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And this post is “hearing-related,” so let’s keep it here. Since this is a hearing forum. With that said, Meta has to be seriously joking, charging a monthly fee for 15 hours a month for a smart glasses feature which boots the audio of the person you’re talking with, so you can hear better. Now I have no idea how effective this so-called “boost feature” is to one’s hearing level, but I do know 15 hours a month is peanuts. Like three days of usage for some ridiculous monthly fee.

Then again, we are starting to see glasses that might actually be used in place of hearing aids for say someone with a moderate hearing aid. I don’t see this happening overnight, but I can tell you flat out someone with a moderate hearing loss would jump over a wall (if they wear glasses) to use smart glasses over aids if both achieve the same hearing goal. Simply because there is and always will be a stigma in wearing aids. So just saying, get ready for changes coming down the road for hearing aids in conjunction with smart glasses. It’s coming.

Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the...5

You bought the hardware. Now you’ll need to subscribe for “expanded access” to the most advanced features.

I agree , it’s absolutely ridiculous , especially considering that the Conversation focus features work when the phone’s internet is off.

I have used the Conversation focus feature and, I do not like it. The voice sound very robotic , most likely due to the comb effect . I’ve experienced the same with the nuance glasses. Maybe the feature is not optimal for high frequency hearing loss.

That said , if you use the conversation focus at the low level settings with aids, they are helpful.

If anyone knows how to get rid of the nasal robotic sound with the Metas, please share. The demo videos on you tube all have the robotic cheap radio sound.

Who says Meta's products are intentionally addictive? I hope the prosecutors in the current case take this 'feature' and use it to tear Meta apart.

As an adjunct to this discussion is anyone finding that there’s a set of the ‘Nuance’ type frames that actually work. We get lots of people asking about them and I’d be keen to look into stocking (a non-Nuance) entry level version, possibly on our Mail-order service.

In addition to the limitations of these features with respect to hearing loss, I am very concerned that the purported "assistive" applications of Meta (and other similar) glasses are being used as a Trojan horse to dismiss valid concerns about how they are being (ab)used in anti-social ways. In turn, public sentiment about that abuse could negatively affect public acceptance of legitimate assistive technologies (including hearing aids) in future.

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