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

[@onemat2000]

This is the best Meta Glasses demo I've seen so far! Excellent video!

[@audiomirror]

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

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Well, thank you so much! 😊

[@louisearellano5427]

I started using the meta glasses and love them 2:24 2:36

[@carrieonaccessibility]

I'm glad that you like them! :) They can be really helpful.

[@thewaziris]

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!

[@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.

[@patrickfabianlange2427]

Thank you Carrie !

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thank YOU! 😀

[@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!! ❤️

[@blindkenyangamer]

Thanks for this demo!

[@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! 😊

[@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

[@PrimeMinisterRetsuko]

I think you should do a follow up video now that they are integrating live AI

[@carrieonaccessibility]

I would love to do so, but it's still in beta and not available for me.... which is very sad. :(

[@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.

[@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

[@lynnenicholson6968]

@@carrieonaccessibilityI’m in the UK and my glasses are arriving on Thursday. I’m looking forward to being hands free when out walking instead of fumbling for my phone to read street names. I use a walking stick alongside my long white cane so I have to juggle. AI is still hit and miss but improving compared to when I first started to use Seeing AI when accuracy seemed like a 50/50 coin toss now it’s getting close to 80/20 on Seeing AI and other apps. I’ve just learned it records in 60 second bursts so it probably won’t be as good as I hoped for recording as I walk or sew but it will still give me useful options

[@DominicMontelongo]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@adilalzamar3360]

Great job, carry

[@GlenMorrowConsulting]

Hi, thanks for the video! I love some of the pronunciation, especially Puss in Boots. I would hope Meta can improve its AI, pronunciations and ability to describe. Would Be My Eyes be better in some of these cases_ I realise the inbuilt AI is always the most convenient though.Thanks again and keep up the great work, will definitely subscribe.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Having a person might could help. Especially now that be my eyes is available on the meta glasses. It really depends on if you want a person to interact with....

[@WillyRosado]

Nice job

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thanks!

[@WillyRosado]

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

[@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.

[@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! 🙂

[@nearly-blindbrian8372]

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

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Definitely, I agree!

[@benjiebarker]

this is cool

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thanks!

[@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. :)

[@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!

[@DANNYBLVCK]

Love mine

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Awesome! Me too! :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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. :)

[@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!

[@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.

[@splashesin8]

😊

[@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.

[@lisasmith3383]

I tried using them to read cooking directions on packages. I thought it was doing a great job but when I had my sighted husband double check it turned out that NONE of the directions were correct! Meta would randomly omit steps or ingredients and would make up information that was nowhere on the package! They are a fun gimmick but NOT dependable in any way so they have very little practical use.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

That's super interesting. I did try with some cooking directions as well. It actually got it pretty accurately, especially the temperature and cooking time. It could really depend on the item. I think it also really depends on the prompt. I noticed if i asked more general questions, it gave more hallucination answers, but when I asked more specifics, it usually did a lot better.

[@stuartduncan2772]

The hardware is very nice. The AI is terrible in the UK because it is restricted by EU privacy laws. This means that the most desirable feature for blind and low vision people e.g. Look and describe, does not work. I can only give the most basic commands Meta AI so the value of having smart glasses is lost. I received my glasses two days ago but they will be going back after Christmas.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Yes, I did hear about that. That's really unfortunate. That's so frustrating and I'm sorry about that. I hope they can fix it so that in UK people can have something similar.