r/Blind • u/shamaman2 • 28d ago

Technology Ray Ban Meta

Hi , has anyone tried the Ray Ban Meta, will it be useful for a visually impaired person.

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u/akrazyho 28d ago

Yes, I have my school has a pair that we can demo. None of the students at my blind school are going to buy them after using them for any extended amount of time. Well, actually, one student, but they are blind and are way up there in age and thinks they are nifty pieces of Tech.

They are an interesting concept, but they are not geared towards a visually impaired or blind community. And while they do work with me and my eyes now the experience is lackluster because the connection quality on the video is bad, you would have to be wearing them right on top of your microwave control panel and not moving a lot for them to make out any sort of good recognizable resolution. It also makes an awful lot of assumption about street signs unless it’s an obvious sign like a speed limit sign or a stop sign that’s ginormous as they tend to be plus the street sign itself with the name of the street on it it will not read unless you’re a good maybe 3 to 5 feet away from it which isn’t very helpful in a lot of cases.

There are some people on here that swear by them, but it’s really up to you whether or not you think you need them honestly though you can get by with a free app and do a whole lot better for yourself. This is my personal opinion, but I don’t care that. They’re on sale on right now. They’re practically a joke

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u/suitcaseismyhome 28d ago

I don't think that's a fairer assessment.Because it really depends on what people need them for and their lifestyle

I do have concerns about privacy rights, but to say that they are a joke is disingenuous

They may not fit into your lifestyle but for me they have been fabulous so far.