.
Heres my pitch forCodeName: SPEX: Sgt.
All this to say that Metas smart glasses are 1980s-syndicated-TV-show, living-in-the-future kind of cool.
to yourself on a crowded bus.)
The set-up and pairing with the companion app,Meta View, was uneventful.
A lot of thought seems to have gone into making the user experience as easy as possible.
Or you could ask, Hey, Meta, what am I looking at?
And it will describe your view with scary accuracy.
(Meta recommends the Egg McMuffin.)
it’s possible for you to ask it general questions too, like When does the new season ofSeverancepremiere?
or Whats the address of Circus Liquor in North Hollywood?
It can even tell jokesnot funny jokes necessarily, but things that are technically jokes.
you’re free to use it to remember things for you, too.
Complex tasks that would involve potentially using other apps on your phone arent possible.
Also: It only responds to hey Meta, not Hey SPEX as Id prefer.
you’ve got the option to also livestream, but only to Instagram and Facebook.
It does a fairly nice job with lower light situations, too.
(It won’t work on FaceTime or other non-Meta platforms.)
Kind of creepy, but kind of cool.
This all worked exactly as expected, with little hassleall I really want out of tech gadgets.
The volume can be controlled the same way.
The highs and mids are clear; the bass is weak, but its adequate overall.
