AI sports glasses with a confusing game plan

Regardless of the time I spend writing and thinking about tools, there are some things that do not stop my surprise. One of these things is progress. Not only this progress, but step Which happens. Example: Smart glasses.

Only yesterday (not literal, but metaphorical), Meta was selling one husband: Ray-Ban Meta Ai (Gen 1)Which lacks the screen, but it comes with an audio assistant, open sound capabilities, and a camera on the plane. now? Well, there are not only multiple generations of these smart glasses, but a copy called Meta Ray-Ban screen with a screen inside. This is just one line From smart glasses intelligence. There is another complete set of smart glasses of artificial intelligence directed to sports It was designed in partnership with Okley Instead of Essilorluxotica, Ray-Ban owner.

This diversity provides more options for anyone interested in buying a pair of smart glasses, but this also means thinking about it. Now, you have to decide not only if you want smart glasses but also smart glasses on the right of your lifestyle. As with any tool, it is better to answer this question one pair at one time. We can start from the beginning – a new start, I think.

It is designed for motion sport

Although there is now a technically couple of Smart Oakley Ai Meta-Made glasses that you can buy at the present time, only one is widely available, that is Meta’s HSTN (Explanation How Stuhn), which appeared in August. As a summary, HSTN AI’s smart glasses are made more considering. In addition to having a different frame from the Ray-Ban version, it is also equipped with the ability to register in 3K (just like Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2) and has some features that can make it more ideal for sports.

Let’s start with the first thing I probably noticed – appearance. Unlike Ray-Bans, which have a more rectangular shape and appearance, Oakley Meta HSTN brings more circle lenses wrapped in a frame with more angle aspects. Everything in the end, but I think HSTN will be more attractive than Ray-Bans, which tends to fit most people well. Personally, I don’t like the way HSTN looks, but that will depend on the shape of your head – I had quite a few other people, and those who have more general/oval features have definitely pulled them better. Then again, I am not Anna Winner, so what do I know about what seems well?

Due to the different shape and the completely different company that leads the HSTN design part, they also feel very different on your head. HSTN (I tested a husband with transitional lenses and a “butterfly” dye) is suitable for me and some others have tried them; The legs really hug your temples. This is logical, because they are more directed towards sport, and this means activities where you want to feel confident that smart glasses will not fly on your face. Watching with this narrow suitability, I find that the bridge (the part that is on your nose) is a little more warm than both generations of the smart lice of Ray-Ban. For some people, this may not be very noticeable, but for anyone in the large nose crew like me (let’s call ourselves the beak brigade), you may feel it.

In general, I find personally the lowest comfort in wearing HSTN than the Ray-Ban Meta AI Smart Lights over the longest periods, but smart glasses are very personal, so you may have a different experience. The thing that must be taken into account here is that they are more warm – if you are sensitive to this type of things, you have been warned.

Promotions on other smart glasses

The biggest upgrade in Oakley Meta HSTN (at least at the time it was released) is the ability to record 3K video. Previously, the Meta AI glasses have been limited to 1080 pixels, which is good for most people, but if you are really trying to get the maximum use of video recording in the shape of glasses, it may not cut it.

Although this upgrade was very nice at the time of the summer version of HSTN, I will be neglected not to note that Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Now it also has 3K registration capabilities, as well as Oakli Vandard glasses It comes out at the end of October. The former also starts from $ 379 while Oakley HSTN AI starts from $ 399. It is strange for me to get smart glasses of the addresses of each other, but I believe that some people may have a preference for the appearance and appearance of Okle, there, and there, and there, and there, and there, and there, and there, and there, and there, and there, We are Some of the main differences that I will enter later.

And the good news is that each of a pair of smart glasses is in 3K. This is not something you might recognize at a quick glance, but as soon as you really start zooming in the accuracy of the pixels, the difference between registration in 1080 pixels and 3 kilos is wide. Just as it was shown in the last comparison of Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 and Gen 2There is a big difference in video quality. This will not be important for everyone-there are still many people who use their smart glasses of mostly fixed images, and a 12-megapixel sensor is the same among the Smart Smart Egity of the Ray-Ban (Gen 1, Gen 2) and Oakley-but for anyone who wants to take the video, which is definitely upgrade.

And if you are one of the people who already intends to use Oakley Meta HSTN for sports (i.e. getting strong shots from bombing some slopes), it is good to know that you will not have to deal with the largest possible number of exposed pixels. Just to still the house between 1080 pixels and 3K, here is a comparison below.

One thing that will not come out of the box is the ability to register in 60 frames per second, although the official spokesperson for Meta says the feature comes to HSTN “later in this fall.” You will not be able to register in 3K in 60 frames per second, you will be limited to 1080 pixels.

A lifetime life is longer than Ray-Ban Meta Ai glasses

Another major difference between HSTN and Ray-Ban Gen 1 is the battery life. Although it is classified as the same battery as Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, it is much longer than Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1, which rises in 4 hours with one charge. Meta says that you will get about 8 hours of use with Oakley Meta HSTN, which looks at least almost accurate based on my test. As I said in my assessment of Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2, it greatly depends on how you use it.

To put the HSTN battery life on the test, I tested some things: play the sound, connect and capture the video. About an hour after listening to a 75 % podcast on my phone, a summary phone call for 10 minutes, and taking some videos in 3K, HSTN decreased from 100 % to 70 % in about two hours. I have noticed that the sound playing tends to drain the Ray-Ban and Oakley AI glasses as soon as possible in any activity I do with them, especially if the sound level is high.

This means that (with intermittent general use), HSTN Smart Wishes will get the declared battery life for about 8 hours, but if you plan to listen to the sound in a large size, you can expect to get an hour or two hours below. The box contains up to 48 hours of the battery, by the way, and differs from the charging status for Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 and Gen 2. it’s more thicker and more resemblance, which I like both cases less than Ray-Ban versions, especially because the Ray-Ban Meta 2 condition has the same amount of battery life. Either way, it is still much more than the Ray-Ban Gen 1 and 4 hours, but in my experience, that dies before the battery is well announced.

When talking about sound, this aspect of things was a big surprise during the Oakley Meta HSTN test. I have noticed that the sound play looks a little higher in HSTN glasses compared to the development of the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 and Gen 2. Apparently, HSTN suits me well in terms of sound, and as a person who uses almost completely smart glasses for their voice and communication capabilities, this was a very welcome surprise. It is also one you will definitely enjoy if you are working with them or exercising.

Grievance broadcast

If you want to ask me immediately what I feel about Oakley Meta HSTN AI, my answer will be conflicting firmly … There are some things that I find nice: the battery extended to Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1, the improvement, and the ability to record 3K video (such as Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2). There are some things that I feel that HSTN could have pushed the boundaries, and this made it less attractive.

One of those areas (because athletes are the intended crowd here) is water resistance. Oakley Meta HSTN has the same classification of IPX4 water resistance like Gen 1 and Gen 2 Ray-Ban Meta, and as much as it is from an engineering perspective to upgrade, it is clear that it is not impossible for Oakley Meta Vanguard the IP67 classification, which makes them more resistant to reach wet and provides dust protection.

There is also the fact that, unlike Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, HSTN cannot record in 60 frames per second, which looks like a little problems for anyone who wants to use in preparing sports that may be more than the framework than priority. I will be honest, if I am an action action person, I can’t see myself starting with HSTN on Vanguard Ai glasses coming from Oakley. Yes, you should be well with the shades of Wraparound to wear the vanguard, but if you manage to overcome aesthetics, the Vanguard record is in 60 frames per second, and has a higher IP classification, and a better wind ban due to the twisted design, as well as the highest amplifiers of any oak glasses.

Then there is a look. While circular tires and elderly will attract some, they are not truly jam. Yes, they seem to look more like regular glasses than the vanguard, but HSTN is also intended for athletes, and I feel that if I am tending to the sports side in everything, it may go along the way. In Coach Speak: Leave 110 % in this field.

HSTN has one foot in the sports world of the movement of the movement in some respects, which puts them in a strange place. Ray-Ban Meta 2 does all HSTN (and more), but it comes in a manner that I think will suit more people. If you are looking for multi -purpose smart glasses, it is certain that HSTN is not my first optional, and if you are looking for the best smart or sporty glasses, well … with Vanguard on their way, then they are Still Not one selection.

All this does not count the problems I face with large Meta smart glasses: Meta AI is still very variable for my taste and it seems only working when you want it, and vocal orders can be used to improve because this is the main way in which smart glasses will be used without showing, even if the touch panel is quick to respond. And don’t make me start privacy, which can do Meta, as always, a much better work.

It is not that HSTN is not solid smart glasses – it’s – it loses the plot a little. With the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 and a new pair of Oakley Vanguard glasses on the road, I left wondering who is exactly HSTN.