I'm hugely skeptical of these... Premium product, amazing features, relatively low cost, and far off release date almost always spell trouble. These things don't even ship until late next year, and that's without a single delay (and delays ALWAYS happen). I can't believe they've already raised so much, I would think people would be a little more leery by now!
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@alteredorange Got to agree with you on that... if they can deliver what they say, wow!
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@alteredorange agree, sounds too good to be true. lots of bold claims here, if they deliver though.. fair game.
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Seems really nice! 😎
The only thing that could be a problem for me is charging.
If you wish to use it as your everyday glasses, you can't wait X hours to be able to put them on again.
@matthieudeluze I'm pretty certain they'll still work as regular glasses once they run out of battery 🤓
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@ramykhuffash Of course, but I mean you need to put them off to charge them so how do you actually see? You have to get a spare, so it could be a point for their sales team 🙀
Really interested in how the quality of the audio is going to be. On the Kickstarter page there's also a video where the prototype is shown, and it seems that when Aaron puts the glasses back on is own head the sound is still picked-up by the camera. Which means that when I'm playing music on my Vue, people around me will also enjoy my great music taste (which could become a problem in co-working spaces etc.).
My first thought was prescriptions since I wear glasses; that was quickly answered. Interesting that prescriptions cost the same as non-prescriptions though.
Just like smart watches, the design/size of the frames seem to be focused on men.
I really love the video and as a glasses wearer, if this was an option I'd totally go for it. I feel like it is one of those products reaching for the stars and trying to do too much, especially for a V1 and for a new team. Activity tracking is really difficult to get right and these wouldn't work that well in a gym-type environment or for swimming. If I were them, I'd suggest leaving activity tracking out and focusing on the other use cases. Notifications, customizable tap actions and bone conduction for audio are all ambitious and would make for a very compelling device. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be.
The biggest competitor here is AirPods and similar products, like the Dash. With the AirPods still being useable with one in your ear, you get many of the same benefits of the Vue without needing to wear glasses.
I really want to see this product succeed as it could be quite compelling.
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