The advantage for me is being able to snap video without holding anything in my hands. Sure, I could do that with a Go Pro but with these I just throw them on. I find the video quality to be good enough... the few moments I've captured have been so outstanding that I don't really care that it's not 4K.
I don't have the cloud processing features enabled for photos/video on these. As far as I understand, the photos and videos aren't used for training data. I also don't publish these photos anywhere on social media.
I have the first generation of these, and as far as I know there isn't a screen. The sweat issue is sensitivity to the side controls — the glasses think I'm changing the music, volume or whatever and I'm just wearing them and doing nothing. This was an issue early on but recently I went on a ride for 90 minutes and didn't have this issue.
I don't really use them that way. I don't wear them 24/7, just specific situations. Also, there's an LED light on them that clearly indicates when the camera is recording vs. when it isn't.
It seems like there are a lot of negative comments about Meta's glasses which is surprising to me as a regular user. I bought these both in clear and sunglasses and I love them. I've recorded some of the most amazing videos of my baby with them. Listening to music is fantastic as it's different from regular headphones since you can still hear the world around you — I've even done a few longer bike rides with them and it's been great. I haven't enabled any of the AI or smart features on the glasses, although I've been meaning to give it a try. Some things I don't love about them is the proprietary charging cases, the battery life seems to degrade over time (not totally certain though), and they're sensitive to sweat. Overall I think they show a ton of promise.
I started with an API called Pwinty which turned out to be pretty expensive so I ended up basically recruiting a print shop partner based in the US.
I've actually been looking at releasing a 4"x6" photo printing API of my own since we've developed some pretty neat shipping tricks as well as the ability to print on both sides of the photos.
I built a mobile, wood-fired sauna. It's 8.5 feet wide, 12 feet long and 13.5 feet tall. It seats 6. I like to run it 180-210 °F.
Well, it was mobile until the axles ripped off on its maiden voyage. Now it's up on skids until I get the courage to throw another $4,000 at new axles (and wheels, tires and leaf springs since I have to go up to the next class).
My brothers and my dad helped me disassemble a tiny house in someone's backyard in Cambridge in June 2021 during a heat wave:
http://seekingsauna.com/building
There were quite a few gotchas, one being that once I installed the rafters I realized I had to reduce the pitch in order to be able to get under New England highway bridges (14 feet):
http://seekingsauna.com/roof-snafu
I've been meaning to write about the accident (the axles completely sheared off one side of the trailer) that happened a bit over a year ago but have been too busy enjoying the sauna and working on some other projects!
It turns your phone into an old-school disposable camera that mails you real printed photos.
Last week Apple decided to feature it #1 on New & Noteworthy and now hundreds of people are visiting the home page every day. And thanks to you, now it feels a bit more magical!
I loved watching this video. I'm working on a product that turns your phone into a disposable camera that automatically mails you 4x6 prints (https://latercam.com). People have been asking for date imprinting and I found the video while researching.
Wow, I hadn't discovered Destin until now and love his style. I have the exact camera Destin shows at the beginning of the video and love it.
One of the big problems with film is the cost. I was surprised to find out last year that disposable cameras cost an average of $25 after you factor in development.
I've been working on a new product called Later Cam that turns your phone into a disposable camera and automatically mails you the prints. I just published this video about it last night:
https://www.tiktok.com/@latercam/video/7078825219833580843
I'm excited to watch this series over the weekend. This reminds me of a Boston-area envelope factory where I create all the envelopes for a photo delivery service I operate, NanaGram.co (Text your photos and we'll mail glossy, frameable 4x6 prints to your nana). USA manufacturing is awesome to see and support.
Disposable and film cameras are taking off again, kind of like what happened with vinyl records. My favorite part about shooting film is the mystery of it. When you shoot film the intention is high since you have a limited number of (expensive) shots: These days a disposable camera costs $25 when you factor in development.
Later Cam gives you a disposable/film experience for less than half the cost. It's $12.99 for 27 photos delivered.
At first the app held your photos for 3 days (simulating a film lab), let you preview your photos in-app with the option to order select prints by mail. After dozens of user interviews it became clear we also need (or maybe only need) a print-first mode where all of your photos get printed and the first time you see them is when they arrive in the mail.
We support "party cams" so you can shoot into the same camera with family and friends. Everyone shoots from their own iPhone or Android. One of the coolest things we do is turn your prints into postcards so you can slap on a postcard stamp and forward them to friends.
The last few weeks we've been experimenting with weddings which has been a blast. We create a custom wedding camera matching your invitation or use your engagement photos. Guests can easily download the app and get into the wedding cam with QR codes on signs and table cards we mail out ahead of the wedding. A week after the wedding the newlyweds get all the photos in the mail.
If anyone is interested in a beta invite I'd love to connect.
There have been a bunch of times in my life where I spent all day or even a few days on a difficult design and/or code problem. Then as I'm just barely coming out of it in the morning — bam — some novel solution to what I'd spend hours on the day prior. Not N1 as mentioned in the post but a very cool experience.