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MSC Cruises is banning smart glasses in common areas (eu.usatoday.com)
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MSC Cruises is the latest one to ban smart glasses and this may be becoming more and more of a problem for people using them.

Previously in Egypt tourists have reportedly been blocked from going to see the pyramids and some museums there also ban them. Saudi Arabian authorities apparently confiscate them at the airport from arriving passengers. Anyone who needs a prescription needs to consider that they may not be able to use them everywhere.

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[–] 7 points 11 months ago (4 children)

These have no AR features. It’s music playback and stealth photo and video capture. That is all.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago

    Meta now has a new model that includes a display also. It's arguable whether that technically qualifies as AR but people do tend to look at these as part of the category.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    So even less capable than Google glass, I see.
    But as far as the stealth photo and video capture goes, what do you do about those little camera/mic on pen type little gadgets? The only difference for them is that they are not sending all that to Meta.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    The only difference for them is that they are not sending all that to Meta.

    That's a pretty significant difference. Plus those devices are more suspicious when pointed at you.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago*

    Plus those devices are more suspicious when pointed at you

    Can't say I agree.
    I have seen one of the pens and it's hard to realise it has a camera. Also, it's probably made for the times when people used to normally keep a pen in their breast-pocket.

    That’s a pretty significant difference.

    For me, honestly that's a good enough difference and I would be fine if someone were just keeping a camera on their head while in public. Although my expectations might change in a shared restroom with urinals.

    Also, would you want a similar response to someone using AR glasses, not made by (and not selling video data to) any corporation?

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