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In reply to the discussion: Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and AirPods [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,898 posts)4. "They were a double pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses"
"which had been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you."
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Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and AirPods [View all]
highplainsdem
Tuesday
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Because most people don't want to have to wonder if anyone wearing glasses is taking photos and/or
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#9
Ray-Ban Meta's are a lot different than small companies who put out similar glasses
Polybius
Tuesday
#10
Meta is planning to add facial recognition to its smart glasses. I guess you missed the news.
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#12
I don't believe there aren't ways to disable that light, or that it can't simply stop working. And
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#14
Btw, would you trust anyone wearing smart glasses and watching children to be watching innocently,
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#15
No, we don't have to tolerate people wearing glasses that could be recording and storing photos,
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#18
Google Glass was discontinued because it was expensive and the technology wasn't there yet in 2013
Polybius
Yesterday
#20
The reasons Google Glass was discontinued usually have privacy concerns at or near the top. Tech
highplainsdem
Yesterday
#21
Smart glasses don't create new surveillance, they operate within the same legal framework
Polybius
17 hrs ago
#28
You're much too trusting of AI companies and how desperate they always are for more training data.
highplainsdem
15 hrs ago
#29
You're right about one thing: distrust of large tech companies is understandable
Polybius
8 hrs ago
#33
The formatting of your reply is very reminiscent of outputs from genAI. You're defending/promoting
highplainsdem
2 hrs ago
#35
Some Reddit threads on what people think of people wearing smart glasses:
highplainsdem
15 hrs ago
#30
To all those consuming morons willing to buy this junk, I would like to quote Jim Morrison by saying....
Crowman2009
Tuesday
#3
"They were a double pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses"
muriel_volestrangler
Tuesday
#4
Google's brand of smart glasses, Google Glass, were discontinued soon after they were introduced
highplainsdem
Tuesday
#11
Yes! And it surprises and disappoints me that any Democrats, any liberals, would be okay with this,
highplainsdem
Yesterday
#25
I wouldn't want an apple product unless it was made of gold and given to me by cook
yaesu
Yesterday
#26
The prices are coming down, unfortunately. Which means that more and more teachers will have to
highplainsdem
2 hrs ago
#37