Using Video Calls with Digital Personas and Smart Glasses

The recent advancements in video call technology have enabled users to connect with others remotely, but what about when it comes to using digital personas? In this article, we'll explore how smart glasses can enhance video calls and provide a new level of interaction.

I recently had the opportunity to try out a pair of smart glasses that allow me to see my digital persona. It was a really weird experience at first, as I'm used to seeing a monitor in front of me. But with these glasses, everything is displayed on a screen in front of my face, making it feel more like I'm wearing a headset. The display is clear and crisp, and I can see all the usual features, such as my digital persona's avatar and any other relevant information.

One thing that was surprising was how difficult it was to focus on my digital persona at first. With a monitor, everything is stationary and easy to see. But with these glasses, I had to look at the screen in front of me to see what was happening. It took some getting used to, but once I adjusted, I found that it was actually quite comfortable.

The ergonomics of using smart glasses for video calls are also worth noting. The glasses are really light and comfortable to wear, which made a big difference. They're also designed to be worn in a way that allows me to lay back and relax while on the call, which helped reduce any discomfort or fatigue.

Overall, I was really impressed with how well these smart glasses worked for video calls. It's a great example of how technology can enhance our communication and interaction with others.

Using Smart Glasses Outside

I recently took my smart glasses outside to try them out in different environments. The first thing I noticed was that the screen was incredibly bright, which made it difficult to see what was happening on the display. However, this also meant that I could enjoy the outdoors while still being able to see what was going on.

One of the most interesting things about using smart glasses outside is how they change the way you interact with your computer. Without the distraction of a monitor in front of me, I found myself looking at my digital persona more frequently than usual. It's as if my brain was accustomed to seeing the screen, but now it had to adjust to looking at it instead.

I also noticed that using smart glasses outside made it feel like I was wearing two screens. The display on the glasses showed what was happening in front of me, while still allowing me to see my digital persona's avatar and other relevant information. It was a really interesting feeling, but also a bit disorienting at times.

The most comfortable setting for using smart glasses outside was probably when I sat in my car, which provided some shade from the sun. The air conditioning made it feel cool and comfortable, and I could enjoy the outdoors while still being able to see what was happening on the display.

However, there is one drawback to using smart glasses outside: people can look at me weirdly when they see me wearing them. It's like I'm some kind of sci-fi character or something! While it's not a major issue, it did make me feel a bit self-conscious at times.

The Future of Smart Glasses

One of the most interesting things about smart glasses is how they can change the way we interact with our technology. Lloyd, who owns a pair of rid smart glasses, told us that he uses them for both entertainment and productivity. He loves being able to see what's happening on his screen without having to look at a monitor, which makes it easier to stay focused.

The future of smart glasses is looking bright, with new technologies and features being developed all the time. We can expect to see more advanced displays, improved ergonomics, and even augmented reality capabilities in the not-too-distant future. One thing that's already been announced is the Vision Pro, which promises to revolutionize the way we interact with our technology.

Until then, smart glasses like these are definitely worth trying out. They're a great example of how technology can enhance our communication and interaction with others, and they're sure to be a popular accessory in the years to come.

MacBook Without a Head

If you've managed to hack your MacBook without a head (or have done something similarly creative), we'd love to hear about it! How did you do it? What were the challenges and triumphs of creating this unique setup? Share your story with us in the comments below, and if you're feeling adventurous, check out our video on how I hacked my MacBook with a touch screen.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enThe Vision Pro was one of the most exciting announcements of 2023 but there are still so many unanswered questions that we asked before it was unveiled for instance is it possible to not have a monitor at my desk anymore what will my desk setup look like can I really wear a headset for multiple hours of work and how will I interact with my colleagues even if the Vision Pro were in stores now it's $3,500 so to solve both of these problems we made the closest thing to tomorrow's head set today for less than $11,000 and then we made this guy wear it for a week who me Lloyd pan is a graphic designer for Creator warehouse this was his idea really because as a designer he likes to do things differently is there sort of more fundamental interest when it comes to stuff like this for you um there are more of like technology and I want to see what how I can like hack it so I that's something that I always want to try it out and what he'll be trying out is my slightly janky much less expensive Vision Pro which I need to make because Vision OS isn't out and Lloyd needs a lot of power and memory for his graphic design workload we're going to be using a Mac however the only Apple silicon Mac that we can use would be a Mac Mini and that will unreasonably tether Lloyd to his desk but I have a great idea to stay within our ,000 budget I managed to pick up this fully kitted out 2019 MacBook Pro for only $450 because I need to replace the screen yes that means Lloyd is going to be using a headless MacBook with a pair of smart glasses hooked up to it beheading a Macbook had a bit of a moment in the blogosphere in March of last year but I think what we're doing here is an even better application for it because we're still afforded the battery powered portability A Vision Pro would provide so I suggest What If instead of actually a physical monitor is more of like the smart glasses that the screen can be as big as like you can see make it even more funkier we do have a bit of a collection of glasses here at lmg to give to Lloyd but the one I eled to give him is the $400 R kid Max that brings the total of the setup to $850 well under our ,000 budget and there it is a headless Mac it's booting up I see the Apple logo oh this is trippy okay we can give this to Lloyd what are you worried about what are you most concerned about with the week um I would say if I will get motion sickness or the color is incorrect or the side of the screen is quite blurry so Lloyd you ready for the challenge I guess so okay turn the computer off we're going to get rid of all of this junk I'm worried he won't like it but what I'm excited about is how clean his desk will look no more giant iMac and second screen creating a literal wall between him and his colleagues and a lot more space to think up and do whatever designs Lloyd is working on what so bare not bare it's so clean that's the whole point of this experim experiment is that you don't need to screen to clutter up your desk but I like clutter I know me too oh my God that looks so wrong sweet all right I don't need a screen anymore what are you going to be working on this week there's a t-shirt design that I want to work on I have done a lot of like hard work um inspired design and uh for this week I want to see if I can do something that's kind of like AR VR inspired oh God there we go now we're I guess I'm just going to leave you to it we'll check in enjoy oh he's too distracted I'm this is wonderful as cool as it is a setup like this isn't for everyone and so if you want to use your computer more traditionally and maintain a clean desk setup consider this video sponsor BenQ their new PD 2706 UA 4k monitor is quite feature packed benq's AQ color technology provides 95% coverage of the P3 gamut the display pilot software will automatically match ICC profiles between monitors and computers and the USB typ-c connector can completely pass our headless MacBook and best of all the pre-installed Ergo arm ensures maximum flexibility without any stand cluttering up the desk get yourself a BenQ 2706 UA with the code address pd10 at the link below Monday to Friday you didn't have a computer screen how was the week uh it's been weird really yeah like in a way I kind of get used to it but also kind of miss it you miss having I have like two monitors and that's awesome to work with so I have like main monitor that I can design stuff on and then another monitor and just have all my two kits oh no Lloyd immediately found the big weakness of our sub $1,000 setup it only supports one screen the one big boom for augmented reality is that your Computing windows are no longer contained in a small physical window instead you can spread them around your entire physical space which is what will make Vision OS so great here's the deal though Apple Vision Pro also won't support more than one Mac OS virtual desktop however from the concept video it appears that Vision OS apps will run alongside the Mac OS screen so some of the more basic tasks Lloyd uses his second screen for will be doable there is one thing on my iMac there is a webcam oh but there is none oh yeah so there's no screen do you have to do a video call uh I actually do I need oh no okay we got to figure that out you can put it on Adam's monitor maybe the Vision Pro doesn't have a webcam instead Apple created an elaborate digital Persona whereby you scan your face with the cameras in the front then it tracks your face in a FaceTime call rendering those movements to a virtual version of your face our cheap setup doesn't have that oh you had to do video oh that's right the video call yes uh what was that like how did you do it oh that's uh like really weird because like when I have a monitor I can see like what's on the Monitor and it's like stationary but with this everywhere is Monitor so I can actually see the back of my head which is so weird it's very difficult to see my face uh I guess say that's something very silly to to say wear sunglasses like uh in a meeting in the meeting we talk about upcoming merch product which is a pet house and then how to pack it so it's easier to ship I think it's fine it's like definitely usable and doable we still don't know whether or not wearing sunglasses in a meeting is more Awkward than the potential uncanny valley of the digital persona but even from the glasses wear's perspective how video calls will look is interesting too right now Anna appears to be looking off screen but features like Apple's own eye contact introduced in iOS 14 would fix that though right now eye contact is still only available in FaceTime calls on iPhones it's just so in my face I see like that person is like right there yeah so very intimate meeting how is it how's it been it's been a couple days now right uh it's been great actually really but yeah I'm like I I survived it you survived it yes I thought I would get like motion sick but actually it's been great really so what about the whole ergonomics of it the phys physicality of using the setup what was that like I would say overall it's pretty comfortable it's really light and it forced me to lay back so I don't shake my head a lot and that's been pretty comfortable what do you think of the whole setup it's it's weird because when I open the computer but I can't there's like nothing's there so if I need to check something right away um I can't really see it I need to actually pick up the glasses and wear to see it I can't see it instantly I had to like actually put in the effort to see it do you like that no how would you say it changes the way you use a computer I find uh the computer is more distant I had to like have one more step to interact with the computer it's surprising that Lloyd says the computer is both closer and more distant really depending on whether you're wearing glasses or not so that could mean that people are just is going to be wearing the glasses at all times dreat oh and also um I went outside toour work you went outside yes wait so what wait hold on what was that like well I want to take advantage of being so portable so I get to try it outside where'd you go um just a A Part close by yeah I was able to enjoy um uh the weather and still do some work do you and you don't like do you get to do that that often like oh no I never I would never do that because I would not able to see the screen because it's so freaking bright and this way it would be perfect what's the most comfortable what was the most ideal setup when you were outside I would say my car it got cold outside so I stay inside and then it's pretty nice you get the fresh air right yeah and then other people can look at me weird did they I think so would you do it again um I would not work doing that but I would definitely if I need to like watch stuff using a device like this is a new experience and honestly it's been something we've been missing in the tech space for quite a while even with our janky but affordable setup Lloyd was able to immerse himself in the Computing he's been doing anywhere I think is definitely doable it's definitely like sustainable but I don't think is great for super long term what do you mean longterm longterm is like like whole day for just a couple hours I think it's great I probably would not use this for work all the time I still want to go back to my like traditional monitor with like two screens I think they say for someone who want to try it definitely great I think it's really cool technology and I definitely can see like better implementation in the future here's the funny thing about Lloyd he actually owns a pair of rid smart glasses but for pure entertainment connected to his steam deck or iPad it's really interesting to think and see how this whole AR thing is going to shake out but it looks like we're still going to have to wait until the Vision Pro comes out to know the answer thanks for chopping the head off this Mac address if you've made a headless MacBook tell me about it in the comments below and if you want to see another video where I did a Jank mod on a MacBook I'll watch the one where I gave it a touchcreenThe Vision Pro was one of the most exciting announcements of 2023 but there are still so many unanswered questions that we asked before it was unveiled for instance is it possible to not have a monitor at my desk anymore what will my desk setup look like can I really wear a headset for multiple hours of work and how will I interact with my colleagues even if the Vision Pro were in stores now it's $3,500 so to solve both of these problems we made the closest thing to tomorrow's head set today for less than $11,000 and then we made this guy wear it for a week who me Lloyd pan is a graphic designer for Creator warehouse this was his idea really because as a designer he likes to do things differently is there sort of more fundamental interest when it comes to stuff like this for you um there are more of like technology and I want to see what how I can like hack it so I that's something that I always want to try it out and what he'll be trying out is my slightly janky much less expensive Vision Pro which I need to make because Vision OS isn't out and Lloyd needs a lot of power and memory for his graphic design workload we're going to be using a Mac however the only Apple silicon Mac that we can use would be a Mac Mini and that will unreasonably tether Lloyd to his desk but I have a great idea to stay within our ,000 budget I managed to pick up this fully kitted out 2019 MacBook Pro for only $450 because I need to replace the screen yes that means Lloyd is going to be using a headless MacBook with a pair of smart glasses hooked up to it beheading a Macbook had a bit of a moment in the blogosphere in March of last year but I think what we're doing here is an even better application for it because we're still afforded the battery powered portability A Vision Pro would provide so I suggest What If instead of actually a physical monitor is more of like the smart glasses that the screen can be as big as like you can see make it even more funkier we do have a bit of a collection of glasses here at lmg to give to Lloyd but the one I eled to give him is the $400 R kid Max that brings the total of the setup to $850 well under our ,000 budget and there it is a headless Mac it's booting up I see the Apple logo oh this is trippy okay we can give this to Lloyd what are you worried about what are you most concerned about with the week um I would say if I will get motion sickness or the color is incorrect or the side of the screen is quite blurry so Lloyd you ready for the challenge I guess so okay turn the computer off we're going to get rid of all of this junk I'm worried he won't like it but what I'm excited about is how clean his desk will look no more giant iMac and second screen creating a literal wall between him and his colleagues and a lot more space to think up and do whatever designs Lloyd is working on what so bare not bare it's so clean that's the whole point of this experim experiment is that you don't need to screen to clutter up your desk but I like clutter I know me too oh my God that looks so wrong sweet all right I don't need a screen anymore what are you going to be working on this week there's a t-shirt design that I want to work on I have done a lot of like hard work um inspired design and uh for this week I want to see if I can do something that's kind of like AR VR inspired oh God there we go now we're I guess I'm just going to leave you to it we'll check in enjoy oh he's too distracted I'm this is wonderful as cool as it is a setup like this isn't for everyone and so if you want to use your computer more traditionally and maintain a clean desk setup consider this video sponsor BenQ their new PD 2706 UA 4k monitor is quite feature packed benq's AQ color technology provides 95% coverage of the P3 gamut the display pilot software will automatically match ICC profiles between monitors and computers and the USB typ-c connector can completely pass our headless MacBook and best of all the pre-installed Ergo arm ensures maximum flexibility without any stand cluttering up the desk get yourself a BenQ 2706 UA with the code address pd10 at the link below Monday to Friday you didn't have a computer screen how was the week uh it's been weird really yeah like in a way I kind of get used to it but also kind of miss it you miss having I have like two monitors and that's awesome to work with so I have like main monitor that I can design stuff on and then another monitor and just have all my two kits oh no Lloyd immediately found the big weakness of our sub $1,000 setup it only supports one screen the one big boom for augmented reality is that your Computing windows are no longer contained in a small physical window instead you can spread them around your entire physical space which is what will make Vision OS so great here's the deal though Apple Vision Pro also won't support more than one Mac OS virtual desktop however from the concept video it appears that Vision OS apps will run alongside the Mac OS screen so some of the more basic tasks Lloyd uses his second screen for will be doable there is one thing on my iMac there is a webcam oh but there is none oh yeah so there's no screen do you have to do a video call uh I actually do I need oh no okay we got to figure that out you can put it on Adam's monitor maybe the Vision Pro doesn't have a webcam instead Apple created an elaborate digital Persona whereby you scan your face with the cameras in the front then it tracks your face in a FaceTime call rendering those movements to a virtual version of your face our cheap setup doesn't have that oh you had to do video oh that's right the video call yes uh what was that like how did you do it oh that's uh like really weird because like when I have a monitor I can see like what's on the Monitor and it's like stationary but with this everywhere is Monitor so I can actually see the back of my head which is so weird it's very difficult to see my face uh I guess say that's something very silly to to say wear sunglasses like uh in a meeting in the meeting we talk about upcoming merch product which is a pet house and then how to pack it so it's easier to ship I think it's fine it's like definitely usable and doable we still don't know whether or not wearing sunglasses in a meeting is more Awkward than the potential uncanny valley of the digital persona but even from the glasses wear's perspective how video calls will look is interesting too right now Anna appears to be looking off screen but features like Apple's own eye contact introduced in iOS 14 would fix that though right now eye contact is still only available in FaceTime calls on iPhones it's just so in my face I see like that person is like right there yeah so very intimate meeting how is it how's it been it's been a couple days now right uh it's been great actually really but yeah I'm like I I survived it you survived it yes I thought I would get like motion sick but actually it's been great really so what about the whole ergonomics of it the phys physicality of using the setup what was that like I would say overall it's pretty comfortable it's really light and it forced me to lay back so I don't shake my head a lot and that's been pretty comfortable what do you think of the whole setup it's it's weird because when I open the computer but I can't there's like nothing's there so if I need to check something right away um I can't really see it I need to actually pick up the glasses and wear to see it I can't see it instantly I had to like actually put in the effort to see it do you like that no how would you say it changes the way you use a computer I find uh the computer is more distant I had to like have one more step to interact with the computer it's surprising that Lloyd says the computer is both closer and more distant really depending on whether you're wearing glasses or not so that could mean that people are just is going to be wearing the glasses at all times dreat oh and also um I went outside toour work you went outside yes wait so what wait hold on what was that like well I want to take advantage of being so portable so I get to try it outside where'd you go um just a A Part close by yeah I was able to enjoy um uh the weather and still do some work do you and you don't like do you get to do that that often like oh no I never I would never do that because I would not able to see the screen because it's so freaking bright and this way it would be perfect what's the most comfortable what was the most ideal setup when you were outside I would say my car it got cold outside so I stay inside and then it's pretty nice you get the fresh air right yeah and then other people can look at me weird did they I think so would you do it again um I would not work doing that but I would definitely if I need to like watch stuff using a device like this is a new experience and honestly it's been something we've been missing in the tech space for quite a while even with our janky but affordable setup Lloyd was able to immerse himself in the Computing he's been doing anywhere I think is definitely doable it's definitely like sustainable but I don't think is great for super long term what do you mean longterm longterm is like like whole day for just a couple hours I think it's great I probably would not use this for work all the time I still want to go back to my like traditional monitor with like two screens I think they say for someone who want to try it definitely great I think it's really cool technology and I definitely can see like better implementation in the future here's the funny thing about Lloyd he actually owns a pair of rid smart glasses but for pure entertainment connected to his steam deck or iPad it's really interesting to think and see how this whole AR thing is going to shake out but it looks like we're still going to have to wait until the Vision Pro comes out to know the answer thanks for chopping the head off this Mac address if you've made a headless MacBook tell me about it in the comments below and if you want to see another video where I did a Jank mod on a MacBook I'll watch the one where I gave it a touchcreen\n"