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I am convinced all the naysayers here haven’t even given them a shot. I got a pair a year ago and use them all the time, it’s like a dash cam for my head. I’ve taken a ton of video and photos with mine and absolutely love them for phone calls and music.

I do wish they were water proof and had more battery life, but. Otherwise they’re great.

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> it’s like a dash cam for my head

Basically the reason I wouldn't want to be friends and hang out with anyone wearing them.

There is a market for these things. But that market the big companies making them does not seem to understand. They keep doing these big splashy expensive things that most people do not want but some do. So instead of small launches with iteration into good things they come out swinging. Overspend like crazy then the thing looks like a total disaster. All of these companies want hockey stick curves on sales and are totally unsatisfied with small trial runs.

It doesn't roll continuously, but I can press a button and it starts recording. Something I would have missed, especially with little kids, I can now capture.

Its great for people with young kids. You can be present and get a spontaneous shot.

While its true that the both the article and title are obvious clickbait and make no effort to present a balanced view.

It's also true that today AR/VR is a tiny niche market of little consequence. That may change when we have much lighter glasses that enable an AI assistant, but today its expensive R&D not a viable consumer product

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