I have a pair and I love them! Got them for $615. The price is high because they have my RX and I added the feature for transitions. Love them! Love the audio and I also go live on IG for school events since I manage its social media. Pics are decent with good lighting. I like the Meta assistant as well. NO REGRETS on this purchase.
@bertlarsen32026 ай бұрын
Just to make sure you have them with prescription glasses? And how long did it take for you to get them? And where did you order from? Lol thanks
@aussie2uGA10 ай бұрын
Nice pair of data harvesting glasses! When people finally put down their phone, the glasses get to maintain the intake...
@jacobmaz815710 ай бұрын
nah it uses your phone lol
@Musicheadz10 ай бұрын
Paranoid schizophrenia is on the rise in today’s society .
@josemartins-game10 ай бұрын
Forget the phone. This Will be the next iteration of the phone. The plastic brick will disappear in a very near future
@Matanumi9 ай бұрын
No it wont. Nothing will ever replace the phone. Just like how the laptop is STILL around despite tablets and smartphones
@IntrovertMaxxing7 ай бұрын
If you're this paranoid, you shouldn't be on the internet, let alone KZbin 😮
@miker23010 ай бұрын
I hope they do a firmware update soon to be able to record 1080p 60fps as the chipset itself supports it.
@Matanumi9 ай бұрын
That would be cool... And a live feed within the bloody app! Let us even take a photo/video remotely from phone!
@VafaPhotography8 ай бұрын
And endless recording limit or at least 30 minutes. I would take 20 minutes heck I would take 10 minutes 😊
@ChristofferETJ10 ай бұрын
Too many quirks for me. But that's good. It means I won't feel like I'm missing out by not having Facebook.
@jakerio89 ай бұрын
Already seen a few reviews of this and this is the most detailed and down to earth. Great work thanks
@zenfolio10 ай бұрын
These are wild! Thanks for the walk-through and review. It's exciting to see how Version II of the Smart Glasses has improved both image and sound quality but seems like they have a ways to go before they are a "must have".
@jamesecurtis170510 ай бұрын
Also the record time limit is more or less because these are designed more for social media platforms. I think their attempt to have people engage & maybe even come back to META’s 3 platforms. I bought these and I have to say as far as social media they are really good. I have a friend here. She bought a pair and has been live streaming with them on her walk. The live streams so far have looked really good and sound excellent.I have an iPhone and I was impressed that while using the activity or even receiving messages I could hear them clearly with these glasses. They also have an option to add prescription lenses to these as well. Come to Europe. People don’t use earbuds. And have no problem holding the phone out and having video or audio calls for the world to hear. LOL
@quite1enough10 ай бұрын
I totally agree with Chris, all that headphones music in public places are quite annoying. If I wanna share music I like with people I do that on social media.
@AntonioRockGP10 ай бұрын
If in the future they make it easy to stream on KZbin, that would be great to live stream concerts from my point of view on stage! 🤘
@Justachamp77210 ай бұрын
I still think it is kinda Neche and I don't trust meta, but that 1min birthday reaction as you come into the room is a cool reason
@GavinSeim10 ай бұрын
It's actually very important to be able to turn off indicators. Many activists need tech like this as not being seen recording can a major safety issue.
@jan.tichavsky10 ай бұрын
On the other way, victims of stalkers or revengeful partners need to know they are being recorded.
@amandaburleson203510 ай бұрын
@@jan.tichavsky its so easy to trick the indicator into thinking its not being covered with tape.
@shaneturner58798 ай бұрын
I own a private detective agency. We follow people every day into stores, restaurants, gym, etc. There are plenty if products that are designed for covert video, they are just not the name brand companies. Remember people in public you have NO expectation of privacy. You are fair game, even in your front yard (unless you live on a large piece of property), you really do not have an expectation of privacy. Granted if you have a tall fence I can not climb a tree to film you cutting your grass but if there is a subdivision on top if a hill behind your house, I can get my video there. Again, people, unless you are inside your house or behind a tall fence you are open to be filmed. Heck you are already being filmed just about anywhere you go already. There are tag readers everywhere, including some police vehicles. All of those tag readers sell your information online.
@daviday878 ай бұрын
As a videographer, the combination of the lower quality camera, the lack of horizontal framing, and the frustration of framing slightly counter-intuitively to our natural head position makes an awful lot of reasons tampering down my enthusiasm about the potential of these glasses. That said, it is an awfully impressive achievement and it has me excited about the potential future development of this line of technology.
@gilles623810 ай бұрын
Great glasses!!!!!!!! (I wait before buying them until there is a 600mm zoom and direct monitor feedback through the glasses, yup!)
@Ryan.Matlock10 ай бұрын
If these had slightly better video features, it seems like they could be good for instructional content that wanted to include occasional POV shots.
@bottledwaterprod10 ай бұрын
Yeah, I could only see myself using this for bts videos when I'm out shooting on a job. A lot less awkward than chest mounting a phone or something.
@richardmolinaro3741Ай бұрын
I need a pair of these RayBan Smart glasses that I can film with for more than 5 minutes in my classes (sometimes the writing on the board, sometimes a projector image, or just the entire lecture if it is full of new material. I do not want to distract the instructor with a little light flasing on the outside top corner of my glasses, though. My instructors have no problem when people use their smart phones for these purposes, and I would tell them if I planned to record with the glasses in their class. I will be one of the first to buy if Ray-Ban comes up with camera feed to my phone for prolonged recording or a chip that be taken out of the glasses and inserted to a slot on my computer, or even if the memory capacity of the glasses is imporved to record up to 4 hours. I'll keep watching for one of these to reach market. Thank you for your review of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses II.
@astro-canuck10 ай бұрын
Cory hart.. I wear my sunglasses at night. Excellent but subtle reference
@falsemcnuggethope10 ай бұрын
These frames weirdly almost fit Chris. Looks only a bit weird. Much better than one would expect from a one-frame-fits-all design.
@tarunrocks8810 ай бұрын
These are available in multiple sizes.
@SteveAEee10 ай бұрын
Very interesting - thanks, Chris and Jordan! Cloud storage off the bat would be a game changer for such devices.
@davect0110 ай бұрын
Nice trick on the charging case
@GagePeters200010 ай бұрын
The video files vary in dimensions depending on how much the digital stabilization needs to crop in. The largest video resolution (where I really worked to keep everything still) was 1728x2304. Another one where I moved it alot was only 1360x1824. The rest were somewhere in between.
@ledged_up10 ай бұрын
They are monsters Chris - glad you call them what they are!
@devilmaycry3833 ай бұрын
Since i wear glasses for being short sited, i have interests in these Ray-ban smart glasses. I will be checking them out on Friday, and if i make the purchase, i will go for the matte black with transition lenses.
@astrostl10 ай бұрын
Far and away the best and most real review of these I've seen. Nice!
@kallepyoraniemi55525 ай бұрын
To the question what should they do better is at least two answers: 1) to get the product available and 2) horizontal 4K. You can’t get a pair here in Europe. I have been waiting for now a month to be able to get. I think that video should be horizontal 4K. When you get a pair for home video or KZbin b-roll you don’t want to have vertical videos. I think that it’s much bigger market area.
@techtitanuk56097 ай бұрын
Needs to be 2k or 1080 60fps and optical stabilisation.
@thefaceroll10 ай бұрын
An obvious improvement would be a 1:1 sensor that records at a higher fidelity & auto-stabilizes the footage to account for titled heads & movement. The 1:1 also allowing the user in post to adjust the framing of the footage. Also typical battery life & image quality improvements. Additionally we can maybe, one day, get to a place where there are cameras at both ends of the glasses that would allow for higher fidelity computational imagery & possibly even support for spatial photos & videos. Feels like you didn't really think through your final thoughts. Maybe some of your pessimism got in the way. But I see this being useful for people who want to capture moments & not have a phone pulled out. Those who want to capture their kids & not miss a moment, or a pet that may react poorly to a phone being pulled out, those concert goers that feel compelled to record their event won't have a phone in the sky, also to maybe even quickly capture a moment of public interest or safety.
@MatthewMoraC10 ай бұрын
The odd thing here is the previous version did record in a 1:1 format. It's baffling that they moved away from that. I have a pair of the originals and I rarely use the camera functions but the headphones are great especially when you want to keep aware of the sound around you.
@oblitafier10 ай бұрын
We can all want things that are 5 years away lol
@4partmedia10 ай бұрын
Bro 😂 this Meta/ Zuck. None of what you said would ever be implemented.
@thefaceroll9 ай бұрын
@@4partmedia a better battery & image quality improvements will never be implemented? kk
@Matanumi9 ай бұрын
Yes to all those things. However this thing stinks for concerts.... far away at least the audio is overwhelming and the wide-angle isn't great
@bird27182810 ай бұрын
Chris, thank you for your review. I need to wait for version 3, 4 or 5 of these glasses.
@ChrisParayno10 ай бұрын
Darn, sucks that it's vertical only. I wish it was like the insta360 go where you have the ability to crop in post. I was so close to pulling the trigger.
@davefink232610 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly. What a dopey decision, vertical. I’m scratching my head, because they got so many other things right!
@jack_zhou2 ай бұрын
The function should be added to manually rotate the camera 90 degrees,Add function external battery
@bottledwaterprod10 ай бұрын
Woah! Just noticed your dope Mifune shirt. Excellent taste.
@2dolla-shurikenproductions929 ай бұрын
I have open ear Bluetooth glasses I use for one of my jobs and love them. This would be awesome. I can show my friends and family what I do while livestreaming at my other job
@CrazyAboutFlyFishing10 ай бұрын
I agree with using them for fishing. Great for insta reels, especially and nothing else to carry. Interesting with Polarised lenses. Can you do prescription lenses with them as well?
@velvetpunch10 ай бұрын
Yes you can. Price jumps to $600ish
@CrazyAboutFlyFishing10 ай бұрын
@@velvetpunch thanks
@jacobmaz815710 ай бұрын
yes
@Behnam_Moghaddam10 ай бұрын
where no Niccoll has gone before... love it
@jbird778210 ай бұрын
Chris, I agree...they are monsters
@matthewcarpinello520010 ай бұрын
"You're gonna love these....but you're still a MONSTER." lol
@kylosalvesen10 ай бұрын
with how the beard is coming along and the glasses, Chris is really entering his daddy phase
@Selfpowered10 ай бұрын
The only time I could see myself using something like these is if I wanted to take a photo of something that would be gone by the time I got my phone or camera out, so they need to work on the photo delay. Maybe in 10 years they'll track your eyes and let that determine where the camera focuses.
@rivereee10 ай бұрын
What I learned here is that Wayfarers are quite flattering for Chris' face shape
@ZenEndurance10 ай бұрын
Are they waterproof? Would be great for cycling or running where your hands are busy, but not if they will get ruined quickly.
@angelofdeathxl7 ай бұрын
Ips4
@USandNL10 ай бұрын
I bought mine for the language translation capabilities.
@realMysta8 ай бұрын
have to say for the price they are just nice sunglasses price range, listen to music a bit if not in a public place(maybe on a walk on your street) and if you happen to take a pic/video then that's just a bonus.
@mattslaboratory599610 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, as if Chris actually caught those incredible fish! Thank goodness for stock footage services, eh?
@niccollsvideo10 ай бұрын
You’re cute!
@brettyg7610 ай бұрын
These would be very useful for everyday people dealing with the public day in day out. They would be helpful in identifying criminals or violent members of society and give police clear image/s of the offender and a video of the crime, without the offender knowing that they were being filmed/photographed, at the same time protecting the victim, as having a physical camera/phone in a offender’s face can make the situation worse. So having this camera in a pair of glasses can de-escalate a situation. I can’t wait to see this technology evolve in the future and hopefully one day these glasses will have the capability of recording (at least) 2.7k with longer recording time. Also hopefully increasing the megapixel of the photos to say 20mp+.
@shaunmcdonough46426 ай бұрын
Nice review. Although, I believe you have to crank the volume wat up the before it would disturb people around you. And they'd have to be pretty close.
@CarletonTorpin10 ай бұрын
Cathartic, quality rant begins at 10:06
@corpusmind699 ай бұрын
I agree with you about education of beiing quiet around people ! You are not old but just well educated
@KaioshinAemi10 ай бұрын
i would buy it if i can record videos in 16x9
@jbird778210 ай бұрын
Countdown until some maniac makes a feature length film with these 😅
@zand10 ай бұрын
They look quite a lot like the old Spectacles from Snap don't they? Would be interesting to compare to the new 3D ones.
@jacobmaz815710 ай бұрын
what 3D ones? and they look quite a bit different actually besides camera placement but how different can glasses get? I got a pair of free super cheap glasses from my school one time, they look just like these raybans lol, my point is, a lot of glasses look similar, they are all glasses after all
@BramvanVliet8 ай бұрын
I'm planning to buy one. Would love if it also could film in landscape without tilting my head. Could be handy for sharing the vid here on KZbin. And ... I agree, Calling on speaker is rude and should not be promoted 😂
@VOByRobbins10 ай бұрын
Great video!!! Interesting product and actually quite unobtrusive--- remember those google glasses? just joined your channel! Cheers!!
@usmcmsgt54878 ай бұрын
Version 3 1. On screen display (on/off) such as navigation and modes 2. More colors and styles 3. A on or off in use light indicator. 4. No limit on recording time. 5. Able to pick and choose which videos/pics to delete on app, like a GoPro 6. Able to change name "Meta" of your choosing for AI use. 7. Longer battery life 8. High quality speakers like from Sennheiser or equal 9. Location tracker: If I misplace them, app can locate it. 10. And water proof rating of IP8 to use at beach, pool, water parks, and being caught in the rain. 11. Better stabilization when walking running 12. Process better video when moving fast like a sports mode. 13. Also have the option to record in portrait mode or landscape mode.
@ashaabco7 ай бұрын
where can I see the Version 3?
@AnotherOtherMan-alive10 ай бұрын
Security guards will see that almost immediately ngl. That said, there's going to be someone who will rehouse these for under-cover journalism etc. Also centring the camera will absolutely make distant object framing much better, opening up the rtmp for third party apps etc would be also beneficial for longer record time requirements.
@POVwithRC10 ай бұрын
Security Guards are minimum wage flunkies who won't care.
@4partmedia10 ай бұрын
A piece of tape /sharpie is all that is needed.
@bottledwaterprod10 ай бұрын
Hey now, some of wear tinted lenses on our regular glasses because we're extra light sensitive. I'm not tryin to be cool. I'm just preserving my peepers so I can see, think, and still be a photographer when I'm old.
@RRH99510 ай бұрын
"I'm getting pretty good battery life on these glasses." there's me thinking it'll be a day or maybe 2 days... nope 5-6 hours!
@Storygirl1579 ай бұрын
3-4 hrs actually
@NotSereyus10 ай бұрын
Excellent piece. Brilliant cinematography. Agreed with your conclusions.
@MattyBeanz7 ай бұрын
Solid review! Thanks for your perspective! Super helpful!
@peconicgp10 ай бұрын
But can they handle a drop in the water?
@ChristopherCabello7 ай бұрын
They are water resistant but probably not submersible
@shaneturner58798 ай бұрын
So I own a private detective agency. When I or other p.i.'s follow subjects into stores & restaurants we take covert video. Plus there are so many other projects made for covert recording. Believe Meta & people like Apple get the attention because they are the BIG names in the market. Someone had posted about using black nail polish to cover up the light & the camera still record. I appreciate the part where you can start a video & then cover it up but would rather not have to worry about it.
@robs-journeys10 ай бұрын
TWO Corey Hart references.... how Canadian
@HelloKitty-iq8tt9 ай бұрын
Did some digging, this is real, or at least those glasses exist. Crazy that now we have camera on our face.
@knchewiemeng19319 ай бұрын
The upgrade should have bone conduction for sound, zoom for pictures, ability to make video calls or FaceTime with the glasses .. maybe by Apple
@ikuma82919 ай бұрын
how they could improve them further? Make them so you cant see the lense and no light, improve video quality to 4k 60fps. Spies have spy- glasses, I want too good ones.
@chrisw44310 ай бұрын
The PUNS ARE BACK! Tech Niccolls like technicals! EEYYYYY
@akhyarrayhka404810 ай бұрын
it needs full frame sensor
@xmeda10 ай бұрын
3-4 hours? Ok maybe with 3-4 days it will become interesting.
@haiuong724610 ай бұрын
5:40 holly sh@t
@CliveMoss10 ай бұрын
It's the next-generation iPhone. Easy to see how it could become part of the ecosystem - after a few iterations.
@teleaddict234 ай бұрын
It’s gonna look a bit wierd walking around in the winter wearing sunglasses
@Scott__C9 ай бұрын
I see lawsuits and people getting angry at folks using these.
@techtitanuk56097 ай бұрын
Can i record but not stream it online? I want to record but i don't necessarily need yhe whole world to see
@tashap33877 ай бұрын
😮😮😮😮😮💚💚💚💚💚 I'm so excited. I'm getting these for me and my son so that he can record at school when he's being bullied by both the kids and administration.
@Lucy-dk5cz10 ай бұрын
Does it have Bluetooth? Everything is better with Bluetooth
@Clarkshots10 ай бұрын
Good review, I appreciate it. Chris walking in to a strip joint- Hmm
@marcusmanchester709510 ай бұрын
I think someone needs to test that light and see how many instances you can trick it or totally bypass it.
@amandaburleson203510 ай бұрын
i film myself picking up and fcuking prostitiues in my truck and there is a way to trick the lense while not letting the person notice any light. if there is a will there is a way. so thanlfcully im keeping these pair.
@jamesvang284710 ай бұрын
I'm really interested in getting these for fishing as well! My only question is how does the camera do under a hat? With the wide angle lens, I have concerns with it capturing the brim of the hat.
@BrendanEvan10 ай бұрын
Can’t imagine a time when I need to take photos but can’t use a phone/camera and would be happy with this quality level
@tarunrocks8810 ай бұрын
Riding a bike, playing sports, golf, cooking, etc. basically any situation where your hands are occupied and capturing the moment is not the top priority.
@BrendanEvan9 ай бұрын
Edit: I watched a video of someone driving a racecar wearing these and the POV shot looked surprisingly decent
@jwestrik930810 ай бұрын
I would expect some countries to ban these. The Ray-Ban ban.
@danield272010 ай бұрын
There will be a 'ban the Ray-Ban' campaign, which will be countered by Ray-Ban with 'ban the Ray Ban ban' campaign
@baronbullshyster299610 ай бұрын
It would be a guy called Ray who was doing all the baning
@jct41119 ай бұрын
Hi do you know what the difference between these g15 lenses and the grey transition ones is?
@headphones197110 ай бұрын
When I watched Meta Connect it mentioned that they will have a translation feature, that you can look at a sign and it will translate into your language like google translate (or google lens). How will this work if they aren’t AR?
@niccollsvideo10 ай бұрын
It will probably read it to you. That would be my guess.
@headphones197110 ай бұрын
@@niccollsvideo hmm it showed the text translate? Unless there’s another model?
@JamalPhoenix8 ай бұрын
Pretty sick but I'll wait till the price comes down a little.
@mcmach14 ай бұрын
Did the old ones drop in price?
@wayneslink10 ай бұрын
I don't think thats for social media purposes. I think thats for surveillance purposes or some secret shots😂
@JimSamuel26710 ай бұрын
What's the potential that you'll get the crap beat of you if someone notices you wearing them in a place you should not have cameras (i.e. - a public restroom)?
@Musicheadz10 ай бұрын
Fight back … and if you’re in Texas record the assault and utilize your second amendment.
@jimjones-pz1tt7 ай бұрын
@@Musicheadz Only beta-males will buy and wear these in public. They will get pummeled.
@jonathanmay15235 ай бұрын
Can it multi-function? Like listen to music and record at the same time?
@tomcat752510 ай бұрын
Maxwell Smart would be impressed. 👀
@violetsprite10 ай бұрын
Are the speakers on the glasses using bone conduction?
@niccollsvideo10 ай бұрын
No just regular old air vibrating speakers
@GetOffMyyLawn10 ай бұрын
The batteries are not replaceable in the glasses or the case. More future e-waste
@rjirwin49710 ай бұрын
A Extended Protection Plan is Cheap ... 3 yrs 😊
@StevenMaynard-xe2fs3 ай бұрын
Just put a sticker over it the flashing light and the stick of black no one would know if you’re doing what you’re doing you buy a little screw covers popping into them as well
@Tony-dp1rl2 ай бұрын
05:20 That is not correct. There is a 30 minute limit on live streams.
@jamiahcampbell39849 ай бұрын
Does the recording indicator still blink while live-streaming?
@jsurfin110 ай бұрын
How fast do the transition lenses go from light to dark and vice versa?
@strongarmstrong2310 ай бұрын
Not as fast as you would like to be totally honest plus the transition is a greenish color which you can still see your eyes kinda clearly🤷🏾♂️
@amirulizzad612210 ай бұрын
Chris Niccolls testing products and the program not being called Testechle with Chris Niccolls smh 😞
@JdesignL7 ай бұрын
Anyone that's used a rangefinder camera before won't have an issue with the off-centre subject issue 😅
@hidemaxwell9 ай бұрын
Wow, nice sword of doom tshirt!
@PetaPixel9 ай бұрын
Good movie!
@Chris-Pringle9 ай бұрын
Cant wait to record Datass in doggy with these
@WantlessGnu5 ай бұрын
very helpful, thank you!
@RyougiVector10 ай бұрын
frames are really thick, i think. otherwise interesting product
@jean-philippeperetti846310 ай бұрын
A nice device to record police interactions. Knowing that filming cops has saved many people's butts in courts, these glasses might become a popular item, especially in the USA.
@rjirwin49710 ай бұрын
Live Stream ... Great Than One (1) min Of Record Time.
@jimjones-pz1tt7 ай бұрын
Are you nuts? Virtually every American police officer wears a body cam and police cars have dash cams. The officers can't delete the videos.
@TheFlyingDogFish10 ай бұрын
They could have easily put the camera in the middle and avoid the off-center framing issues.. phone cameras are tiny enough for that.
@tsheringpenjor8808 ай бұрын
Does the second generation Ray Ban meta smart glasses got. 1. Is it a antiglare or should I specify when I order ?
@tsheringpenjor8808 ай бұрын
How should I order it .... can I order it on line shopping
@AbePelay010 ай бұрын
1) Can you get blue ultraviolet filter on the transition lens? 2) are you able to polarize the transition lens?
@strongarmstrong2310 ай бұрын
Unfortunately No & No
@rcinematic10 ай бұрын
You may have to go get one from third party and swap lenses since the ones you mentioned aren’t available with these