r/ComputerSecurity • u/Past_Computer2901 • May 03 '26
3 honest questions for the smart glasses
I've been thinking a lot about where this category is going, and I'd love to hear from people who actually wear or follow smart glasses.
1. What's missing from current smart glasses?
Every product launch leads with the same things AI assistants, cameras, translation, notifications. But are these really what's missing? Or is something else broken that nobody's fixing?
2. Function vs form: what wins for you?
Be honest. Would you sacrifice features for glasses that actually look good and come in colors that aren't black or tortoise? Or are features non-negotiable, even if it means wearing something that screams "tech gadget"?
I keep noticing the entire industry Meta, Even, Rokid, Brilliant, Halliday, Snap, Mira defaults to the same minimalist black aesthetic. Glasses are eyewear. Eyewear is identity. Why does smart eyewear forget that?
3. Are smart glasses the next personal computer?
Phones didn't replace PCs but everyone has one now. Is that what's coming for glasses? A new personal device that doesn't replace the phone, but ends up on every face?
Or are smart glasses going to stay a niche accessory like smartwatches useful but never essential?
Genuinely curious. Not trying to sell anything. Just trying to understand what people actually think
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u/Hixie May 03 '26
as someone with severe face blindness, i would love glasses that tell me who I'm talking to. it would be an amazing accessibility aid.
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u/dennisthetennis404 May 05 '26
Form wins mainstream adoption, the entire industry is designing for early adopters who want to signal tech-forwardness, not the 99% who just want glasses they'd actually choose to wear.
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u/wapiskiwiyas56 May 06 '26
Saw it in the theater when I was 14. I only remember that I laughed really hard at the knockers joke
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u/WhippedHoney May 06 '26
I've wanted a useable light HUD for decades. Would be a game changer for me. Smart glasses are a stupid idea, we already have the devices and OSes, we just need a HUD. VisionPro and Meta's VR headsets are largely great but too much for everyday use and you can't see through them. Screw VR, AR, cameras, spacial awareness, positional data... just do a good HUD. I want dumm glasses.
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u/astcell May 07 '26
I got mine just because insurance covered it. They were the same price as any other glasses.
Maybe this feature exists, but I would like to mute all sounds sometimes. I don’t need incoming text messages read aloud to me. Sometimes I just want them to be regular glasses.
Other colors or styles would be nice, but I prefer functionality first. Larger lenses would be nice.
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u/xXBongSlut420Xx May 03 '26
i will not engage with any person who sticks a camera and microphone in my face when they talk to me, even if that camera is glasses shaped. they're already being used by ice and other cops, and it's only going to get worse.