I was chosen as the worst company in 2021.
Facebook (Meta) and Ray-Ban (Ray-Ban) collaboration smart glass "Ray-Ban Stories".I think some people are skeptical of the smartglass itself, but it is still a gadget in the future, thinking that the eyewear maker collaboration, not the tech company, is good.
Gizmodo reviewed Ray-Ban Stories, but the impression is condensed in this one word ... "I have to be Facebook."
Ray -Ban, anyway, the cool image is strong.There is no doubt as sunglasses.I think it's always a cool brand, a classic big favorite.So I thought it was almost impossible to impair the coolness of Ray -Ban and make it ridiculous, but I was able to do it.Facebook has done it.That is the item called Ray-Ban Stories (STORIES).
What is this?: Smart glass of Facebook and Ray Ban Collaboration.A ray -ban -shaped privacy infringement spyigadet
Price: $ 299 (about 34,100 yen, but not available in Japan, it is not possible to purchase on the site from Japan at this time)
Good: It looks completely Ray -Ban sunglasses.Where the operation button is easy to use
Unfortunately: It's a new data collection tool for Facebook?I feel like that.Difficult to use app editing software
STORIES finally appeared after the prototype and rumors that appear one after another.Spy glasses with cameras and speakers.Glasses similar to Snap's smart glass SPECTACLES.With a price of $ 299, you can take photos with a 5MP dual camera, you can take up to 30 seconds of videos, make calls, and listen to music.
Stories can be considered as a soft -launched wearable AR terminal series of META mark.However, AR wearable is a future story, and there is no AR specification at this stage.For now, Stories is a glasses that can be photographed.Camera glasses.It's better to see GoPro to see.
There are two major reactions in the world for Stories, and one is a pattern of glasses that can shoot videos with Facebook marks.The other is a pattern that is interested in flu and early adapter.So, if there is a person who picks it, it is only the latter group.
If you think that earphones, cameras and sunglasses have become one, it's definitely easy.There are three types of frame designs: the frame design, Meteor, and Wayfarer, so you can select the color of the lens and put it in.The design is cool, just like a normal Ray -Ban.I chose a blue round frame for the review.It is persistent but very similar to SPECTACLES of SNAP.The function is similar.
The feeling of wearing is a little heavier than normal glasses and does not feel uncomfortable.Forget the feeling that you are wearing a smart glass that you can shoot.The included USB-C charging case is also a good design.It takes about 1 hour to charge glasses from the case, and you can use the glasses for 3 hours.
Although the anxiety of Facebook collaboration is in my heart, there are some places where it is easy to use.For example, touch control operation is good.The installed dual camera blends into the glasses frame and does not feel uncomfortable.The power button on the left vine is also small and does not get in the way and is easy to press.The speaker is mounted on the left and right vines, but when you hang it, the distance from the ears is good.
When the power is turned on, it is possible to shoot with the button at the top of the right clip.Swipe the operation area to adjust the volume and call with a double tap.Tap hold when ignoring the phone.There is a possibility that you can make a mistake in receiving the phone and ignore it, but the overall operation feeling is not bad.Personally, it is a type that is frustrating on a small button, but Stories was strangely easy to handle.The whole glasses are also good.
The quality of photos and videos taken in Stories is normal.Really normal.It's not bad, but there's nothing to do.The 5MP camera is working hard, but if you want to take a beautiful photo, you use a smartphone.The iPhone 12/13 is better (although it is natural).
The worrisome thing is that shooting or framing is more difficult than I thought.The concept is to take the same picture as it is, but this is difficult if you actually want to shoot.I guess there is no viewfinder or frame like a camera.Are you used to this too?Of course, there is no adjustment of exposure or shutter speed like eye leff.In other words, it is a simple snap that can be taken with Stories, and the works that are elaborate on colors and frames, and art shooting are not suitable.
The most intense function in Stories is the voice assistant function named "Facebook Assistant".The flow of activating with "Hey Facebook!" And speaking the command.As I already wrote, the hardware is convenient enough, it's enough.You don't have to say "Hey Facebook!"Is it used while making gyoza at home?Is it better to have it than not?I don't think I use it.
Oh, that's right.You need a Facebook account to use Stories.Because Facebook collects data.In the initial setting of Stories, "collect data to confirm that the glasses and their apps are running properly."If you are a Facebook assistant, you send audio data to Facebook every time you use it, but you can remove the permission.
The "Facebook View" app on Stories is used to import and edit images.On the editing screen, you can play basic tampering, such as brightness, saturation, warmth adjustment of the images taken.There is also a setting to save the one taken with Stories on the smartphone album.
Of course, you have to think of the scaryness that you can shoot with a hands -free shooting, but you will not be aware of the surroundings and you will be able to shoot without consent.To be honest, while walking around in the bright sun, I felt guilty that I could not say anything when I was shooting a little.I was thrilled even though I didn't do anything bad (when shooting, a white LED light will be attached.
Certainly, when there is something you want to shoot in front of you, it is easier to shoot just by touching the glasses of the glasses, rather than taking out your smartphone from your pocket and launching and shooting a camera app.Cool.It's a few seconds faster.However, in order to benefit from this few seconds, there is a prerequisite that I usually wear Ray -Ban sunglasses.
Sunglasses, glasses that can be taken, or a few seconds faster, and above all, the fact that you can't leave your head is the fact that Facebook is wrapped around your head.Instead of a hands -free shooting, ignore the privacy of the surrounding people.Is that okay? I just pray that Stories users are morals.In the first place, there is resistance to being shot without knowing.Even when Google Glass came out, the use in public was a fuss.
Although the sales volume of Stories is not publicly, according to the Financial Balance report by the Ray -Ban parent company, the initial sales are excellent.
For those who really want to record their daily awareness and a little daily life with influencers and YouTuber, Stories is a hands -free and easy -to -use gadget.Above all, it looks cool because it is almost an ordinary ray -ban.In fact, you can also enjoy a sense of superiority (at the same time guilty) that you are secretly shooting.For other people, sunglasses and smartphones are enough.Rather than wrapping Facebook on your head, you can shoot with a smartphone.In the first place, the photos of the smartphone are more beautiful.