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They’re not AR. They don’t have spatial audio. The camera/audio quality isn’t great. But these are very very Ray-Ban-ish. And yeah, they have camera lenses in the frames. pic.twitter.com/hkdGSkl6Ym
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) September 9, 2021
Congratulations to Facebook for figuring out that the only chance in hell it has to get people to purchase a physical product it built is to ensure its own brand name is nowhere near it pic.twitter.com/To0XFCbdgc
— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) September 9, 2021
No other Instagram/Spark AR effects in the View app like Snapchat does with Spectacles. It’s very bare-bones and stands apart from Facebook or Instagram at the moment, unless you choose to share photos/video into those
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) September 9, 2021
Facebook x Ray-Ban pic.twitter.com/kD5E23Nb5X
— Ev (@evleaks) September 9, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg really doesn’t like the smartphone’s central role in our lives, and is pursuing several different strategies for something that goes beyond it. https://t.co/ojI2yJC44w pic.twitter.com/Z5A3p4N0tF
— Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) September 9, 2021
Literally and figuratively "I cannot believe what I'm seeing" https://t.co/xOsdgRa6dH
— Toolkit for Hot Takes (@awryaditi) September 9, 2021
of note: literally nowhere on the hardware, the name or the glasses case does it include the word Facebook
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) September 9, 2021
(the outside of the box it comes in does have Facebook printed on it though) pic.twitter.com/WoIqqZVjv7
give mr isaac a cookie https://t.co/ktf3Ee5pxG pic.twitter.com/RzHle16zJv
— ? ? ? (@jw) September 9, 2021
No, worrying about recording everything is exactly the opposite of “being in the moment”@MikeIsaac https://t.co/O7E2vCounU pic.twitter.com/vVFEly5F4Q
— ???? ?????????. (@GregBensinger) September 9, 2021
Fashion icon pic.twitter.com/dIJ7t8COqk
— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) September 9, 2021
Facebook and Ray-Ban have revealed some video-camera glasses - but no augmented reality features yet #RayBanStories pic.twitter.com/k6vkoZg6Fc
— Chris Fox (@thisisFoxx) September 9, 2021
Thankfully this "put a piece of masking tape on it" privacy exploit is technically sophisticated and unable to be replicated by all but a few state-level adversaries. https://t.co/Owldj2aFOI
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) September 9, 2021
My review of the Facebook Glasses: Nope
— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) September 9, 2021
Can't wait to see my uncle share jokes in front of my eyes. https://t.co/AtV2V0BunE
— Sahil Shah ?? (@SahilBulla) September 9, 2021
Smart glasses are a way to record people without their knowing. Hard pass https://t.co/vOOjYUOdSP
— David Lazarus (@Davidlaz) September 9, 2021
Facebook sent reporters covering their glasses launch a list of supposed "third-party" privacy and consumer groups that it consulted for the product. So I did some digging.
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) September 9, 2021
FB funds at least 4 of the 5 groups. Future of Privacy Forum is one.https://t.co/SiK0mGd7P5
But here’s the thing: There was really no way, aside from a tiny indicator light, for @Mstreshinsky to know I was recording video of her. (I didn’t end up getting the rugelach) pic.twitter.com/sEFRSTCVLp
— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) September 9, 2021
Having a terms of service for a pair of sunglasses is the low key dystopian part of this https://t.co/8KXdcPeeUm
— Zach Montellaro (@ZachMontellaro) September 9, 2021
Facebook x Ray(theon)-Ban. Do Not Cop
— noah kulwin (@nkulw) September 9, 2021
? When is an investigative journalist going to map the various ecosystems of ‘civil society organizations’ funded by big tech companies to see what it means for independence, positions defended or ignored, etc? ↘️ https://t.co/awsMkOp7Yp
— Marietje Schaake (@MarietjeSchaake) September 9, 2021
So Facebook made Snapchat Specs... but like 5 years later... okay https://t.co/Kac4YvxhvA
— Ray Wong (@raywongy) September 9, 2021
congratulations to Evan Spiegel, Facebook’s real head of product https://t.co/8ZoQ9Zmpek
— can duruk (@can) September 9, 2021
Not very metaverse-y right now, but it's a start I suppose -> “We are building towards AR glasses as the next computing platform,” Monisha Perkash, a product director at Facebook, said in an interview. “We see it as a very important first step towards that vision.” https://t.co/RS5cKaNMyZ
— Richard MacManus (@ricmac) September 9, 2021
there is no possible world where i put anything this company makes on any part of my body https://t.co/9z1klEIib1
— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) September 9, 2021
This piece is so incredibly well done and hilarious https://t.co/dMgAnoBDdg
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) September 9, 2021
I'm guessing they've got Scoble duct taped to the floor of a Facebook van somewhere, so you can't say this product is 100% bad
— Pinboard (@Pinboard) September 9, 2021
Hey, a whole new way for Facebook to trace your movements and purchases while also infringing on the privacy of everyone you pass by.
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) September 9, 2021
Facebook is a garbage company. https://t.co/LUdAE2y8eE
Mark Zuckerberg and Rocco Basilico, Chief Wearables Officer at EssilorLuxottica introduce #RayBanStories - the new way to capture, share and listen.
— Facebook (@Facebook) September 9, 2021
Shop @ray_ban stories now: https://t.co/dRUqfUXSwH pic.twitter.com/P84XGUvsxi
Facebook and Ray-Ban have teamed up on a pair of camera equipped glasses called the Ray-Ban Stories.
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) September 9, 2021
They look like normal sunglasses, which is really cool. But also really creepy because no one knows you’re recording them.
My review: https://t.co/RWkA9MOmAl
gotta say these new facebook ar glasses look better than i expected pic.twitter.com/4w5TYdzrUy
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 9, 2021
In our conversation, @boz admitted that early AR glasses iterations likely won't look as good as the Ray Ban Stories Facebook unveiled today.
— Janko Roettgers (@jank0) September 9, 2021
"AR glasses are going to have some tougher design moments," he said. https://t.co/4j7hsGMXJc
I’m just imagining tripping on the sidewalk or something and looking up to see a whole crowd of people with blank expressions staring at me with their fingers to their ears like Agent Smith, little lights flickering out from their sunglasses.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 9, 2021
super interesting product but can't imagine ever being comfortable putting a facebook-controlled camera on my face. https://t.co/lfv41M01Pm
— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) September 9, 2021
How I feel wearing them (basically, I’m sorry I have camera lenses in my glasses) pic.twitter.com/FMsPOCKUi2
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) September 9, 2021
The Spy Store has gone mainstream. https://t.co/c9D7fdEhew
— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) September 9, 2021
Facebook’s smart $299 Ray-Ban sunglasses are here: and they’re basically like Spectacles and Bose Frames rolled into one product. Here’s my test drive thoughts so far. https://t.co/ymOI5emdaS
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) September 9, 2021
Facebook is making camera glasses. They have an LED warning light so that bystanders know you are taking a video.
— Katie Notopoulos (@katienotopoulos) September 9, 2021
I taped it over.
A FB exec told me this is a violation of the terms of service of the glasses (oops) https://t.co/l6JQy12vzE
Facebook wants to put tiny cameras all over the place. What could go wrong! Give Zuck your eyes! He needs your eyes! https://t.co/mK7X5Abv5i
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) September 9, 2021
So the privacy expert that Facebook is having defend its new Wearable Glasses works for an organization that is funded by Facebook. https://t.co/VExfimN0D6 pic.twitter.com/SoB7im5YOr
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) September 9, 2021
We baked privacy into these glasses from the start, with input from third-party experts and we will continue to engage in open conversation with experts and the public as we continue on our journey to delivering AR glasseshttps://t.co/2QcbEgdoGb
— Boz (@boztank) September 9, 2021
So the longer view here is that Facebook plans to iterate these over time into AR glasses. Meanwhile, the Quest 2 is exploring mixed reality on the other end. But this is going to take time, clearly…but no one else has magic AR glasses, really, yet
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) September 9, 2021
Facebook to Snap: “stay off our lawn.”
— Apple Holodeck (@AppleHolodeck) September 9, 2021
Snap is way ahead on augmenting the world, but $299 Raybans is a message from Zuckerberg that disrupting him will be very difficult.
I think our story sums it up well, but @MikeIsaac's Ray-Ban Stories article is the only one with a picture of Bruna, so you should read that one too. https://t.co/vkg2TF94pg
— Ina Fried (@inafried) September 9, 2021
I don’t want anything to do with Facebook-designed hardware, but damn the Clubrounds are my favorite Ray-Ban frames https://t.co/Mb5CASq6sA
— Hayato Huseman (@hayatohuseman) September 9, 2021
Seems as though Facebook finally took Ray-Ban up on some of the incredible 90% off sales I've seen advertised on their site https://t.co/rGnpUHPCtq
— Zach Dunn (@zachbdunn) September 9, 2021
lol facebook's original plan for its camera glasses didn't have a light to let you know they were recording
— Brandon Hardin (@hardin) September 9, 2021
"Himel told BuzzFeed News that the LED light was a feature they ADDED after consulting with a handful of privacy groups."https://t.co/mZ6ck9k2nM
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) September 9, 2021
We're proud of what we've achieved with Ray-Ban Stories and what we integrated into the most iconic glasses design in the world. Together with EssilorLuxottica, we focused on the design and only after that added the technology we believed would be most useful to people. pic.twitter.com/rcmXhinDUj
— Boz (@boztank) September 9, 2021
the only positive news about Facebook selling a camera you wear on your head is that FB's product track record suggests this will fail very quickly https://t.co/3CTl97jTbk
— Sam Biddle (@samfbiddle) September 9, 2021
$299 Ray-Bans?? Good heavens the amount of data collection— https://t.co/HU0PEuZUbB
— ????? (@DylanMcD8) September 9, 2021
Facebook - 2021
— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv) September 9, 2021
Snap - 2016
Google - 2013
Anyone taking bets on the chances for FB + Ray-Ban?? pic.twitter.com/VG8kMsj6nB
I wonder what the Facebook policy is on employees wearing these things around the office. https://t.co/tAb569iq2W
— Buzz Andersen (@buzz) September 9, 2021
The Facebook glasses are here. They're... basically just better-looking Snapchat Spectacles + bluetooth audio?
— Sean Hollister (@StarFire2258) September 9, 2021
Can't underestimate the power of better-looking, though.
https://t.co/Mo08G1SRDu
facebook employees https://t.co/MKthY6D9K5
— Internet of Shit (@internetofshit) September 9, 2021
Did Facebook really do Snap Spectacles, five years later, but without looking at the social signalling and consideration that went into them?
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) September 9, 2021
People will hate cause it’s FB, but these glasses look cool and I bet they work great. Oculus Workrooms also look good tbh.
— Sam Girotra (@samgirotra) September 9, 2021
And every review I’ve seen of Portal has been positive.
Their ability to integrate hardware and software is impressive. https://t.co/E7mbZh4wqh
So Facebook has created glasses embedded with a hidden camera. Thank goodness they were "designed with privacy in mind" — I'd be a bit concerned otherwise. https://t.co/9844Uf0dut
— Gilad Edelman (@GiladEdelman) September 9, 2021
Spare thought: Let’s talk about the fact that the company indirectly responsible for many of Ray-Ban’s branding problems these days is now partnering with Ray-Ban pic.twitter.com/pVVfZftjso
— Ernie Smith (@ShortFormErnie) September 9, 2021
Would also be great to know what other privacy experts Facebook is consulting for its glasses, given that the exec behind the project was considering facial recognition for them earlier this year. https://t.co/DeOIBXgG0T
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) September 9, 2021
On one hand, GoPro-style video housed in a pair of actually nice-looking sunglasses is kind of appealing. On the other, the world’s most pernicious social media company setting up an undercover sound and visual recorder on people’s faces is super creepy https://t.co/rCvSibYa8G
— Amanda Katz (@katzish) September 9, 2021
Speaking of glasses, I may not have had intact prescription glasses for the past couple of weeks, but I have been trying out these smart glasses from Facebook and Ray-Ban.https://t.co/vEtnboJFp1
— Ina Fried (@inafried) September 9, 2021
Here’s my deep dive on Facebook and Ray-Ban’s first pair of smart glasses that are going on sale today. They start at $299 and honestly, they’re pretty good. https://t.co/QZ41yhlxe9
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) September 9, 2021
"Himel told BuzzFeed News that the LED light was a feature they ADDED after consulting with a handful of privacy groups. The Future of Privacy Forum, which is partially funded by Facebook, was one of those groups." https://t.co/3vScuqycD0
— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) September 9, 2021
I love my Spectacles 2 because they great for taking pictures of interesting things while I run. But they look -- odd. The Ray-Ban Stories look great, just like my regular sunglasses. I don't need the smarts. Just an easy way to take pictures, I'm good. https://t.co/wyZUACMZrs
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) September 9, 2021
“A Facebook account is required to use the glasses, but the company says it won’t use anything captured with the glasses or stored in the Facebook View app for targeting advertisements.” https://t.co/DLZEqu58gL
— juuso@ (@osnnr) September 9, 2021
fuck no, absolutely not. smash this crap up into little shitty pieces whenever you see ithttps://t.co/QpVVKypT4o
— Gun Toucher (@gun_toucher) September 9, 2021
Miniaturization is so crazy. These glasses have two cameras, a battery, three microphones, two speakers and bluetooth, and weigh *five grams* more than a regular pair of Ray-Bans https://t.co/3bRH27jlf7
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) September 9, 2021
Classic Facebook. "Remember Google Glass? Let's 86 all of the features that made it useful, innovative, and intriguing, and just do that one feature that was considered repulsive on privacy grounds. Hell, let's even make the cameras harder to detect." https://t.co/tGcKXpS53l
— Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) September 9, 2021
Ah yes, Facebook & Cameras on your face. The marriage that's meant to be.
— Studio Petrikas (@MPetrikas) September 9, 2021
Creepy on another level. https://t.co/Vo28XeN6Pp
finally, camera glasses made by a company I can trusthttps://t.co/HLYSLmRUP8 pic.twitter.com/FfRKm587n5
— TechLinked (@TechLinkedYT) September 9, 2021
More impressions coming in this week’s Power On - but battery life is a concern. If you don’t physically turn these off (there’s a switch), the battery is going to disappear fairly quickly. At least in my experience.
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) September 9, 2021
Check out @sal19's hands-on review of Facebook's new glasses thingy. Sounds like Snap Spectacles, basically. https://t.co/ao7OhnEhVu
— Matt Rosoff (@MattRosoff) September 9, 2021
Thoughts on Facebook's Smart Glasses:
— Lucas Rizzotto (@_LucasRizzotto) September 9, 2021
? Impressive hardware integration! They really managed to keep the og Ray-Ban form factor.
? Facebook's 2021 AR strategy is Snapchat's 2016 AR strategy.
❓ What is the privacy policy of its companion app, tho? No one's talking about it. pic.twitter.com/BEQElCnt73
Ray-Ban Stories is a key milestone on the path to fully-featured AR glasses and will show people what it’s like to stay present in the moment.https://t.co/LEYGmZIkcW
— Boz (@boztank) September 9, 2021
Remember that whole thing where Google Street View cars were passively scraping everyone’s wifi information? Imagine that but Facebook with all of our faces and locations https://t.co/B1kLdM9HpD
— Andrew Losowsky (@losowsky) September 9, 2021
Wayfarers occupy a space where they're timeless but they go in and out of style. I don't see lots of people wearing them right now but I have a sneaking suspicion there will be a push to get people into them again to justify the existence of these things. https://t.co/KcXLWmdW4g
— Jason Diamond (@imjasondiamond) September 9, 2021
Kill it with fire https://t.co/6VWiC2aSgz
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) September 9, 2021
The word dystopian is super overused today. If you don’t want a face computer don’t buy a face computer. Life is wonderful. https://t.co/C0jCJJgP0Y
— parker (@pt) September 9, 2021
the one they built themselves wasn’t ever released and the HTC one wasn’t really their hardware imo — I think there are two eras of FB hardware and bringing it all in house made a diff (but yes those first collabs were…not great)
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) September 9, 2021
These look like such cool, normal sunglasses, no one has any idea they have cameras.
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) September 9, 2021
Plus, the LED is about the size of a poppy seed. https://t.co/RWkA9MOmAl pic.twitter.com/M8lIndcelR
Privacy is so paramount that it is considered AFTER the product is developed. Kinda like the Facebook Portal team that actually didn’t know that using Messenger API meant that data was shared... https://t.co/2LuI0gObL3
— Thibaut Thomas (@thibautthomas) September 9, 2021
The only pair of sunglasses I wear are Snap's Spectacles. I like the color + style + made them prescription so $$$
— Kerry Flynn ? (@kerrymflynn) September 9, 2021
I barely use the camera, but often when I'm talking to people they see the lens + ask if I'm recording. Perhaps that'll change with these https://t.co/d38LGKNWZq
Facebook’s major new product is a pair of smart glasses with cameras in each corner to photo or video your surrounds.
— Adrian Weckler (@adrianweckler) September 9, 2021
Is this creepy?
They show a light (hard to see) when active. They can’t livestream.
My initial review: https://t.co/P5GjCSaMAo pic.twitter.com/ZY3R7lf2bB
I ran into @LaurenGoode outside of the bakery below & she was wearing these. We chatted for 10-15 mins — I didn’t notice them. She didn’t let on at all (holds an embargo well) but seeing photos covertly taken even by a friend after the fact feels…weird (tryin not to say creepy). https://t.co/kKtkq32Hil
— Megan Quinn (@msquinn) September 9, 2021
Throwing pillows of various sizes at Mark Zuckerberg looks fun https://t.co/fJdKbuYymv
— jack⚡️ (@jack) September 9, 2021
I am shocked, absolutely shocked that such a privacy-respecting company culture like Facebook’s would produce a wearable camera product that feels like an almost dystopian-creepy invasion of privacy. https://t.co/Izb15F6loe
— Sebastiaan de With (@sdw) September 9, 2021
Funny how you can get a pair of smart glasses for less than the price of some frames. https://t.co/8ewJvTc1jr
— Chris Hoffman (@chrisbhoffman) September 9, 2021
What an aging planet needs: eyewear that can remind you of the name of the person you're talking to, plus useful personal information as you talk. "So ... Fred ... how is ... Wilma? And ... of course ... Pebbles must be ... graduating from high school this year?" https://t.co/C0CVwdJipX
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 9, 2021
Here are some of the photos and videos I captured while wearing Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories around San Francisco this week — which you probably wouldn’t have even noticed, because they look like regular sunglasses. @Mstreshinsky was game to be my subject. pic.twitter.com/TF6Hv7BIU4
— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) September 9, 2021
who are these for? Honestly curious who wants Facebook glasses with cameras on them ? https://t.co/2maOei378d
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 9, 2021
Glasses? Yes. Smart? Not feeling it. https://t.co/9XIC4h5xJf
— George Hahn (@georgehahn) September 9, 2021
this kind of privacy state of affairs hasn't lasted more than a couple years literally not even one time https://t.co/RljCDQnt89 pic.twitter.com/6X4osZMz1J
— Casey Johnston (@caseyjohnston) September 9, 2021
Lots of hard technical work to get the technology of smart glasses into a Ray-Ban style and form factor that people have loved for decades. Pretty excited to see people use this product! https://t.co/7sUxftQqih
— Mike Schroepfer (@schrep) September 9, 2021
So the privacy expert that Facebook is having defend its new Wearable Glasses works for an organization that is funded by Facebook. https://t.co/VExfimN0D6 pic.twitter.com/SoB7im5YOr
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) September 9, 2021
Smart glasses are a way to record people without their knowing. Hard pass https://t.co/vOOjYUOdSP
— David Lazarus (@Davidlaz) September 9, 2021
finally, camera glasses made by a company I can trusthttps://t.co/HLYSLmRUP8 pic.twitter.com/FfRKm587n5
— TechLinked (@TechLinkedYT) September 9, 2021
Facebook x Ray-Ban https://t.co/A51WpQakGl
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) September 9, 2021
The death of irony: Facebook told the New York Times that its new glasses product—a camera & microphone strapped to your face with a digital assistant pipped into your ear: "helps people actually be in the moment they’re in." https://t.co/3UQYeVUREx
— Avi Asher-Schapiro (@AASchapiro) September 9, 2021
Smart Glasses Made Google Look Dumb. Now Facebook Is Giving Them a Try. https://t.co/CA1ST1kpca
— Katalin Pota?? (@katalin_pota) September 9, 2021
Smart glasses are 3D TV for the face. We'll see them reintroduced on a cycle whose period depends on how long it takes for the last person to remember how many executives got fired during the previous attempt to leave the company. https://t.co/qhPQYPCPPy
— Pinboard (@Pinboard) September 9, 2021
A "small indicator light" while smartglasses are recording does not "pre-empt privacy concerns" related to their use or introduction.https://t.co/SRHkmKpeGs
— Alex Howard (@digiphile) September 9, 2021
WOW: "Many of these privacy concerns are beside the point for technologists who see wearables as inexorable for society." pic.twitter.com/GWllH99Zz4
Ray-Ban x Facebookのスマートグラス“RAY-BAN STORIES” 発表されました！
— 国光宏尚 元gumi (Hiro Kunimitsu) (@hkunimitsu) September 9, 2021
・299ドル～
・写真500枚/動画30本迄が撮れる、音楽聴ける、電話できる(スマホ出さず、グラスのボタン押すか音声認識)
・プライバシーに配慮
・Ray-banのPV ザッカーバーグも出演https://t.co/XdlP8oWUec
Ray-Ban x Facebookのスマートグラス“RAY-BAN STORIES”
— Yaman＠イマクリエイトCEO 絶賛採用中！ (@yaman_xr) September 9, 2021
次世代のスマホという印象
日本でも販売して欲しかった。
・299ドル〜
・写真500枚/動画30本迄が撮れる、音楽聴ける、電話できる(スマホ出さず、グラスのボタン押すか音声認識)→https://t.co/rNj7c9MvzN
Ray-Ban Stories, 買うか？と言われると、うーん。そんなに写真撮る人じゃないからなぁ。https://t.co/eySnAZcKb7
— やのせん@VR教育 (@yanosen_jp) September 9, 2021
I know it is difficult to trust Facebook with data but damn these glasses look friggin' classy! It organically blends the camera into a classic WayFarer design and I love it. Ray-Ban Stories: https://t.co/7yNM34l5PY
— Ershad Kaleebullah (@r3dash) September 9, 2021