Meta Raybans Update
Well… I’m not using them much anymore, except situationally. I brought them to watch my wife run a race where I was following her on a bike, so that was a natural situation where being able to take photos and videos hands-free was helpful. I occasionally use them when I walk the dog if their spot on my desk is closer to me than my AirPods.
But they definitely haven’t become my “default headphones” like I expected them to.
Part of this is what feels like the changing oublic senitment towards Meta and/or the product category. There were situations I never wore them in for obvious reasons (for example, my daughter’s swimming or gymnastics lessons). Other situations though – the grocery store, the coffee shop, etc. – have made me feel uncomfortable in a way that is… uncomfortable. I know I’m not a creep, but the public perception matters to me.
It will be very interesting to see how this product category evolves. I can see how if Apple or another company comes out with a pair that solves some of the shortcomings, I could be won back. I would be especially more likely to use a pair that had Claude (my preferred AI platform) as the default voice agent.