The Conundrum of the Unidentified Snack

As I sat staring at the mysterious snack sitting on my nose, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of treat it was. Was it a bag of potato chips, perhaps? The crunchy texture and salty flavor seemed to match, but something about it didn't quite feel right. It wasn't that comfortable to whack, and yet, there was an unmistakable aura of temptation surrounding it. I tentatively reached out to grab it, hesitating for just a moment before deciding it was indeed a pack of potato chips.

But as I examined the snack more closely, I began to realize its questionable nutritional value. Potato chips are typically high in calories, salt, and unhealthy fats - making them not exactly the healthiest snack option. The thought sent a pang of regret through my mind, but I couldn't help but feel drawn to the temptation. After all, who can resist the allure of crispy, salty goodness?

Just as I was about to indulge, I remembered my promise to myself to be more mindful of my snacking choices. I pushed the chips aside and turned my attention to a nearby drink, hoping to find a healthier alternative.

The barcode on the drink caught my eye, and I felt a surge of excitement at the prospect of accessing its nutritional information online. But as I entered the barcode into my phone's search function, I realized that it was actually not possible to identify the country of origin with just this number. Undeterred, I decided to ask for help from someone else.

The person on the other end of the conversation seemed patient and understanding, but I could sense a hint of frustration as they asked me to describe the shoe in front of me. I explained that it was black, had white soles with green accents, and claimed to be waterproof - but somehow, this information didn't seem to yield any concrete results. Despite my efforts, I couldn't find any evidence of these shoes being real.

Feeling a bit defeated, I took a different approach and asked the person if they knew where I could buy Nike or Adidas shoes with similar features. To my surprise, they were able to provide me with some helpful guidance - and even generated an image of a shoe that matched my description.

As I gazed at the image on my screen, I couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder at the capabilities of this technology. But then, something unexpected happened: I began to question the very nature of these "smart" glasses. Were they truly useful, or were they just a gimmick? And what was the point of having an "on-off" switch when the device seemed to be on all the time anyway?

Despite my reservations, I decided to ask the person to generate another image - this one of a delicious drink that looked similar to the energy can in front of me. To my delight, they were able to create an image that looked almost too good to be true.

But as I gazed at the image on my screen, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being had somehow. Was it possible that this entire exchange was just a clever ruse designed to distract me from some greater truth? And what was the real purpose of these "smart" glasses, anyway?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI don't know what to make of this the brilliant Labs frame sounds kind of great they're AI glasses with a micro OLED display 40 G weight that's pretty good not to mention claimed all day battery life with their Mr power accessory but I've been bamboozled before and anything with AI on it has a huge huge uphill battle ahead of it to sell me on it so let's unbox this bad boy and see what we can learn about oh step one tutorials step two download the app no step one finish unboxing it then I'll get to the tutorials we've got a couple of optional nose pieces I feel smarter already oh my God this is the charging cradle okay that might be the cutest thing I have ever seen I want wear it with it how do I look all right first impressions I definitely can't completely see through the micro OLED display there's a bit of a border here where the glass and the other glass interact however it's usable is this a picture of their team or something none of them are wearing it okay all right they're a small company they're a small company they still got to work on those little details like making sure that you're drinking your own Kool-Aid nose piece definitely helps a little bit with me I got to say weight distribution not bad like I could shake these off if I really wanted to but I'd have to really go full Tailor Swift you know and man it really it really like sits on the bone there oh do I want to talk about how it looks I don't know why don't you come talk about how it looks how do I look I'm going to have my hand here just in case I need it uh you look very French that's that's it you look very French oh really okay mhm in like a trendy way or in like a we surrendered immediately way uh like you drink 20 espresso oh okay I'll let you take that as you will here's the Pogo pin contacts for the cute little nose piece charger which by the way is USBC you love to see it wow tiny PCB in here you know it's kind of shockingly impressive like I don't look at these and go oh yeah wow they're full of electronics it's hard to hide it because you can see it obviously but man I mean these frames are no thicker than some trendy frames these days and they've manage to pack a Flippin computer into it the batteries hang out at the end here which gives them a pretty good balance compared to a lot of VR headsets or smart glasses that I've worn in the past and the construction feels pretty cheap um so make of that what you will oh I think that was the nose fridge Sure Stop bending them there's a camera right in the front here which supposedly can be used to ask questions about the world around you and even tell you how many calories you're about to consume good freaking luck with that and the micro OLED display is designed to give an approximately 20° diagonal field of view whatever that means the main features are visual recognition powered by open AI realtime translation either live translation from speech or text although how it plans to do speech translation without speakers is a little confusing if I have to have my phone out anyway it sort of raises the question why couldn't this be an app AI web search powered by perplexity and image generation an example they give is asking to see what your couch would look like in a different color again I'm sort of confused as to why I wouldn't just use my phone for that especially given that well who knows I don't know I mean it's got a screen on it okay cool am I allowed to use the app now after you talk about our sponsor after I talk about our sponsor net XT their c500 is A500 wat 80 plus Platinum certified unit and this level of efficiency means less power consumption and a cooler quieter system it's fully modular so that it's easier and cleaner to Cable manage plus it's 180 mm form factor means more k space and better airf flow see why cybernetics gave it their titanium rating and get yours today by clicking the link in the video description here we go tutorials it's always cool when companies put their tutorials on YouTube cuz you can tell how many people bought it oh wow not many going to go over the process ofing e vertical video so here we go you just got frame in the mail really can tell you can tell X Apple you've got frame in the mail you've got frame you got a frame you got the frame it's not a proper noun stop it Apple started this with the whole iPhone thing it's an iPhone not iPhone bring your device close oh it needs the nose on to pair hey frame found here we go now the site claims all day battery with the Mr power accessory but it's not super clear if Mr power is a battery bank or not updating software hey there we go that was painless mostly after the world's longest update we're ready to go hi I'm Noah let me show you around tap the side of your frame to wake me up whoa hey there we go oh there's a sweet spot for sure if it's a little bit too high you see upside down here and right side up here if it's an exactly exactly the right spot hey it sounds like you might be talking about adjusting the display settings or lens alignment ooh do you need help with specific adjustments sure tap me in tap to finish all right all set what would you like me to do next I thought you were going to help me with the display alignment okay there you go you have to tap it twice H it's kind of jarring like tapping your whole glasses make sure to adjust the mounting bracket to level the screen horizontally and ensure the base is secure how would I rotate this display surely that's not a thing right no you used a quarter of my credits what what what' you do to use a quarter of my credits belt I walk away for what a couple of hours while they get everything set up and he uses a quarter of my credits okay there's some stuff to talk about here it's free but you get a limited number of credits and I think they're working on a paid tier but it doesn't exist yet so for now you just have a limited number of credits that you can use for AI tasks like Voice to Text uh responding to your questions or recognizing objects can you guys even see this at all like hey Noah tell me a joke joke about a giraffe oh my God it doesn't register the tap like half the time tell me a joke about tell me a joke about a giraffe and a priest who walk into a bar I mean it's just chat GPT right giraffe and a priest walk into a bar the bartender looks up and says what is this a height contest I'm laughing but not for the right reasons what am I looking at right now this is quite possibly the least convenient way to do hand in front of a screen displaying abstract digital patterns or Graphics wait why can nothing recognize the LGT store Northern Lights desk pad we've been through this before with that other piece of AI thing damn it can I drink this no you can't drink that it looks like a small electronic device or remote control how would you describe this snack I'm actually having more success tapping the right side even though the computer parts are all over here it looks like a packaged snack possibly chips biscuits or crackers but I can't determine the exact type from here why not it's Miss Vicky's it's made in Canada it says original recipe right on it let's make it a little easier what kind of snack is this it's like real not that comfortable to whack a thing sitting on your nose all a pack of potato chips hey he you did it is this a healthy snack potato chips are typically high in calories salt and unhealthy fats making them not the healthiest snack option wow thanks good advice is it a good idea to drink this would you like more information about healthier Alternatives or the nutritional details of these chips you're fixated on the chips we're not talking about the chips anymore it's like arguing with my wife no I'm kidding I'm kidding I'm kidding ivonne's very good at staying on topic during an argument actually too good is it a good idea to drink this can you show me the drink that will help me give you a precise answer I am showing you the barcode of the drink I thought you could read those I can't identify the drink directly but if you tell me the barcode number I can help with that the barcode number is 6 29071 0135 yeah this is so much faster than just typing something into my phone the display is very readable though as long as you don't have anything too bright behind number I can look up more information about the drink for you I just gave you the barcode number the barcode number is 6 29071 0 0135 0 the barcode number you provided does not directly indicate the country of origin okay here hold on a second red both energy drink like immediately where can I buy these shoes you can purchase gs1 barcodes from gs1 us oh my God that's not what I'm I'm not even looking at that g shut up okay where can I buy the I didn't hit it again please go ahead and ask your question I am trying to ask you a question right now where do I buy these shoes I swear to God Vance your job is so safe please take a clearer photo of the shoes focusing on any brand name or unique details what I'm supposed to describe shoes they're shoe shaped and shoe sized uh they're black they've got a white soulle green accents they say they're waterproof it it's prompting me to tap it in again am I not allowed to talk for that long I'm taking a picture right now quick okay I don't know when purchase Nike shoes with this style from nike.com I don't want no Nike shoes it doesn't even tell you when it's taking the picture so you just have to like hold still looking at something forever like a freaking idiot dude I wanted to like this thing it's all like open source and stuff and it's actually like makes you look well I don't know you look like kind of a dingus but you know like not so bad and it's not that heavy but like dude unique patterns on the shoes themselves brother okay here I'm taking a picture of the logo of the shoe you can buy these Adidas shoes on the official Adidas website or at popular how is that Adidas all day I dream about a AI that works at all what you never heard is this not a thing no adid I'm yeah yeah it's totally a thing I'm not translation would be impossible unless what you're saying is like one sentence generate an image of a shoe that is both fashion forward and Timeless these white minimalist low top sneakers are both fashion forward and Timeless you didn't generate hello is it off does it even have an onoff button man when did onof buttons go of fashion where's all the info on the glasses mind you who cares I mean it's not like you're ever going to actually use them okay Mr power you turn it on hey there we go generate a version of this picture where all the guys are wearing brilliant Labs frame glasses and they look unhappy here is the image you requested honestly kind of cooler glasses hold on can I open this no no what I can't even even I can't I can't even interact with it this is so stupid and look I know okay I know this is the kind of thing where like we got to start somewhere and it's a startup and you know all that stuff and everything and such but you're charging $350 for it brother and you say it does a bunch of things I'm going to generate another image generate an image of a delicious drink kind of like this one I need a photo in order to generate an image okay then take one you have a camera the drink in front of you seems to be an orange can possibly an energy drink or soda with blue and white text or designs on its label good generate an image of a drink like this one but make it look delicious here is the image you requested I don't think there's much else to explore here if you buy this for $350 you're getting fleeced look these guys don't even wear it subscribe to Short Circuit I feel like a suckerI don't know what to make of this the brilliant Labs frame sounds kind of great they're AI glasses with a micro OLED display 40 G weight that's pretty good not to mention claimed all day battery life with their Mr power accessory but I've been bamboozled before and anything with AI on it has a huge huge uphill battle ahead of it to sell me on it so let's unbox this bad boy and see what we can learn about oh step one tutorials step two download the app no step one finish unboxing it then I'll get to the tutorials we've got a couple of optional nose pieces I feel smarter already oh my God this is the charging cradle okay that might be the cutest thing I have ever seen I want wear it with it how do I look all right first impressions I definitely can't completely see through the micro OLED display there's a bit of a border here where the glass and the other glass interact however it's usable is this a picture of their team or something none of them are wearing it okay all right they're a small company they're a small company they still got to work on those little details like making sure that you're drinking your own Kool-Aid nose piece definitely helps a little bit with me I got to say weight distribution not bad like I could shake these off if I really wanted to but I'd have to really go full Tailor Swift you know and man it really it really like sits on the bone there oh do I want to talk about how it looks I don't know why don't you come talk about how it looks how do I look I'm going to have my hand here just in case I need it uh you look very French that's that's it you look very French oh really okay mhm in like a trendy way or in like a we surrendered immediately way uh like you drink 20 espresso oh okay I'll let you take that as you will here's the Pogo pin contacts for the cute little nose piece charger which by the way is USBC you love to see it wow tiny PCB in here you know it's kind of shockingly impressive like I don't look at these and go oh yeah wow they're full of electronics it's hard to hide it because you can see it obviously but man I mean these frames are no thicker than some trendy frames these days and they've manage to pack a Flippin computer into it the batteries hang out at the end here which gives them a pretty good balance compared to a lot of VR headsets or smart glasses that I've worn in the past and the construction feels pretty cheap um so make of that what you will oh I think that was the nose fridge Sure Stop bending them there's a camera right in the front here which supposedly can be used to ask questions about the world around you and even tell you how many calories you're about to consume good freaking luck with that and the micro OLED display is designed to give an approximately 20° diagonal field of view whatever that means the main features are visual recognition powered by open AI realtime translation either live translation from speech or text although how it plans to do speech translation without speakers is a little confusing if I have to have my phone out anyway it sort of raises the question why couldn't this be an app AI web search powered by perplexity and image generation an example they give is asking to see what your couch would look like in a different color again I'm sort of confused as to why I wouldn't just use my phone for that especially given that well who knows I don't know I mean it's got a screen on it okay cool am I allowed to use the app now after you talk about our sponsor after I talk about our sponsor net XT their c500 is A500 wat 80 plus Platinum certified unit and this level of efficiency means less power consumption and a cooler quieter system it's fully modular so that it's easier and cleaner to Cable manage plus it's 180 mm form factor means more k space and better airf flow see why cybernetics gave it their titanium rating and get yours today by clicking the link in the video description here we go tutorials it's always cool when companies put their tutorials on YouTube cuz you can tell how many people bought it oh wow not many going to go over the process ofing e vertical video so here we go you just got frame in the mail really can tell you can tell X Apple you've got frame in the mail you've got frame you got a frame you got the frame it's not a proper noun stop it Apple started this with the whole iPhone thing it's an iPhone not iPhone bring your device close oh it needs the nose on to pair hey frame found here we go now the site claims all day battery with the Mr power accessory but it's not super clear if Mr power is a battery bank or not updating software hey there we go that was painless mostly after the world's longest update we're ready to go hi I'm Noah let me show you around tap the side of your frame to wake me up whoa hey there we go oh there's a sweet spot for sure if it's a little bit too high you see upside down here and right side up here if it's an exactly exactly the right spot hey it sounds like you might be talking about adjusting the display settings or lens alignment ooh do you need help with specific adjustments sure tap me in tap to finish all right all set what would you like me to do next I thought you were going to help me with the display alignment okay there you go you have to tap it twice H it's kind of jarring like tapping your whole glasses make sure to adjust the mounting bracket to level the screen horizontally and ensure the base is secure how would I rotate this display surely that's not a thing right no you used a quarter of my credits what what what' you do to use a quarter of my credits belt I walk away for what a couple of hours while they get everything set up and he uses a quarter of my credits okay there's some stuff to talk about here it's free but you get a limited number of credits and I think they're working on a paid tier but it doesn't exist yet so for now you just have a limited number of credits that you can use for AI tasks like Voice to Text uh responding to your questions or recognizing objects can you guys even see this at all like hey Noah tell me a joke joke about a giraffe oh my God it doesn't register the tap like half the time tell me a joke about tell me a joke about a giraffe and a priest who walk into a bar I mean it's just chat GPT right giraffe and a priest walk into a bar the bartender looks up and says what is this a height contest I'm laughing but not for the right reasons what am I looking at right now this is quite possibly the least convenient way to do hand in front of a screen displaying abstract digital patterns or Graphics wait why can nothing recognize the LGT store Northern Lights desk pad we've been through this before with that other piece of AI thing damn it can I drink this no you can't drink that it looks like a small electronic device or remote control how would you describe this snack I'm actually having more success tapping the right side even though the computer parts are all over here it looks like a packaged snack possibly chips biscuits or crackers but I can't determine the exact type from here why not it's Miss Vicky's it's made in Canada it says original recipe right on it let's make it a little easier what kind of snack is this it's like real not that comfortable to whack a thing sitting on your nose all a pack of potato chips hey he you did it is this a healthy snack potato chips are typically high in calories salt and unhealthy fats making them not the healthiest snack option wow thanks good advice is it a good idea to drink this would you like more information about healthier Alternatives or the nutritional details of these chips you're fixated on the chips we're not talking about the chips anymore it's like arguing with my wife no I'm kidding I'm kidding I'm kidding ivonne's very good at staying on topic during an argument actually too good is it a good idea to drink this can you show me the drink that will help me give you a precise answer I am showing you the barcode of the drink I thought you could read those I can't identify the drink directly but if you tell me the barcode number I can help with that the barcode number is 6 29071 0135 yeah this is so much faster than just typing something into my phone the display is very readable though as long as you don't have anything too bright behind number I can look up more information about the drink for you I just gave you the barcode number the barcode number is 6 29071 0 0135 0 the barcode number you provided does not directly indicate the country of origin okay here hold on a second red both energy drink like immediately where can I buy these shoes you can purchase gs1 barcodes from gs1 us oh my God that's not what I'm I'm not even looking at that g shut up okay where can I buy the I didn't hit it again please go ahead and ask your question I am trying to ask you a question right now where do I buy these shoes I swear to God Vance your job is so safe please take a clearer photo of the shoes focusing on any brand name or unique details what I'm supposed to describe shoes they're shoe shaped and shoe sized uh they're black they've got a white soulle green accents they say they're waterproof it it's prompting me to tap it in again am I not allowed to talk for that long I'm taking a picture right now quick okay I don't know when purchase Nike shoes with this style from nike.com I don't want no Nike shoes it doesn't even tell you when it's taking the picture so you just have to like hold still looking at something forever like a freaking idiot dude I wanted to like this thing it's all like open source and stuff and it's actually like makes you look well I don't know you look like kind of a dingus but you know like not so bad and it's not that heavy but like dude unique patterns on the shoes themselves brother okay here I'm taking a picture of the logo of the shoe you can buy these Adidas shoes on the official Adidas website or at popular how is that Adidas all day I dream about a AI that works at all what you never heard is this not a thing no adid I'm yeah yeah it's totally a thing I'm not translation would be impossible unless what you're saying is like one sentence generate an image of a shoe that is both fashion forward and Timeless these white minimalist low top sneakers are both fashion forward and Timeless you didn't generate hello is it off does it even have an onoff button man when did onof buttons go of fashion where's all the info on the glasses mind you who cares I mean it's not like you're ever going to actually use them okay Mr power you turn it on hey there we go generate a version of this picture where all the guys are wearing brilliant Labs frame glasses and they look unhappy here is the image you requested honestly kind of cooler glasses hold on can I open this no no what I can't even even I can't I can't even interact with it this is so stupid and look I know okay I know this is the kind of thing where like we got to start somewhere and it's a startup and you know all that stuff and everything and such but you're charging $350 for it brother and you say it does a bunch of things I'm going to generate another image generate an image of a delicious drink kind of like this one I need a photo in order to generate an image okay then take one you have a camera the drink in front of you seems to be an orange can possibly an energy drink or soda with blue and white text or designs on its label good generate an image of a drink like this one but make it look delicious here is the image you requested I don't think there's much else to explore here if you buy this for $350 you're getting fleeced look these guys don't even wear it subscribe to Short Circuit I feel like a sucker\n"