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@starsider @magreggins @jackemled @PallasRiot 100% but no one else is buidling it. This is not cutting edge tech but there would likely be a lot of liability directly making this a medical devices and far less profit. This is exactly like air pods becoming hearing aids. I hate Meta. We can always point to what can be done, but these are here now and I can't tell someone who's life could improved by the technology not to use it. I still dislike it alot, but the world is bigger than me

@magreggins @jackemled @PallasRiot I gave you an answer, and if it was insufficient, I'm sure you can find someone better informed to ask or try a search engine

@jackemled @PallasRiot or ask a person using them. Good night, friend.

@jackemled @magreggins @PallasRiot that's exactly how it works. The glasses use built in earphones to describe the world around them, read text aloud and other voice prompts.

@jackemled @PallasRiot I'm just going to point you to the Wikipedia page, but again I really suggest talking to someone with a visual impairments using the glasses. Some people are here on fedi. I also don't think all people with visual impairments would agree with the use, because people are diverse, and it's hard to capture all opinions with absolutes.

Look under assistive technology benefits or try your local search engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray-Ban_Meta

@magreggins @jackemled @PallasRiot describing the world around the person, reading text, navigation and now the facial recognition let's them know they are looking at their wife, and not a stranger. The basic things that I take for granted, these glasses give to people with varying visual impairments. No one is happy Meta is behind this, but I can understand the arguments for using glasses with these capabilities.

@jackemled @PallasRiot the term visual impairment goes all the way to total blindness. You may be physically missing both eyes and the term is still visually impaired.
Normal glasses tend not to do anything for many many visual impairments. Perhaps speak to someone with a visual impairment, for whom glasses are not a viable solution to see how they feel about it, as we're not in that position.

@PallasRiot @jackemled I have no argument. I do no think there's a right position here, and I'm certainly sure it's not an absolute one. I'm totally cool with be wacky

@jackemled @PallasRiot visual impairment and it works very well for most. The glasses aren't even new, but the facial recognition is. I understand the opposition, but don't agree with the absolute position