Demonstrating what can the Meta Glasses do for people who are blind and visually impaired!

[@martinfrazier949]

They are cool. I love mines. If you want more details about a photo after it gives what it is just say I want more details and it will go into full on description. I don't know what I took a picture of the other day but it went into massive details about the image after I said that request and I was pleasantly surprised. As a person who is blind and lives independently, these are very handy for things around the house when I want to be hands-free.

[@shaunteckno]

If you want something to be read out loud, (from start to finish), you have to say, look and read out loud, followed by what you are wanting to say. Just a tip, in case you didn’t know that. I love my meta glasses as well.

[@josemanuellastra2488]

Great tips. Are these glasses available in México?

[@martinfrazier949]

@@josemanuellastra2488 yes but the AI portion is only available to USA and another country so far. You would have to look that up online my friend.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Yes, they are incredibly helpful, but they do have limitations... I've tried many different prompts and it's honestly a hit or miss for me. Sometimes, I'll get really great descriptions, and sometimes its super general and even if I ask for more details, it doesn't always do it.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

I find that this sometimes works and sometimes does not. For documents like letters, it is usually more helpful and will usually read more, but when trying to read longer things like magazines, books, and textbooks, it struggles.

[@tomidilluminator]

I got my own smart glasses from Meta last week. It’s really helpful for blind people.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

It can definitely be helpful despite the limitations!

[@garyeastwood3627]

This was a great video! Thanks so much.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thank you!

[@MikkoRantalainen]

13:00 It appears that these glasses do not have autofocus or the lenses are factory adjusted to be focused around 1-2 meters. As a result, it cannot read any small text which seems like a huge mistake if you wanted to use the glasses to help reading small text. That said, it seems that the biggest limitation is hardcoded limits for the AI. Especially any question where AI interpreted the question as "can you describe any visible humans" it immediately went to "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." mode.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

I'm not sure how but usually if I hold it close enough, Aira agents and Meta AI can usually make text out. I can't really tell by the footage because details like that are too hard for me to see. And yes, the AI limitations are very frustrating... a lot of the time you have to do prompt engineering.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@carrieonaccessibility With the current state of AI, you have to do prompt engineering to achieve best results regardless of the task. I write software for living and have played with multiple AI systems and none achieve max performance without heavy prompt engineering.

[@audiomirror]

Great job as always :-) your videos are always so much fun.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Well, thank you so much! 😊

[@hilaryweiner893]

Great job on this demo, Carrie. I think the absence of personal descriptions might be part of Meta's anti-bullying algorithm. It sounds like you have to ask questions in just the right way to get the info you want beyond a very general description. But they seem somewhat helpful if all you need to do is identify an item or have a label read or calling a service like Aira.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Yes, it can really be very helpful, but the amount of prompt engineering you have to do for specific information or for more detailed information is can be really a challenge.

[@blindkenyangamer]

Thanks for this demo!

[@cdlee7943]

Excellent review excellent job thank you!

[@carrieonaccessibility]

You're very welcome!

[@lukusp1]

I LOVE you girl! You always do great Videos and content.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Well thank you so much!! ❤️

[@Eiret-cp7xr]

Takk!

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Wow thank you! 🩷

[@kiran.singer7415]

Dear carie,it's very nice job,and very well video ❤❤❤

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@DominicMontelongo]

Cool video I have a friend who wears the same glasses that you do. And now I want them.

[@prashanthmn2587]

Nice demonstration, thank you very much. I got mine two weeks ago, so I am wishing to make a demonstration in regional language. How did you capture the meta band Voice?

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Congrats on your meta glasses! how do you like them? I just used a lav microphone that I taped to the side of the glasses.

[@prashanthmn2587]

Oh thank you. Yeah, it is nice, but as it is officially not launched in India, it often disconnects and needs to be activated by using VPN, but as of now it’s quite productive. Thank you for the tip.

[@Angelesapollo]

Your audio is amazing!! Do you mind sharing the mic you’re using here?

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Most of the video was using the PR40 and the Rode Lav Go on the Meta Glasses. Here's an amazon link to what I use for KZbin! www.amazon.com/shop/carrieonaccessibility/list/26F4AMYW5CIS1?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_2TD0N5SN1R6H0W6JZ3YD

[@borostar7789]

What an informative video! I'm not sure if the AI feature is available in the UK yet but I could be wrong.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thank you and from what I've heard, it is not available in the UK at the moment because regulatory constraits.

[@ToughBeifong]

Yeah, to me they seem good but not good enough lol. Also, you have no idea how excited I got when I heard that there were bloopers in this video lol.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Yes... the bloopers were just tossed in honestly and I was thinking of removing them...... not the usual amount, sorry! and yes, they are good, but I just want more. lol. Maybe the EchoVisions will do it? Maybe.

[@ToughBeifong]

@@carrieonaccessibility we can only hope so. Bloopers really are the best lol

[@makkienai]

thank you its nice to hear it in action at the mall , i got a better idea of how it does , greets mak

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Glad it could be helpful! 🙂

[@adilalzamar3360]

Great job, carry

[@tiffanimilburn8885]

I enjoyed your review. I don’t think I’ll be getting any because I wouldn’t use it enough to justify the price. And I don’t know if it’s a sensory issue or something, but I don’t like having things on my face. I realize this is more of a problem than a glass problem. I don’t even wear sunglasses most of the time.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thank you! Also, I feel somewhat similarly. I kind of put the glasses up a lot of the time, but it's easy to just tilt them down. I also find myself putting it on and off a lot. :)

[@craigwarren4202]

21:00 'At the mall, it seems like Meta should know your location and be better at telling you what store you're at. I'd probably just pull out my phone and ask "where am I" since a lot of places have indoor maps. Pretty disappointing

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Hmm. You have some great points. I wish it could know more about the environment, but I'm not sure how well that would work when it comes to saying "where am I". I can see if I'm in the store, but not sure about within the actual mall hallways.

[@nearly-blindbrian8372]

the Ally app is great, if it gets integrated that wold be amazing

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Definitely, I agree!

[@WillyRosado]

Nice job

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thanks!

[@WillyRosado]

@@carrieonaccessibility you’re welcome btw can we make appointment to chat

[@BendsSpace]

It would be so cool if something like these were jail broken, so many amazing things for accessibility could be made with them

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Hmm. that is an interesting thought! I wonder what you think of the echo vision glasses!

[@driza97]

cool video carrie. what smart phone are you using with these meta glasses? thanks.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thanks so much! I was using the Pixel 9 Pro XL.

[@tinasohl5493]

Have you gotten meta to fully read something like a letter or document not just sum it up and how did you do it? Trying to do that with mine which i'm liking over all.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Yes, I have, but it can be hit or miss. Sometimes I say, "hey meta, read this from top to bottom" and will. But not all the time.

[@ReneeSAJ]

do you have to have what's app installed to set up the glasses? I thought I heard the Aira agent talking about using What's App.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Yes, you have to have whatsapp and connect it on the Meta View app. That's a one time set up and then Aira agents can send the links where all you have to do is press join.

[@fuzziestlumpkin]

Just to clarify, you may need it for Aira, but the only account you need to set up the glasses themselves is a Meta one. You don't have to link it to any of your other accounts, even those owned by Meta.

[@benjiebarker]

this is cool

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thanks!

[@mindofmadness5593]

Interesting. I wonder if they could help me drive again... "Ok, you are coming up to a Stop sign, begin slowing down now..."

[@carrieonaccessibility]

At this point, it can not... :(

[@mindofmadness5593]

@@carrieonaccessibility Yeah but oh to dreM. :)

[@wateriver]

I feel like a good use case would be to read your mail and stuff but knowing how meta’s privacy policies are I wouldn’t trust them with the images that the glasses capture. These are great if they weren’t made by Meta. But for general use like for seen descriptions these seem to be good. I could see myself using these at the airport trying to find my gate or while out in a community trying to find a bus stop or something.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

This is fair and honestly one of my concerns, but it has really proved its usefulness to me.

[@splashesin8]

😊

[@benjiebarker]

could aira tell me where to walk?

[@carrieonaccessibility]

They can help with navigation, but it's the responsibility of the user to still use their mobility skills. The vet said I do know a lot of blind people who do use it for navigation.

[@benjiebarker]

@@carrieonaccessibility wow thats awesome!