← Back to context Comment by jamiek88 7 months ago 2 million sold in three years is hardly ‘extremely successful’. 13 comments jamiek88 Reply paxys 7 months ago Compare it to devices with similar form factors or use cases sold by competitors:- Snapchat - has been trying for a decade and has sold ~220K Spectacles.- Amazon Echo Frames - Reuters estimated less than 10,000 units sold.- Humane AI Pin - the less said about it the better.- Google Glass - neat but way ahead of its time, and barely made it to consumers before being quickly discontinued.- Hololens/Magic Leap - both duds.- Lengthy list of startups with smart glasses and other wearables that have gained no traction.Meta glasses are noteworthy because there's finally a company making an AR wearable catch on among a mainstream audience. rpgbr 7 months ago Or they are all failures, including Meta’s…? IshKebab 7 months ago Well let's just agree to call it "the most successful smart glasses ever by a long way". paxys 7 months ago The original iPhone sold 1.3 million units in its first year. I suppose you consider that a massive failure as well? 2 replies → modeless 7 months ago It is "for a completely new consumer device form factor" devmor 7 months ago New? “wearable camera with headphones” is not exactly groundbreaking.Even a new model with a screen would only be semi-new, other AR glasses have existed for over a decade - with Apple releasing a consumer-focused product last year. modeless 7 months ago Vision Pro is the same form factor as Meta's glasses in the same sense that a semi truck is the same form factor as a moped. 1 reply → justapassenger 7 months ago [dead]
paxys 7 months ago Compare it to devices with similar form factors or use cases sold by competitors:- Snapchat - has been trying for a decade and has sold ~220K Spectacles.- Amazon Echo Frames - Reuters estimated less than 10,000 units sold.- Humane AI Pin - the less said about it the better.- Google Glass - neat but way ahead of its time, and barely made it to consumers before being quickly discontinued.- Hololens/Magic Leap - both duds.- Lengthy list of startups with smart glasses and other wearables that have gained no traction.Meta glasses are noteworthy because there's finally a company making an AR wearable catch on among a mainstream audience. rpgbr 7 months ago Or they are all failures, including Meta’s…? IshKebab 7 months ago Well let's just agree to call it "the most successful smart glasses ever by a long way". paxys 7 months ago The original iPhone sold 1.3 million units in its first year. I suppose you consider that a massive failure as well? 2 replies →
rpgbr 7 months ago Or they are all failures, including Meta’s…? IshKebab 7 months ago Well let's just agree to call it "the most successful smart glasses ever by a long way". paxys 7 months ago The original iPhone sold 1.3 million units in its first year. I suppose you consider that a massive failure as well? 2 replies →
IshKebab 7 months ago Well let's just agree to call it "the most successful smart glasses ever by a long way".
paxys 7 months ago The original iPhone sold 1.3 million units in its first year. I suppose you consider that a massive failure as well? 2 replies →
modeless 7 months ago It is "for a completely new consumer device form factor" devmor 7 months ago New? “wearable camera with headphones” is not exactly groundbreaking.Even a new model with a screen would only be semi-new, other AR glasses have existed for over a decade - with Apple releasing a consumer-focused product last year. modeless 7 months ago Vision Pro is the same form factor as Meta's glasses in the same sense that a semi truck is the same form factor as a moped. 1 reply → justapassenger 7 months ago [dead]
devmor 7 months ago New? “wearable camera with headphones” is not exactly groundbreaking.Even a new model with a screen would only be semi-new, other AR glasses have existed for over a decade - with Apple releasing a consumer-focused product last year. modeless 7 months ago Vision Pro is the same form factor as Meta's glasses in the same sense that a semi truck is the same form factor as a moped. 1 reply → justapassenger 7 months ago [dead]
modeless 7 months ago Vision Pro is the same form factor as Meta's glasses in the same sense that a semi truck is the same form factor as a moped. 1 reply →
Compare it to devices with similar form factors or use cases sold by competitors:
- Snapchat - has been trying for a decade and has sold ~220K Spectacles.
- Amazon Echo Frames - Reuters estimated less than 10,000 units sold.
- Humane AI Pin - the less said about it the better.
- Google Glass - neat but way ahead of its time, and barely made it to consumers before being quickly discontinued.
- Hololens/Magic Leap - both duds.
- Lengthy list of startups with smart glasses and other wearables that have gained no traction.
Meta glasses are noteworthy because there's finally a company making an AR wearable catch on among a mainstream audience.
Or they are all failures, including Meta’s…?
Well let's just agree to call it "the most successful smart glasses ever by a long way".
The original iPhone sold 1.3 million units in its first year. I suppose you consider that a massive failure as well?
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It is "for a completely new consumer device form factor"
New? “wearable camera with headphones” is not exactly groundbreaking.
Even a new model with a screen would only be semi-new, other AR glasses have existed for over a decade - with Apple releasing a consumer-focused product last year.
Vision Pro is the same form factor as Meta's glasses in the same sense that a semi truck is the same form factor as a moped.
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