Comment on Autofocusing Smart Glasses With Eye Tracking Tech Could Make Bifocals Obsolete
buttmasterflex@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Yeeeeaaaahhhh, I’m going to go ahead and stick with a one time payment for proven 250+ year old technology instead of what would very likely be a subscription based privacy nightmare that can revoke my access to clear sight whenever they update their T&Cs. Hard pass, get fucked with a splintery utility pole.
If you think glasses are a one-time cost, I feel like you’ve never worn glasses. I had 10 years in my life where my vision didn’t change, and now I need bifocals/progressives. Given the nature of the condition, I expect to have to get new prescriptions every 2 to 4 years until I die or go blind.
That said, the rest of your comment is quite likely painfully true, especially if Amazon has their fingers in it.
I should have clarified one time cost for frames and a pair of lenses compared against a potential (likely) subscription. I have personally worn bifocals for the last 21 years.
21 years with the same frames?
Again, no. My point is that if I purchase a pair of frames with lenses, the transaction is over. I would not have to pay a monthly subscription for those same glasses and lenses to remain functional, which is much more likely for a set of glasses infused with technology and tracking, backed by Amazon.
The tech glasses positied here would still need to be updated periodically. Per the article, they have a base prescription lens that then has additional focusing ability layered on via the technology.
I buy a new set of frames every three years, give or take. I’m on the upper end of consumption I have so many glasses. Stylish tho
Subscription based? Why would something like this even have internet connectivity in the first place, let alone a subscription?
Bold assumption on my part here, but why would the manufacturer of such a juicy target for tracking not make it with connectivity? Something like this would be monetized and milked for advertising and subscription revenue on principle alone. Eye tracking technology that determines vision clarity based on where the user looks is but a small skip and a jump from advertising based on where the user looks.
Future versions won’t focus properly unless you look at an Amazon ad for 60 seconds. No closing your eyes or looking away. The glasses can tell if you’re paying attention.
Ah the it for sure will be as slimy as possible. I hope people just wouldn’t buy it then. Not too sure how much people outside tech nerds like you and me even care about this stuff, but I saw when the Oura ring came out, a lot of people were put off because it is subscription-based. I hope the enshitification hits hard enough that people move to more freedom/privacy/security respecting products.
Sadly tech security, privacy, and freedom are not a focus for most people. Just gotta keep doing what you can personally do to make it better.
MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
But just imagine what it can do for personalized ads. Why won’t anyone think of the advertisers?
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 weeks ago
goes to focus
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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can you imagine the ad blockers on these tho