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Meta VR Glasses

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  1. dmix · · focus · HN ↗
    Youtube video Meta released: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=xyD_bmMy5nQ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=xyD_bmMy5nQ

    And another random youtube influencer who tried it <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=8J8oIs1GA0o" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=8J8oIs1GA0o

    $1300 price

    1. titzer · · focus · HN ↗
      Is it just me or do those angles deliberately obscure how thick it is lens-wise? I have a pair of X-real airs, 2 years old now, and they&#x27;re pretty thick. They&#x27;re 1&#x2F;4th the price and basically work as a head-mounted display. Is that what this, but way fancier and more sleek?
      1. numpad0 · · focus · HN ↗
        Xreal style glasses use forms of &quot;birdbath&quot; optics with screens up top reflected through prisms. This likely use the regular concentric pancake optics used in many other VR headsets.

        But yeah, the angles are to obscure thickness. It&#x27;s not going to be as thin as it appear from a distance.

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