I Bought The Ray-Ban Smart Glasses (and you should too)

[@probablyhades]

UPDATE: A recent firmware update has pushed 3 minute recording support to the glasses.

[@GoldMineArcade]

These glasses are very useful and cool! I have a pair and plan on getting another pair. I mainly use them for the speakers. People around you won't even know you're listening to music. I work in a manufacturing plant and do home improvements on the side. A major plus is in a very noisy environment with earplugs in you can still hear them perfectly.

[@probablyhades]

yeah that’s one of my favourite parts of these, i work checkout at a grocery store and these are the only way i can have a podcast or some background music playing

[@Simonrilley812]

@@probablyhadeswhen will the meta ai be realased international?

[@fonz2002]

You can disable the "Hey Meta" call word detection to make the battery last all day when not in use.

[@Jose-xo1de]

I love mine as well. Main uses for them Taking calls Listening to podcast And responding to messages Key features I would like to see: Ability to set reminders& alarms Make a calendar event Change FOV for videos/photos

[@probablyhades]

Absolutely, deeper system integration with Meta’s AI would be fantastic. Apple’s locked down system might make it a bit difficult on iOS, they’d probably have to build the functionality into the Meta View app and have it sync to other apps where possible (eg. Meta View calendar syncs to iCal).

[@calebhoff409]

i agree so much on adding a second camera, they could add so many differnt functions for those

[@probablyhades]

hell, even one positioned horizontally and one positioned vertically to allow you to set the orientation would be really nice

[@andykid27]

Awesome video, very informative ! keep it up

[@badtuna73]

Great video about the Meta Ray Bans smart glasses. I've been using mine for a month. Love it too, but it's still not as smart yet. LOL! I live in the US but unfortunately, access to the multimodal AI features beta version has been closed to only a limited number of users. Anyway, thanks for sharing your review.

[@awesomenessmike7629]

Man you covered everything I thought about, the water resistance and even comparing to the AirPods Conversation Awareness! Edit: I never new that you couldn’t cover the capture light too, this has gotta be the best review I’ve seen 👍

[@sc00ter614]

Just ordered a pair on Saturday 😊. However, I have a question for those who own a pair. If you leave the glasses powered on with low to moderate use of the onboard features (calls, listening to music, taking photos and videos etc.), how long does the battery last? 🤔

[@probablyhades]

Music will be the biggest battery killer out of those, you’ll get about 3 hours of playback with no pauses. But leaving them on and taking the occasional photo/video or having a quick phone call doesn’t use too much power, it really depends on your use but you are able to get a lot out of them.

[@U2haveanicedayty2]

New to your Channel. Great Job capturing the most important things to cover.Just had issue with the blur as it was messing with my eyes.Other then that Awesome Video. Thanks for sharing. ✌️💯

[@probablyhades]

thank you! the blur will be sorted in future, just missed a few things when i was shooting that i meant to remove from the shot

[@JamonBull]

I really want to get these glasses, and with transition lenses also. I’m a high school teacher. Do you think it would be odd for a teacher to wear these glasses in the classroom, considering they have cameras on them? I wish there was an option to get them with just speakers and no cameras.

[@probablyhades]

They’d probably be discreet enough for them to go unnoticed, but being a high school student I could guarantee one kid finding out you’ve got them would end in a nightmare 😬. The Bose Frames are older and I haven’t personally tried them in a while, but they’re a similar concept but only have speakers.

[@robobass25]

I hate how we get ripped off here in Australia hey. Great seeing an Aussie reviewing these mate! Nice! As ya can see from my pic. I have the ray-ban wayfarer normal sunnies on. But I can’t use them all the time cos I wear prescription. I love tech so when I seen these I had to find out more about them! I think they are still out of stock! Harder to find my sizing also. I’m a large I’m pretty sure. Thanks again for this review mate! Ya sold me! 😎

[@noxious8]

Nice review 1. If glasses are not comfortable: Don't wear them. You should not 'get used to it'. Even if it was that expensive 2. The glasses look very reflective

[@probablyhades]

it’s not really that they’re not comfortable, more just the extra weight can definitely make itself known after a few hours with them on. i’ve seen people on the ray-ban stories subreddit say that they’ve had luck getting them adjusted but the problem just disappeared for me personally. they do look very reflective on camera, i’m assuming because of the transition lenses? they don’t look reflective at all when you’re wearing them

[@DennisMathias]

Seems as though there were a lot of blurry things in the FOV

[@probablyhades]

yeah my shooting schedule is very tight, i could have a spare 20-30 minutes to shoot and that’s all i’ll have for the next month and just forgot to take a few things out of shot, sorry about that 🙏

[@MrSorvam]

Hi great video Just updated to version 3 in Australia Tried using a VPN to get access to the AI no luck Do you have to be in a certain city in the US? Is it a menu option that needs to be selected?

[@probablyhades]

Not sure about that one. I didn’t have any specific settings on, just opened the app a couple times with the VPN on. If you’re talking about the multimodal AI, you’ll have a much harder time for that one. It’s still early access.

[@MrSorvam]

@@probablyhades thanks for getting back to me Not talking about the multimodal AI as I imagine that'll be a while before it hits us in Australia At the moment all the Hey Meta does is take photos tell me the weather but can't ask it basic questions I'll have another go at VPN in the US And I imagine they've shut the door on that too

[@CardozaCreativeMinds]

Awesome video! I ordered mine with prescription lenses. Can’t wait to get them.

[@probablyhades]

You’ll love them! Hope yours get delivered early 🙏

[@danielBrown-fs7xq]

Where did you order with the perscription lenses

[@probablyhades]

@@danielBrown-fs7xq You can order them with prescriptions in the Ray-Ban website, and I believe some physical locations allow you to get prescriptions as well but I’m not 100% sure.

[@CardozaCreativeMinds]

@@probablyhades I got them yesterday and they are freaking awesome!

[@markgilbertson9722]

This is absolutely the best review I’ve seen on these glasses while doing my research. Thanks for putting it together!

[@probablyhades]

Thank you so much, glad it was helpful!

[@robobass25]

Me to hey! Thanks so much and well done on the review mate! How are they these days? Been a wile since you have had them now hey?

[@kallepyoraniemi5552]

Video should be horizontal 4K.

[@probablyhades]

Even a 4:3 or similar ratio, to make it easy to crop into vertical or horizontal. I think 1080 is fine for this use case, but vertical only is really annoying. 60FPS would be a nicer improvement over 4K for me personally.

[@robobass25]

@@probablyhadesyeah I hate that it’s only vertical! Maybe that can add an update to change that 🤷‍♂️ doesn’t seem like a hardware issue

[@dathyr1]

I agree. Paying 300 dollars for a pair of glasses, the videos should be at least 2K and do Landscape formatted videos. To me these glasses are just a toy when it comes to video recordings.

[@UrbanSipfly]

Time can't seem to move any slower for me who lay waiting with enormous anticipation for my Wayfarer's arrival to my selected optometry prescription eyeglasses retail store for my p/u! 😊

[@probablyhades]

Been there, I was very disappointed after visiting 4 physical stores and not being able to find the transition lenses knowing I’d have to wait for delivery

[@ChrisWilliams1962]

Great review! Thanks! 👍

[@nicoleferrari1304]

Hey great video, very informative, thanks for sharing. I ordered mine on Saturday Skyler ones with progressive transitional lenses, hopefully they are good. Just curious if the US VPN setup still works? And if so can you recommend one. I would love to have the AI working 👍🏻

[@probablyhades]

Glad it was helpful! The US VPN trick still works for me, and the multimodal AI works as well now. I personally use Windscribe. You’ll need to “reactivate” it every few months or so to keep it working, but otherwise I’ve had no issues.

[@nicoleferrari1304]

Awesome thank you I will see how I go 👍 I set it for Seattle Hendrix ?? 😂 do I need to turn off location services?

[@thebrandfinger3357]

Great video and one more sub!,..Do you know how the prescription options work wirh the Rayban? Because the website mentions the prescription ones but it doesnt specify very well how thats work. Thanks!

[@probablyhades]

Not sure, never have needed prescriptions myself. If you’re in the US (and likely other countries), I’ve heard people on the Rayban Stories subreddit mention eyewear stores as a way to get them with prescriptions.

[@Blqman989]

Some optometries are Rayban unauthorized.

[@vertigoheights]

Thanks for the vid! When you say activate a vpn and restart the app, what screen do you stay in to get the prompt for AI features? Do you need to be in a specific tab? Trying to do it but nothing is popping up.

[@probablyhades]

It should just prompt you to enable it, but I have also noticed that the recent v2.0 update that just got pushed was starting to restrict AI features better, might not work anymore.

[@Foryou-ds9pd]

What are you hiding? In the background why is it blurred?

[@lukewarmape603]

So theres no tech in the lenses themselves? As in, I cant get google maps to display directions on an overlay, weather notifications etc? Its just a camera with an AI assistant on your face?

[@probablyhades]

Yeah, nothing like Google Glass or the Xreal glasses (yet). But nothing’s stopping you from starting navigation on your phone and using the glasses for audio. Doing that with the Apple Watch for walking directions makes me feel like I’m straight out of Night City.

[@robobass25]

Unfortunately that kinda tech won’t be around for 10+ years or more. There is no way to be able to get the glasses lens to show that stuff without the lenses being huge thick led screens on ya face 😵‍💫 would be cool though hey.

[@robobass25]

@@probablyhadesyeah I was wondering what using the Apple Watch with them would be like. I’m hopefully getting these once they are in stock again and upgrading my old Apple Watch in a few months so will be able to use them both together 😎👌

[@Vachaathepromise]

What size is this

[@antmon123]

Just won a pair - pretty amazing - they also translated whatever I was looking at (English/Italian/Spanish/French/German) - was able to answer a math problem I wrote down - was able to answer a multiple choice question on screen - basically also act like BT headset - v6 update now allows 3min vids 😎

[@probablyhades]

3MIN VIDS WAIT NO SHOT UPDATING RN

[@kknight899]

Did you say you got Standard or Large size??? It sounded like you said standard large, so was confuses as the website says “Standard” or “Large” trying to decide on size

[@probablyhades]

When I purchased, the standard size was "Large", with the other size being "XL". I bought the Large size.

[@robobass25]

@@probablyhadesoh! Ok. So maybe they would fit my face also 🤔 the ones I tried in the shop were size 50 🤷‍♂️ looked and felt ok but I think going up one side would be better. But not sure. It’s allot of money so gotta be sure!

[@jonasfermefors]

Good review. A step in the right direction for smart glasses, but not enough to make me interested even if they hadn't been tied to Meta (a company I actively avoid, but I know I'm in the minority on that score). The speakers seem OK, but I would want some heads up display functionality (and more of a phone connection because I don't like talking to tech when I'm out and about, but again, that's just a personal preference). As far as I can tell the glass isn't polarized which is also a shame, but being able to get prescription lenses is great!

[@probablyhades]

The transition lens isn’t polarised, but polarised lens are available. A HUD would’ve made this even cooler and I would love to see something like that in a future generation. It is still a shame it’s tied to Meta, but really any company with the money to make this happen isn’t going to be great with data unfortunately.

[@chinavlogg]

I bought 2 of them and one of them had a quality problem. The metadid not deal with my problem and was very disappored

[@gdok6088]

Great review. Really appreciate your crisp, articulate and information packed delivery with a nice twist of personal style. Best wishes for the success of your KZbin channel. You deserve to do well :)

[@dathyr1]

I have watched several other videos on these glasses. I like doing videos and the only thing I do not like with the glasses is Meta does not provide recording in Landscape view. Until they get this feature, these glasses are a no go for me. I hate Portrait recording videos. The video quality would be fine for me. Anyway, thanks for the video. Take care.

[@probablyhades]

100% agree. I wish they’d at least record in 4:3 or 1:1 for better cropping to vertical and landscape.

[@NickAbatino]

Great review. Liked, subscribed.

[@AryaV-kp8mp]

I'm from India, and I like your presentation style. It's very unique, not like the usual high brow mkbhd style videos. It feels more organic and grounded. Good work. Keep it up 😊

[@AfroNerd-cv1dl]

I'm actually not a big fan of the light when recording or taking pictures at all. If I pay 600 plus for a pair of glasses, it had better take a picture and a video when I ask, to assume that I could be a creep to me is a little disappointing from the company. One thing I'm looking forward to do is take videos of me walking around my college campus cuz I think it looks really cool sometimes especially at fall, the worst thing that I worry about is someone confronting me because they think I'm secretly recording them. If I had a phone out, that's another thing because it's really obvious, but if you're recording with glasses, people tend to look at that in a different light. Yes, I get it, legally I'm not doing anything wrong, but the light to me poses a risk of bringing more confrontation than it's worth. If someone's a creep, then that's on them, and when they get caught, they can go to jail. So I don't see why they added this feature. Because if you're close enough to someone to be a creep with a pair of glasses, then that means you were either invited there or you are trespassing. That's a whole another issue. But oh well, at least it doesn't seem to be that noticeable, but it also does take away from the stealthiness of the glasses.

[@schwartzy]

Why didn't you not show the transition of the lenses??? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@probablyhades]

The lenses after being in the sun can be seen at around 3:00, but the transition isn't very noticeable in a way that can be shown in a video. It's not as immediate as you'd think, but very noticeable if you wear the glasses outside and then take them off.

[@schwartzy]

Are those the clear to G-15 Green Transitions lenses?

[@probablyhades]

@@schwartzy Yep, those are the ones.

[@TonyTen13]

New update in the software/firmware increased video length to 3 minutes

[@haycieron]

you forgot to blurr the "item" (in 4:03:). :)

[@probablyhades]

…forgot about that. main thing was just not having it in the main shot 😅

[@UrbanSipfly]

I thoroughly understand the frustrations some of you non Americans Ray Ban Meta smartglasses wearers may enter while operating the glasses features... After all, I'm from NJ.

[@probablyhades]

Yeah as far as I can tell it’s hard to get the multimodal stuff even when you’re in the US

[@Jagi125]

Well, I'm definitely not putting a camera with meta logo on me anytime soon.

[@probablyhades]

fair enough honestly 💀

[@dntremovewatchlaters]

y

[@ronj5714]

Didn't hear, were these gifted to you to test?

[@probablyhades]

Nope, bought these myself. As of this comment (and for my upcoming Meta Quest 3 review), I've never received a review unit from a company.

[@wellfulgoodness8211]

Great video.

[@joellouisfire]

My biggest concern is privacy. Would've loved little magnetic covers for the lenses when you're in private spaces or you don't want people to feel uncomfortable

[@bigv1]

Then you should throw away your phone...cause its worse on there!!

[@probablyhades]

Something like those webcam covers that some Lenovo laptops have where there's a switch that physically covers the camera would be a great addition. EDIT: Hate to do this to you, but I just noticed your channel is older than me. Have fun with that info 😅

[@xybersurfer]

@@bigv1 not really. you are not pointing your phone at people constantly

[@bigv1]

@xybersurfer it's not about pointing his issues is privacy im guessing because of Meta's involvement and our phones are far from secure or private 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@xybersurfer]

@@bigv1 maybe. but he only took this opportunity to address the physical aspects, so it's more reasonable to assume that that's his main issue

[@TorsTechTalk]

I just wish we'd get a nice pair like this that isn't meta product requiring to have a facebook account

[@probablyhades]

yeah that would be very nice, i’m not a huge fan of meta but i do have to give them credit for some excellent hardware, mainly these and the quest 3

[@springsteen-games5134]

I was thinking about it last night and if your talking to anyone who is into fashion $300 for a pair of glasses is actually cheat as hell.

[@probablyhades]

100%, these are far from even the most expensive Ray-Bans you can buy, let alone other designer brands.

[@SweetSoulBrother0]

Good video but just some light criticism, the blurring to the left of your head in the shot with your room is super distracting

[@probablyhades]

oh yeah i left something on my desk i couldn’t have in shot, that was not intentional and won’t be in future videos 🙏

[@bestpetzone]

Now everyone wearing these glasses I'm gonna think is filming. Nerds gonna get nerfed HARD, no one wants to talk to a CAMERA

[@coreywestwood]

There is a light that informs you the camera is in use hope that helps with your insecurities

[@onenote6619]

Do they solve any of the legal/privacy issues that killed Google Glass? The 'record light' has already been partially bypassed. This is Glasshole Mk2.

[@probablyhades]

As far as I can tell from a quick search, the Google Glass didn’t have any form of recording indicator aside from the screen being on, which is probably the main thing that these fix in terms of privacy. I did see posts about people partially covering the light with tape after uploading this, and I would love to see Meta improve the cover detection in later generations. I don’t think (or i at least hope not considering i wear these daily) these would be the Glasshole thing all over again mainly because of how much they just look like glasses. Google Glass was unmistakably Google Glass, but these just look like glasses at first glance.

[@laartwork]

Except no one knows.

[@Zoey-TV]

Id wait for if they add screens

[@robobass25]

That’s much more complicated and advanced tech that can’t be done at that size. Movies have spoilt us by having that kinda thing in them hey!

[@Zoey-TV]

@@robobass25 i mean waveguides exist and XReal Airs are also a thing. I didnt mean "wait until they have the nonplusultra best thing in the world that aint replaceable". I meant it more like "hey lets have glasses with video output and video capture so we can get into the fun of doing AR without holding up a phone or wearing a VR Headset. Xreal Air Ultra are the best example of where in my opinion the journey has to go.

[@yaboynook5865]

I think the AI kind of sucks about 90% of the stuff I ask it doesn't answer or can't reply I still like them tho

[@probablyhades]

It definitely has its strengths. I’ve noticed it’s pretty decent at identifying plants and general knowledge questions.

[@gamers-generation]

Nice one!

[@Mudflap1110]

Would never use meta (fb)

[@probablyhades]

i’ve seen this comment trend a bit, i kinda forgot how much meta is hated 😅

[@xonaught]

omgmgggg you still exisst yt hid your channel but i remember you

[@probablyhades]

still here just with absolutely no upload schedule 🙏🙏

[@LeveragedFinance]

cheaper than airpods

[@deinpxdoxd8490]

it pisses me off that the google lens had to fail

[@probablyhades]

I would've loved a Google Glass, I hope they try to bring it back.

[@deinpxdoxd8490]

@@probablyhades As far as I know it, they wont. When it failed back in 2013 they made it exclusive to companies and the only once you can get are for company use and overly expensive unfortunately

[@theglovefitoutlaw6627]

Warning Mines broke in a month don't buy

[@bobbobbinson1841]

so its a camera... wow.....cough

[@probablyhades]

there’s at least 3 other things you missed

[@douggottlieb]

Rayban good. Meta not. No thanks

[@silvrsurfer]

Sheep

[@camdowg]

Good for you man

[@0629-UA]

How any of them can be good 😂😂😂

[@samconsonero7821]

TERRIBLE AI

[@cesarbernal4765]

I don't want to look like a loser thanks

[@coreywestwood]

I bet you do a good job of that yourself

[@robobass25]

They look exactly like the everyday ray ban wayfarer sunglasses! A slight light in the side oh big deal 🤷‍♂️ I love the idea of being able to do everything with one device like that.

[@laartwork]

Too late

[@nursinggrad421]

Boring review. I’m leaving 20% into the video

[@probablyhades]

anything in particular you’d change?

[@HelpICantStopLaughing]

Bro you say it's boring but you didn't even say what was bad about it. Honestly I liked the video

[@robobass25]

What was boring about it!? Ya did a great job! I’ve watched over a dozen reviews and this is my favorite so far. Good on ya mate!

[@laartwork]

Haters got to hate. But good you left comment

[@eriknordqvist9016]

Maybe, we can find them for 1/10 of the price 🤣

[@laartwork]

Good luck with that. Ray Ban sunglasses are half the price. Add camera, audio and A.I.