thomas

I am very bullish on the AR glasses form factor and the possibilities it unlocks, especially in combination with novel input devices like the wristband that detects small hand gestures.

I am, however, very bearish on Orion being a Meta innovation. Zuck's privacy track record is abysmal and his recent PR-crafted shapeshifting into an innocuous tech bro should not fool anyone.

Orion has incredible tech (for a v1.0) but also the potential to be first and foremost an ad-serving and data-harvesting panopticon device. You might optimistically argue "wait and see", but we've seen that movie before several times with Meta.

I wish this product had come instead from early-days Oculus or even Apple.

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same thought but i think its interesting because it motivates Apple to release its glasses sooner

Indeed, I really hope that with the progress in miniaturization we'll have a range of amazing choices within 5–10 years.

But of course, if others are using Meta glasses in their interactions with you, they could also be collecting data about you whether you like it or not

well, I hope they don’t start miniaturizing battery power cause it doesn’t seem like it’s getting larger