😎 Ray Ban/Facebook Sunglasses: First Impressions

As a fan of the Snapchat Spectacles, I just had to try these out and see what they were like!
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[@MattGrayYES]

What do you think of these? Do you want to get them?

[@alfulton5946]

Not sure about the Facebook connection and if I'll like them as much as just getting the Spyware glasses with the hidden camera

[@happyundertaker6255]

No! Facebook!

[@Pyrozoid]

Facebook = No.

[@blauw67]

Don't film anyway, and the Facebook connection makes me uneasy

[@IstasPumaNevada]

If facebook is involved, the answer is immediately 'no'.

[@jullit31]

I love how they advertise these with: "Capture the world as you see it". Because as everyone knows, the human field of view is about 50° and SQUARE 🤦‍♂️

[@WangleLine]

gdhfhgh lovely

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

Well, the photos were wider

[@legendp2011]

engineering wise it's not possible. an ultrawide would be soft when croped in...........unless they made it 4k/ or even 8k..........however than the glasses would need a bigger processor that generates more heat and needs a bigger battery......which further increases weight and cost (perhaps even a slightly larger camera lens). also wide angle would make them more complicated to use (as you may need to edit/crop videos.....which I think goes against there simplistic nature),,,,,,,,,,,,as for the existing crop, that is likely there so they can image stabilize thevideo (as stabilisatoion the image). Me personally, I have no interest, I would rather use my phone or just buy a new go pro if I want that.......but for sunn-Glasses, there are reasons they stuck with that narrow angle

[@jullit31]

@@legendp2011 I agree, but that is not the point I'm trying to make. My problem ist not that the hardware doesn't match the human FoV, but that the marketing doesn't match the hardware...

[@Zer0Mood]

@@jullit31 How does it not match the hardware? You're capturing the world as you see it, being cropped hardly affects it at all.

[@crispoman]

So these will be "Nifty Shades of Matt Gray"?

[@Tjousk]

heh

[@stocktonjoans]

i'm 100% convinced this is just facebooks way of finding out what IRL adverts people look at combined with yet another app to harvest information about you and your spending habits

[@Azeria]

If there was no connection to Facebook, they’d be a decent product. As it is though…

[@mountainmangames3613]

Even then...no

[@Zer0Mood]

All it does is let you send photos and videos to an app which lets you post to facebook. its not as scary as yall make it out to be liol

[@floobdedoop2892]

I don't wear sunglasses, use facebook, or have any interest in filming but this still somehow held my attention for a quarter hour and was delightful throughout. I don't understand but I'm impressed 😅 Thanks for the video!

[@sundhaug92]

So two monopolies: Luxottica (Arnette, Luxottica, Oakley, Ray Ban, various retail brands, various licensed brands), and Facebook (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, ...) made a paid of glasses with a camera

[@baksatibi]

The built-in speakers don't block the surrounding sounds, which can be an advantage in certain situations. For example, you can listen to music while riding a bike and you don't need to worry about not hearing the traffic around you.

[@roberttalada5196]

“I can’t be bothered.” - Every British Person

[@rogeryoung3587]

No! - some of us can't be _arsed._

[@CannaCJ]

As a former bike mechanic I was going to bleat at you to “do the maintenance” but then I saw it’s one of those awful bike-share scheme squeal-and scrape-machines.

[@actua99]

That chain sounds like it could _really_ use some oil :s

[@poochyenarulez]

The quality looks amazing! I'm actually very surprised you thought differently. I could clearly make out all the words on nearby cars and buildings. For such a small camera, it gives you plenty of quality you need, its just not cinema level quality I guess.

[@jdatlas4668]

Matt Gray is back!

[@scifibri2376]

GREAT VIDEO! So far the BEST video reviewing Ray Ban video glasses found on KZbin

[@TheLondonLass]

I am impressed with how tidy and organised those shelves are!

[@meetaverma8372]

thanks for trying these for all of us, because none of us would

[@Hondavid.]

those could use an elastic band to go around your neck to prevent dropping considering it's price, but oh well, probably par for the course for tech accessories.

[@Darthwill44]

I didn’t know these existed until this video, and luckily between similar reservations with Facebook and a meh product review for the price, I know I don’t want it. Thanks for giving these a go Matt!

[@milksheihk]

I'd like a pair of video glasses that either have a central wide angle camera or better yet two cameras with image stitching for a full 220 degree field of view.

[@TheRealInscrutable]

Your distrust of these corporations is well placed.

[@StevenC44]

I really tried to pay attention to the video but got distracted by out of context 7 string guitar.

[@tibfox]

Matt please make more videos! I like your calm voice and I always smile when you smile so you would fill my day with joy :)

[@MrAgentEcho]

Is it weird that my main thought about this is that it would be perfect for a victim recording a crime. Like if the light can be turned off. The ability to just one tap start recording might be the difference between catching a criminal and them getting away.

[@gloriarossi3903]

Not weird at all ;)

[@ottergauze]

These are Snapchat spectacles, owned by Facebook, and owned by Luxottica, the incredibly monopolistic parent company of Ray-Ban, not only are you getting farmed for data by Facebook, but you end up giving money to a facewear manufacturer that not only owns the production of $300 facewear that costs $30 to make, but also owns the stores that these glasses are sold at. Abso-fuckin-lutely not.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Luxottica is odd, as it doesn't seem like a market that one company can force a monopoly in. (They're even more of a monopoly now; they've merged with a major French company.)

[@BanterEdits]

Glasses are insanely lucrative. Profit margins are always above 100%.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@BanterEdits makes sense considering many people need glasses to even consider doing anything in their life.

[@nelsonglover3963]

@@BanterEdits you can't have profit margins above 100%

[@Mireaze]

I definitely prefer my non "smart" Ray-bans no Facebook in there. (Also they have cool green lenses, mine might have cost more tho 🤫)

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@LeafTheWitch I prefer my wide-brimmed hat.

[@Mireaze]

@@LeafTheWitch as someone who rocked a £10 pair of Amazon special sunglasses for years. You definitely get what you pay for.

[@Endariel]

I wonder how long the batteries last? It is what I am most skeptical with such gadgets, like they are done after an hour or so.

[@Ontheroadtourism]

These are perfect for me. I take impromptu story based video clips with them and I've been really happy with them. I find them great for taking videos when I otherwise wouldn't. The picture quality is adequate for sharing on social media etc, but they have their limitations and won't replace something like a DJI Pocket. I don't use them for music or telephone calls, but ideal for taking short videos when I'm cycling in the city.

[@JD2jr.]

I do want glasses with both speakers and a camera in them that don't look like they were given away to children at some convention, but the facebook integration sounds like a dealbreaker. Can you use these without fb's spyware?

[@miamuggle555]

I immediately got so excited when I saw this notification. Always love your content 😍

[@brumsgrub8633]

Thanks for buying these, now i know i don't need to

[@menachemgold7677]

I don't care about any aspect of the subjects but still had fun seeing your pov and your shared experience

[@daniwalmsley611]

God these look so much better than both the original snapticals and the latest gen 3 version. For me the a peak of something like this is to pair with a smart watch and leave my phone at home or in my car. The Apple watch does everything I need from my phone when I'm out calls texts, and podcasts/music, the only thing it’s missing is a camera. For me this is competing with a compact digital camera like the Sony Rx100, the advantage should be that these are already out, so it should be much faster to take photos/videos but if they’re too heavy for constant wear then I have to get them out and put them on and in that time I could’ve got a regular camera out. Great idea, and for creating FPV content I can see the appeal, but they’re definitely fighting with a GoPro head mount and not for regular use

[@mkaiww]

This video is the first time I'm hearing that these exist

[@AthAthanasius]

13:50 - FTR my vision-correcting spectacles, which I wear all day when not asleep or in the shower, weight in at 33g. So those would be an extra 50% weight.

[@mayatflyt]

it looks to me like facebook is trying to level the video within the raw circle. While the snapticals let you export circular video, the facebook glasses seem to be rotating the circle to keep you level at the horizon. Would be very nice to turn that off and get the full wide angle, but still a very interesting implementation.

[@xcalibur1011]

compared to bose wayfarer design they should have collaborated with ray ban for a more universal wearable format that the wayfarer ray ban stories by facebook which are more appealing as fashionable glasses and most places won,t allow people to wear them in secure areas. regardless of the manufacture it,ll be several years before they,re considered durable mainstream and useful for the general public. hope that you got your money worth Matt! a happy reviewer none the less. enjoy them.

[@Bagofnowt]

I wonder how much similar components without those two brand names attached would cost

[@peteralan5557]

Thanks for the honest review. I was all excited until you put them on and it looked like you had a camera built into your sunglasses.

[@Red_wine]

I'd definitely be expecting better camera quality for £300.

[@markssmith77]

I do love the honesty of the unboxing section of your video Matt, guessing that Facebook or Snapchat aren't making anything for those of us who already wear glasses all day?

[@dgking80]

I THINK ITS THE ONE WITH THE LIGHTS ON IT

[@mypeteskimo5307]

These are the kinds of people that hold mankind truly advancing in technology

[@ShayanQ]

I think the wide angle lenses on the snapchat spectacles and the obvious indication of the camera wins it out for me, the software is a bit of an issue tho

[@EpicWolverine]

Interesting comment about using “Hey ” as a wake word. It never seemed rude to me. Maybe it’s an American thing, but to me it’s just a casual way of getting attention or saying hi.

[@MattGrayYES]

It’s equivalent to Oi! For me

[@ShihammeDarc]

Matt Drip

[@maxresdefault_]

The techy shades of Grey

[@nadenhwa513]

I'm the same. I just don't like. But every one around me calls me paranoid. I don't get why.

[@cerumen]

Surely they should have made them reactive lenses so they work in all light conditions

[@gloriarossi3903]

If you mean the sunglasses lenses (not the camera ones), they have made them! ;) you can ordered them with transitions lenses (with an extra cost, of course. In Italy 100 euros more)

[@sleepfulwillow]

An interesting review! It's the privacy aspect of being able to secretly film anyone anywhere without their knowing, a simple LED like that isn't really that much of a hindrance, and these look like they were made to look as much like normal sunglasses as possible and I doubt that many people at all would be able to recognise them on the street. The ability to film strangers in public and potentially post it online in such a way is not right imo. I feel like this sort of thing also to some degree enourages that behaviour, or at least to not think critically about what you are doing as it's much more discreet than whipping out a phone or camera in public

[@saviyou]

There is no expectation of privacy in public. It’s completely legal and within your rights to film or photograph when you’re out and about.

[@cerumen]

@@saviyou he's saying it's not right, not that it's not legal. It's also not entirely legal in the US, and in the UK it's technically not legal to film people for commercial purposes, or without permission on private property, which includes things like shopping centers.

[@isabellamorris7902]

This is late, but this complaint should extend to all wearable tech with cameras or mics tbf. A LOT of people could not identify that the Snap specs had cameras on (and won't know Snap even made glasses) and there are models of smart watch that look analogue

[@MagraveOfGA]

Nah, a proper tat reviewer would have cut to a view of a brown sofa, doing the review while reaching around the camera. Reject top-down, embrace sofa.

[@kirby449]

You're Sonos Playbar is upside down btw. Otherwise, great video :-)

[@domramsey]

They look incredibly creepy.

[@EddieBurke]

Damn I kinda want one just because this is unrivaled in terms of quality

[@marsrover001]

FOV is too narrow, resolution of video isn't great. Photos look great, but I've got my phone for that. Won't be getting one myself, but they do look great.

[@ddbsiblings7265]

I read your recent tweets , and I hope you're doing okay with SAD! I've heard it's tiring . Sunlight, hydrate , excercise !

[@onenote6619]

It's just Glasshole Mk2. Pretty frames solve nothing.

[@hammerth1421]

I wonder if people will eventually use eye-level cameras like this in movies.

[@deefdragon]

It's the same question as to if they will use phone cameras. Phones are basically just as discrete. Thing is, the quality you get isint worth it vs just pirating a better rip.

[@FilFee]

Are you also gonna do a review on the Xiaomi smart display glasses when they come out?

[@cudiachyo689]

Duude u look like David Dobrik and I mistakenly watched ur video

[@Estefannie]

I have the Google Glass and they were sooo heavy I couldn't wear them for too long. These look so good though

[@MattGrayYES]

I just looked it up, these are 14g heavier apparently!

[@Kolop315]

smaller fov, basically the same resolution and still a missed opportunity for stereo cameras(which could be used in theory for either stereoscopic 3d or stitching the two together for a larger image. I'm probably the only one who thinks a whole other camera is a reasonable cost/value-added solution, though). Presumably the entire cost, or close to it, over the snapchat ones has come from the Ray-Ban brand. The quality of the camera would be easily forgivable if the fov wasn't so tight, which is probably the largest issue I have with them.

[@Sleaxel]

Is this like the Snapchat speckticles

[@sirbishalacharya]

Bought one on Amazon. Two minutes later Returned it. Useless thing. He’s right.

[@plapbandit]

Thanks, I absolutely hate them

[@NeoAnthony]

If only Facebook didn’t have anything to do with it.

[@marcusbiller867]

Are these the large version, didn't catch it in the video?

[@josephchiappa4411]

Matt I am trying to check the cameras on ray ban stories. Do you know do both cameras record and take pictures if I cover my right eye while videoing it blocks the video.

[@Estefannie]

Oh so the Ray-Ban Stories do not produce stories aspect ratio?! lol The only reason I would get these is to post on my IG stories. I assumed they'd be built for that

[@route2070]

Was the while thing about a person's FB account getting hacked and the friend's list getting tagged in Ray Ban ads a thing in the UK? It was a big thing in the US approximately from 2009ish to about 2012 ish. So now I associate Ray Bans with shifty marketing and Facebook hacks. So imagine my surprise when I heard these 2 companies were working on a project together.

[@xmlthegreat]

Just don't buy these. Ever. No point in giving money to both Facebook and Luxottica, as well as all that metadata data.

[@jackoscar11]

are you related to david mitchell?

[@mdunkman]

The image and video resolution look fine on my mobile phone, which was probably what they were tested for.

[@kriskehrer6410]

Matt Gray plays bass?

[@J.W.McFarlane]

I am wondering if this years changes to the company META, and the release of Horizon Worlds has changed you thoughts. I was seriously thinking they could be a great blend in building a 3D world.

[@MattGrayYES]

Nope. I bought it for the camera, and the camera's still shit :D

[@jeffreymeyers6676]

I have supported Ray Ban for 55 years until I learned today that they are partnered with FukenBurg at F ass book.

[@akraus53]

The connection to Facebook is a bit fishy but I guess they'll be great for the prawn industry

[@popitn2nd]

Is this size large?

[@ABroid]

Are the speakers are any good outside with cars driving by or does the noise just drown out whatever you're listening to?

[@likacow]

inbuilt

[@noodlesthe1st]

14:59 I wasn't looking at the screen...

[@anguscos4506]

this will be in the next tom scott news letter I'm calling it

[@2Vibe2Check]

I want these, but I also hate facebook, if only other people made them

[@reddcube]

So it doesn’t record stereo video? What’s the second camera for? I’m guess there are extra features that will come with future updates.

[@AlphaCore_]

There is no second camera.

[@danielking.123]

Thats not a bad price in pounds £ they are the same here in US Dollars S 299/329 and our money is worth more

[@MattGrayYES]

$330 = £240…

[@fitybux4664]

6:30 These are glasses you should not go into a bathroom wearing. (Unless you'd like to go to jail.)

[@aditya9522]

Why is Louis Litt unboxing Tech for a living?...Harvey fired him again? 😂😂

[@MarceldeJong]

It’s a shame it is connected to Facebook. It would be nice to just have eye level camera without a poxy social media account.

[@firstlast446]

Is "hey" sounding rude a UK thing?

[@mdmenzel]

Now do a hairbrush with a mounted camera

[@levelup1279]

I wanna see a microsd card or another method of offline access to the media WITHOUT third party app integration. Maybe an open standard like bluetooth transfer or wifi direct to access to memory if they don't want an sd card. Personally I would NEVER buy these for the soul reason of it being connected to the internet. Maybe I could use an old phone for the app & then never connect that phone to wifi again. Use the phone to export it to a USB with a USB C to USB A dongle. But I sure as hell won't be giving Facebook any of my info, I got AdBlock for a reason.

[@levelup1279]

WAIT! I have NetGuard on my phone, I could just block that specific app from having wifi & data access. AHAHAHA screw you Facebook!

[@levelup1279]

Oh it's not native 16:9, okay automatically not buying. Also the quality is crap. I would rather use a gopro even though it's obvious. What if the used a larger censor which is placed in the middle between the eyes? Why does it need to be on the side?

[@Tyler-ti9hn]

One camera is fake

[@alanaktion]

I really wish this was made by almost any company other than Facebook, but it seems really well done. I may honestly buy some! I liked but rarely used my first-generation Spectacles.

[@Spiritwonder420]

I don't think you mentioned it . But how easy was it to get the videos to the pc ?

[@MattGrayYES]

1. Export from glasses to phone using FB View app (straightforward) 2. Airdrop from phone to Mac.

[@sidd065]

@@MattGrayYES does it let you export multiple files at once?

[@jeg1972]

I need prescription Sunglasses so... kind of not much use for me. Plus, well Facebook really...

[@sexagesimalian]

I'm in the same boat.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Apparently they do prescription versions. But yeah, Facebook.

[@michael04__806]

Hello

[@roberttalada5196]

As though Facebook is worse than youtube/google

[@SuperDoNotWant]

You could probably make a fair bit of cash recording normal everyday experiences like shopping, to sell to shorter people who want to experience being tall (as a tall-ish person I would love to see what it's like to be unusually short).

[@italianstallion701]

Giving the tools to perverts.

[@kairon156]

I'm sure if someone wanted to be a pervert there were better tools than this.

[@tanelipirinen]

How @caseyneistat -y

[@ryananderson8702]

These things r trash - if u get these, hold this L

[@Pinakij]

I like unboxings with the English accent, but I just bought them just to do bets on how creepy they are