OK, I’m a gadget nerd, and quite possibly just a nerd. So when a friend showed up wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, I did what any reasonable person with a credit card and weak self-control does: I bought a pair immediately.
I mostly use them to take pictures without pulling out my phone, listen to music, and ask the AI random questions. The real-time translation feature is slick too, though the language options are still pretty limited.
Of course, days later, Meta dropped the Hypernova: their new $800 smart glasses with actual displays and a neural wristband for gesture control. Basically, Ray-Bans with a heads-up display and jazz hands. Think Minority Report, but instead of Tom Cruise, think Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory.
I’m enjoying the Ray-Bans, though I’m slightly self-conscious about looking like a glasshole. And honestly, I think I’m giving off more Sheldon than tech visionary.
