Meta Glasses Review

 

I recently received the Meta AI Smart Glasses by Meta from Wilmer Eye Institute to assist with my daily life. The following is my initial thoughts regarding this device and how well it has assisted me in everyday life.

Meta AI has come a long way in its development but still has difficulties telling the difference between a Dog and a Cat. I walked in and asked Meta to assist me in finding my cat, Lunatic, but the AI mistook him for a small black dog, which nearly gave me a heart attack. It also mistook several items used for daily life. Having said that, the AI has remarkable learning capabilities and is able to identify objects, people and animals when prompted after programming it to do so. I was able to identify a car for the first time in years thanks to these glasses, and was even able to operate my phone hands free to some degree with little difficulty. 

Keep in mind that this is not powered by Super intelligence, but instead generative AI, which means you are going to have to teach it some of the tricks it needs to know to assist you. Having said that, the device has the potential to grant the severely visually impaired, like myself, a greater level of freedom and independence greater than ever previously realized.

The downside to this is that the AI is always listening and will occasionally try to take actions without your expressed prompt. I was on a call with my mom, and Meta tried to convert the call to video chat without receiving a request from me. The glasses themselves have been working ever sense I got them, which has been about three hours now, and during that time I have gotten some heavy use out of them. Current battery level after 3 hours of heavy use after opening the box brand-new and full charge has them sitting at 60% battery capacity.

The glasses themselves feel comfortable on my face and you have the option to get them fitted with your prescription lenses. Speakers are relatively easy to hear, and the microphone responsive.  I still need to perform some more field tests, but all-in-all, the device has greatly improved my mobility and confidence.