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> Any good argument that anyone can think of for a scenario where smart eyewear will not be as ubiquitous as smart phones eventually?

Yes, if it is clunky and doesn't look like an ordinary accessory people would wear anyway.

Smart watches are popular enough as people might wear a watch. Smart glasses could be popular if they look like actual glasses. Smart pants? Sure, if they can be worn like pants, thrown in the laundry and so on.



I recently saw an ad, probably on facebook, for a camera with a form factor the size of a USB stick, that you could clip on your belt or lapel or whatever, and record whatever was around you with a wide angle lens.


fwiw the meta glasses look almost identical to regular ray bans


Exactly. That’s why I can see them being successful.




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