Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Review: Are They Worth It for the Visually Impaired?
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In today's video, we dive into the innovative Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, a collaboration between Meta (formerly Facebook) and Ray-Ban. These smart glasses have features like Bluetooth headphones, a high-resolution camera, and Meta AI integration. But the big question is: how helpful are they for the blind and visually impaired community?
Join us as we explore the top 10 features of these smart glasses, and discuss the potential benefits and limitations for blind and visually impaired users.
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I had the button problem with IOS 17.7 and got 18.0 and the button problem is gone. In the Blind Ham Radio community these glasses are the hottest thing going. I sent my first pair back because I ordered the sunglasses lens and I wanted the transition lens. Now that Be My Eyes have announced a deal with Meta to work on the glasses. They are going to get better, Also with Llama 3.2 the AI part of the glasses I can see more improvements coming.
Excellent detailed video. It is so nice to have someone like you to review all of these products for the VIP community. Thank you Sam for everything you do for us.
Well done Sam nice vidio.,
I also think that the garbage truck wanted to be inthe vidio too lol.
So happy to see more brands are coming out with smart glasses that can see for us!
Thanks for the detailed review!
seems like these work best for the low vision community rather than the blind community. If they can help me read a menu or navigate an airport that would be incredibly helpful.
Transition lenses would help with indoor use. However, i wonder how people who use prescription glasses would use them.
It would be cool if they could recognize people you know by name. Like if they are across the street
I have the meta sunglasses, and I agree, they are nice but not a replacement for our phone apps. I hope they update the program on them, I'm a bata tester for Ray-Ban.
Very detailed information. The only thing I could really see on my part is, working on the farm, and being dusty, I would be wanting to take them off regularly, which would cause me either to misplace them, or damage them. This is where utilizing the phone is so much More handy. Simply pull it out of my pocket, and do what I need to do. As you said, it has its benefits. But, I feel like the Be My Eyes app, as much more effective for my use! Thanks for the sneak peek! 😉
Sam, I love your channel, but this was an unduly critical approach to these fairly inexpensive and very nice looking sunglasses. I think you failed to capture the potential of these smart glasses… They will soon be working with Be My Eyes and a future firmware upgrade, according to Meta itself, will include instant language translation in real time and dramatically improved AI… It's a very good start and the future is almost limitless, yet your cynicism pretty much ignores that bigger picture. 20: 20:33 33
Something to keep in mind is that product features are constantly changing, and also, this video may have been made a while ago but for various reasons that only Sam knows, it wasn't posted until today. It's not uncommon for content creaters to pre-film and schedule videos to be posted. It can take a lot of work to edit and put a video together once it's been filmed, so we're not always going to get a review of the MOST RECENT up to date features of the product.
This video may have been recorded prior to the announcement of Be My Eyes making it public that they're working together. I don't know Sam and how his filming process works--if Sam wants that known, he will share with us. But I do know that creating these videos is a process and a lot of work to do them well, work that requires time. I wouldn't have known this several years ago when I then wasn't friends with a couple of well-known content creaters and was also involved in creating a mini series of videos myself.
At this point I do agree with a lot of his points though. I was debating between the Meta Ray-Ban Smart glasses, and envision glasses. I ended up getting a coupon deal for envision. I’m extremely happy with them. Because I have memory problems and how picky the Meta commands are would make me extremely frustrated. Instead I just have to tap on my envision classes to take the picture and then it gives me a very very detailed description. I then just hold down a little button and I can ask any question. Such as what facial expression is he making? Or can you describe the model of the car. Or read the appetizers. I can also program them to recognize my mom, Dadd, nieces and nephews and best friends. I’ve even done it for my waitress at the restaurant so I can tell when she’s approaching.
Hello sir, this device works in which language? ❤
Their websites states: Voice features available in English, Italian and French
FYI Meta does now have clear glasses options. Ive seen a few creators with the clear versions.
Personally i want the glasses that Meta showed at Meta Connect, The Orion but only 1000 dev units were made.
Thank you for the video. AI is definitely misleading, when it doesn't know or gives the wrong information. Sighted people don't understand that AI is the fall back method. Since they can see, so they just look to see if AI is telling the truth.
Great Review Sam, as usual. 😊
I was thinking about the issue you were talking about with the transition lenses. And thought about if you had just regular lenses and got those flip down sunglasses to attach to the frame (that were dark enough of course) that you could still use them inside but when you go out flip down the sunglass part so you don’t have to worry about how bright it is.
I have light sensitivity too with my Aniridia.
Have a wonderful day.?😊
Enter "there are four lights" meme here.
Very good, Jean Luc
For safety reasons, I can’t use my phone while walking around in some big cities. This could be a great option!
I'm surprised you didn't mention the open-ear audio, which to me is one of the main selling points of the glasses. Also, the possibility of taking pictures and videos with the confidence that the camera is more likely to capture what I'm facing, with my neck to give it more stability. Due to the positioning of the microphones, it makes very decent voice recordings when paired with apps such as Just Press Record, or the Voice Memos app in iOS 18 as well as during calls. Currently, the camera is not available to 3rd-party apps, so it only works with Meta apps such as WhatsApp or Messenger. By the way, it is possible to make video calls using WhatsApp or Messenger and give the other person access to the video feed coming from the glasses. Definitely not a life-changing device, but for the price point, I think they can bring great value to someone who is blind or visually impaired, even with the current limitations of Meta AI.
What an informative video, my friend! Having heard a lot of the buzz about these glasses, I knew I would have to test them before making the investment. You have done that for me, which is great because I’m not sure where I could actually test them in my area.
Many thanksfor all the info on the Meta Ray-Ban glasses.
Wanted to watch this video because I wanted your take on it. But I’m sure you know by now, at the Meta event this week they also announced to partnership with Be My Eyes. So, essentially you can now use this with Aira and Be My Eyes. Although as you said I was still in beta testing. They seem to be moving quickly to add people Though.
As a person who has had a refer many years, and used all the iterations to the glasses, I am looking forward to at some point getting these glasses and hopefully going hands-free once again with Aira. And of course, Be My Eyes as well.
You know, I think one thing influencers in this space are failing to mention is that this tech is significantly less expensive than something like the OrCam or Envision glasses. Additionally, they have nearly the same functionality but with the added benefit of having a massive tech company behind them and the coveted open source model for development by third parties... something that none of the other "accessible" $3000 assistive glasses have going for them. I have these and have asked all kinds of obscure things of them, for school, for work whatever. They do well. The real big upgrade will be when the camera is upgraded to 4k or higher.
Honest and helpful as a review. Thanks Sam. Like, share and toss this guy a subscription.
I would say the glasses like most devices can be used in various ways. Some useful and some needing some work as you were saying.
For example, I've used it just to look around my environment. Walking along the street and asking the glasses to tell me what's in shop windows. I can casually "window shop" and see prices of items in the window.
Also, I can ask the glasses to read bus stop noticeboard to tell me which bus is arriving next.
Being able to use a weight work whilst using my cane when walking freely and then asking for information in the environment can be useful on a casual basis.
For more information about the environment, I just ask the glasses to describe in detail and then I use the word "continue" to make the glasses step onto the next bit of information.
The annoying thing as you say, is that it obviously has the information and all it would say is for Meta to have an accessibility setting to continue reading through a description rather than assume the user Has vision. They could even just check that VoiceOver is running or present on the phone to automatically switch to a blind persons mode.
Now "Be My Eyes" are on the glasses, the Lama AI Engine should become more sensitive to blind person's needs. I know at the moment, the service is only linking volunteers through the camera but the company have been clear that this is only the first step and so hopefully, as the llama language model improves, so will our ability to interrogate it.
re: app access to the camera is proprietery (at this time). The current Aira access is effectively shunting the user over to a WhatsApp video call. An admitted work-around to the limitation of this proprietary access. BeMyEyes is apparently being allowed this proprietary access. Hopefully, Meta will take this as a first step to provide more generalized / open access to the camera on the glasses.
Damn. I was hoping these could read subtitles in real time. I’ll just stick with Seeing AI.
Thank you for this review. I have stargatdts and have been looking into wearable tech for assistance. I was curious about the Meta sunglasses. This was helpful.
Another great video. Thank You so much. That was a good heads up about the transition lenses needing direct U V to change. I am wondering about how much cellular data these glasses use? And, when You used these glasses if data interruption was ever a problem for you? This could be the problem that most affects how they would work for me. Thanks again TT
On your last video, I was trying to give you a heads up at the Meta connect event 2024. They mentioned that they’re going to be bringing “be my eyes“ to the meta-Ray-Ban sunglasses. I didn’t use those words because I forgot the name of the app, but I wanted to let you know before you release this video and I guess you missed the comment
Great & informative review. Thanks for the observation about the efficacy of the transition lenses. I hadn't heard that at yet. One major showstopper for me is that they can only accommodate a limited range of prescription lenses. I am aphakic (no lens), so my prescription is rather strong and not able to be accommodated by the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. If I were able to get them I'd wonder about the fit of the frames. I'd be wearing them all the time so fit would be important. The frames are molded. They customary way of adjusting the fit of molded frames is to heat them up and bend them. That is not possible on these glasses due to the electronics in the frames and arms. While the camera is impressive for the form factor bear in mind that the camera quality and features are much less than that found in most mid to high range cell phones. The camera is fixed focus and aperature/exposure.
It would be nice to see a demonstration of how/if they can help one navigate. For example, can it read street signs and tell you when it is safe to cross the street or help you avoid objects like a pole or trash can?
Enjoy the information on the Meta Smart glasses looked at them couldn’t get any that fit my face right I am on the fence but now I know for sure I will not be purchasing them. Your information is always helpful.
I really like the way it summarizes and then lets you ask about the detail you actually want. VERY nice. I also like that it can answer the phone. I find it impossibly to see my phone outside and answering a call is problematic because my phone is not t consistent how the display works to answer a call. When I need something like this the most is when I am walking my dog on her leash and I am using my cane. Hands free would be very nice for that.
What I really need most, is a small remote with actual buttons I can use for basic phone operation when I am outside and can't see the screen at all.
Hey Sam, great review as always. I do see these as having a future but like any first release product can never be the early adopter best to wait for version two or even version three they’ll come soon now I’m not sure if you got the email but I did receive an email a day or two ago from Be My Eyes and they were announcing that they now have a partnership that they formed with the band glasses so I think that will make a huge difference, especially Once they get all of that fully integrated keep up the great work Sam and really enjoy listening to your reviews
I would like it to be able to let me know how close things like a Door is to me and not get it wrong but all Assistive Technology is not right all the time I found out. It would be better if it Describes things more for places you go but sometimes you need just one thing Described and it works for that. How is it for Describing Faces and Facial Expressions?
The lens come in different colors, and transparent, and clear.
Also I heard BE MY EYE is going to added.
Fantastic, excellent review! Earlier this week it was announced that bBe My Eyesmy as partnered with Meta in Ray-Ban to use these glasses and that the AI has been significantly enhanced. Have you had a chance to check out these new features yet? If so, what did you think of them? As always thank you for your help in supporting the blind community.
I found the transitions to be way more useful because I have some vision indoors. A better way to tint over them is order clip on flip downs from NOIR.
First thing I’m wondering is where do the earphones fit and how do they fit in your or over the year? Second thing you told is that the camera on the glasses is not what is being used to describe your surrounding so are you saying that you are wearing those glasses and using your phone to point the camera at something in that case, this is a fail product, especially for somebody who does not want to use his phone in public taking and pointing the camera at people. I would like to go to a hotel or restaurant have the menu set in front of me and just ask the glasses to read me the menu. Also, did you try solving a Captcha on a website twith the help of these glasses?
I do wear Sunglasses inside so that part I like about them and for me the lenses can be Darker if that is what they are like and they just need to work and stay connected to use them and fit my Head because some Sunglasses are too tight.
What’s the best app on an iPhone that a person with RP and that’s visually impaired could use to help them with their daily lives?
What’s the best app on an iPhone that a person with RP and that’s visually impaired could use to help them with their daily lives?
imagine if they built in a magnifier, you could tell the glasses magnify 20% that would be a game changer
Be my eyes going to join with meta glass
Sam, did you test the glasses to see how well they read print books? Anyone else out there try this as well?
Great video, Sam, by any chance do we have a demonstration of these glasses outdoors as If on the go trying to see what bus is it things of that sort
Since this is coming from meta, how long will it be before we get sponsored replies to our queries?
Haven't be my eyes just announced they are partnering with these?
Great video! Would these work well for reading a book aloud, or would the text be too small?
I also hear Be my eyes and Envision is also partnering with them as well. 21:05
Sam, I’ve been waiting for this review to drop. I have these
Very informative. Thank you Sam!😎
This was a great Video and you do a great job Describing it.
Great video! Thank you!
Do any of the smart glasses have night vision enabled cameras
Awesome video and the technology
Thanks for the info
What is a mobile screen reader?
Love my smart glasses
Mite not be connected
They work for me!
great!
Excellent 😊
Thanks
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I have a question I am visually impaired well blind, I was wondering, can you record audio with the AI smart glasses because I really want to get them because they’re really useful and really helpful in art class that I’m in right now is using those, but they don’t rehab does not offer them, but I was wondering if they record audio as well because that would be really beneficial to me if they did