Oakley Metn Hstn Restricted Edition Review: A polarizing choice

It was a heated Sunday in Brooklyn. Instead of being a waste and spending $ 10 on a five -minute Uber, I decided to go 20 minutes to the charming Japanese paper cafe with Even more cut name. Despite the 85 % humidity, my vanity demanded that I wear a full face of makeup with a nasal contour. Sweat leaked from every time, melting the mentioned nose contour into my sunglasses. The foundation ran around my neck and colored a shirt collar. I am sure that the whole Williamsburg saw how I had PIT stains.

So I was surprised when a polite artist walking in French Bulldog stopped me, pointed to Oakley Metn Hstn Restricted Edition sunglasses on my face and said: “He said:”Yothese are siiick – truth Love them?! “

They started to break a few questions. I was stunned to realize that this person was really interesting and would like to hear my impressions. I managed to “I just got them! I think they are chilly?” Before I reject like an awkward turtle, I am.

My stunning ones were even more crushed when I realized it was the first time anyone Whenever I noticed that I wore a few intelligent glasses.

I thought a lot about this interaction while testing Oakley glasses. After so many years, as intelligent skeptical glasses, it is wild to see how successful the finish was with Ray-Bans-Pop Prrzejnik Oakleys. Essilorluxottica said in his own Earning results At the beginning of this week, sales have we will triple year by year. And not only among technicians. Among ordinary people. One day a friend sent me a thicket Film material from a stray concert for children Recorded by Ray-Ban glasses. I should do it for our programSMSH SMSH. Brisk search showed that someone on our exact program was sitting not so far from us, Actually.

When I first checked the Ray-Ban meta meta, I knew something had changed. But it is amazing that less than two years later Maga introduced many limited editions and Super Bowl advertising, not to mention the option of another brand to reach new recipients.

Where ray-bani are classic and versatile, oaklyys conjure up images of Olympic cyclists or Taylor coach with Friday Night Lights. Youthful also have Glommed on the brand Because the Y2K fashion is rage again.

Stylistically, Oakleys are more polarizing. Not only because they have prism lenses. Both my spouse and the beasts took their noses to the concept of white sunglasses. Many friends and collaborators indicated the inclined area at the back of the nose, asking: “Why, at the hell, does that?” (The answer is: Oakley’s Ordinary HSTN glasses Do it. This is Oakley.) Everyone can sway them, provided that they bring some swagger. Many people habit Feel comfortable with such a bold look.

Ironically, the Oakley housing is much more boring and is cheaper in the hand than in the case of Meta-ray-burns. It is much more difficult to pull out glasses. I was afraid that he would break the charging contact while pulling them out.

The main differences are video resolution from 1080p to 3K, about a double battery up to eight hours on one charge and Oakley’s PRIMI lenses In the limited edition. The additional battery is pretty, because it is one of the main complaints about meta glasses for advanced users. Meanwhile, prism lenses increase contrast and some colors. It sounds like marketing, but I don’t think he really experienced green until I saw the way the trees and grass browse these glasses. Kicker is that all these things make Oaklyys more expensive. Standard Oaklyys will start from USD 399, compared to USD 299 for Ray-Bans. This version of the limited edition costs 499 USD.

It’s hard to swallow. I understand the increase in 3K video resolution and battery life. Oaklyys speak to people outdoors more often. These are the updates that the crowd would like. But the quality of the photos is identical. 3K movies are noticeably sharper and you will receive a decent material from the action if you can come up with framing. (Once again I was thwarted by the corner of my baseball cap, my bangs and a tendency to tilt my head.) Filming in 3K is a tumor of the battery. Recording three 2.5-minute 3K movies from my cat and sending them via Wi-Fi to my phone ate as much as 20 percent of my battery.

Our supervising video manufacturer, Vjran Pavic, coped with the couple and had the same problems with framing, but he adds that everything has “very HDR appearance”. This is not a bad thing. This is the right move, because everything must be pop, be simple and have a consistent exhibition. Benefits are without using hands, convenience at a viewpoint. This will never break the quality of high -class telephone or camera camera.

Ray-Bans and Oakleys have the same number of microphones and locations, but they can match the face differently. I sound more clear on connections with Banów Ray. The glasses have different nasal pads, so because of my low nasal back I finally sounded muffled to Oaklyys. However, you can fix it in a microphone problem solving settings.

I know what I would say now if I could return to this corner of the street in Williamsburg.

I do not love these glasses, a short -stylish Brooklyn Man. A more accurate answer is: I appreciate them. Although they fit my life easier than I expected, they are more “nice to have” than “I have to have”. As a runner, I won’t stop my Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 for sound on open ear, but I liked to use them in summer runs when the sun is kalonely bright. But a real question, sir, how much do you like artificial intelligence? How much do you trust the finish?

These intelligent glasses are now connecting to the Meta AI application instead of the Meta View Companion application. The meta intentionally calls these AI glasses, so you can be sure that the association is not chosen anywhere. There are now provisions regarding privacy in which, among other things, you cannot give up voice recordings. This seems … Dystopian, but for the blind and low vision community it can be relatively small potatoes. These glasses and their AI functions enabled them to live more independently. For the creators of the content of the camera and live broadcasts, they open new creative possibilities.

If it sounds attractive, go for ray-burns because they are more versatile to the interior AND Outdoor consumption and ranges from 100 to 200 USD less. That is, unless you are more the type of creator outside or content creator. In this case, 3K resolution and additional battery life make more sense.

Now you will have to apologize to me, ladies unjustified elegant heat wave. I intend to return to AC, return to the reviewer and thought about this conversation and what means that you can say that I wore intelligent glasses. Hey, finish, can you tell me where the nearest bodega is?