These Smart Glasses Put Your Phone In Your Eyeball - Focals by North Review
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[FOCALS BY NORTH REVIEW]
What if your smartphone was something you could wear on your face? No, not the creepy, canceled consumer version of Google Glass - but instead the classy, understated Focals by North. These smart glasses are an awkward first step into the future - but the particular future they promise might redefine the way you wear technology.
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2014: Bluetooth is so dead
2019: Don't forget to charge your smartphone and bluetooth connected earbuds, watch and glasses.
Classic Bluetooth and BLE are core technology that we are using in IoT smart projects
I mean, why not?
No. Bluetooth is dead. Remember transferring pics and audios? Yeah that's the BT that is dead.
@@tankbusta2056 that's the same exact Bluetooth we are using today. That's simply one of the features of the current Bluetooth that are in rare to no use. It's not a different Bluetooth. Ots the same exact technology
@@TheBobist nope. Not in use. It's dead. No more. Gone. Bluetooth isn't bluetooth anymore. Wish it were the same. Things have changed. Technology has evolved. First its lack of sending songs next they're planting chips in our brains. Killuminati. Stay woke.
I think the interface should be called inyerface
I like 👍
Good one👌🏾
How about "I'm gonna rub some laser in your eye"
I laughed
😂😂
Yes pls
"Charge your glasses soon"
2019 in a nutshell.
"Charge your toilet paper" up next.
@@gangatalishis
"Charge your tooth pick" very soon
@@HyperVanilo Since you have to charge your tooth brush, tooth picks aren't that much of a leap.
Charge your buttplug.
@@kinocchio charge your peepee
Is there a feature to accidentally call in a drone strike or delete inappropriate photo from a friend's phone?
Not a friend, a dude who's trying to pick up your girl 😉
@@isaac4283 Everyone
@@isaac4283 yeah eveyone
Lol
@@isaac4283 almost everyone except you
Now you really are Tony Stark 😂
It's E.D.I.T.H!
TechDove omg 😂😂
I was just about to say something like that 😂 lol
Or F.R.I.D.A.Y.
😆His face look like Tony...
Even Dead Im The Hero
"Your underwear needs charging."
don't give them ideas
@@danieldeng1976 smart underwear already exists. look up "skiin smart underwear"
Cleaning you mean, right? :D
Razer sock
Drew Lomax Jesus Christ thank u
You may love notifications “just appearing right in front of you” but wait until stuff like things like these go mainstream and ADS “just start appearing right in front of you”
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Wasn't that a blade runner thing?
I like the general idea of these glasses, but I want 100% control of what content is being displayed... I'm not too worried about this though, because many people are like me and this can be solved with software.
Dude if people pay $600 I'm sure they wont get ads man
Lol YouWontFindMe don’t tempt anyone
Let’s just hope these things don’t fall into the hands of an evil illusionist with a weird costume and his tech crew.
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Lol😂
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Google glasses were awesome but made by a company that can’t focus on anything ..
Cristopher Williams Besides demonitizing everything lol
The focus on making the best smartphone cameras on planet Earth
@Timothy Perdue They don't buy their smartphone camera technology lol
@Timothy Perdue Google still makes the main camera technology and modules foxconn under contract constructs these phones so they are owned by Google and manufactured under their deal. The two main things Google doesn't own is the one Sony sensor in their camera module and their panel, made by LG
@Timothy Perdue Again, Google owns most of the technology. So they technically manufacture it.
Me upon getting the glasses: hey alexa
Alexa: how may I help?
Me: chane your name to EDITH.
Tashreef Araf wow lol
Company like google gave up on this idea... Others taking it further !!!
I was very excited about Google glass
Not entirely, their Google Glass is now sold only for enterprise. Google is simply now letting smaller companies to take a risk and once one of them matures and nailed the product, they can buy them. Many big companies do this to reduce the amount of risk and expenses.
What I'm excited is once this become a true consumer product, we just have to wait until HoloLens and Magic Leap technology to miniaturized and cram some of the their technologies into these glasses. That's where things gets more interesting.
For the meantime in the near future, these glasses are basically companion devices like smartwatches.
Google is releasing their new one soon
I heard Google Glass 3 is being developed, excited to see where that leads
If I remember correctly there were a lot of legal issues with people wearing Google glasses in public too
"... whether North can do it before a bigger company does."
North was bought by Google, so that's no longer an issue ;).
damn :-(
which sucks
we were supposed to get focals 2.0 this year with 10x resolution
now we get some shitty google glass
@@xsuploaderThat was never supposed to happen. A 10x resolution increase with this display tech is literally impossible, even multiple years later. Boy are you easy to convince and mislead with manufacturer marketing bullshit though!
It's way too soon for me, I haven't even made it to a smart watch yet 🤦♀️
Same here, too poor to enjoy the newest tech lol
I don't see theyr point, so I don't have any.
Sierra Symone just buy a fitness watch, you can find a lot of the ones that are cheap, you get notifications from them too
I don't even know if I would like to have one
The teacher: NO PHONES
Me an intellectual:
Love your videos, Michael, long haul subscriber here. My favorite wearable to date is my Pebble Time Steel. You can not beat the battery life or fun little animations that break up the monotony of most tech today! Keep up the good work!!
This is the closest I have seen to the AR glasses that I have been dreaming about since I saw a concept presentation years ago. Like you said the technology isn't quite there yet, but it is quite the exciting time
Theses things weren't even fucking CLOSE to actual AR glasses. Even half a decade later and we still are probably another half decade away from such a product being a reality.
"2019 everyone, I have to charge my glasses" Well I like the idea, but as a glasses wearer I'd wait till a clip on version is available for us four-eyes.
Clip on version, good idea
Why didn't I think of that?
A clip-on version might not be suitable with the current iteration as they're custom-made to fit, which is required since the field of view for the "display" has to be exact for it to be visible to your eyeballs. It could be adjustable though to fit.
That being said, you'd need to already own a pair of eyeglasses for it to be a worthy purchase. For now, I'll stick with my "dumb" eyeglasses with transition lenses.
Just because the screen is off doesn't mean that the lenses don't work anymore
Paul Donaghy unfortunately for us i dont see something like that coming around any time soon, hell by the time it does well probably be long gone
North focals can be made with prescription lenses if I'm not mistaken, so they should just replace your normal glasses...
For the next Tony Stark I choose you
Navneet Rajagopal tony stank
Mobslayer 211 lol I want EDITH not Alexa
No thank u. The last thing i need is another notifications device.
This looks super cool and I definitely want this in my life! But I'll wait for the next version when the tech is a bit smaller. The walking navigation looks like a game changer, if they could sync it with your cars navigation so you don't have to take your eyes of the road, now that would be awesome!
Bruh,cookie from Ned’s declassified BEEN here,y’all late 🤓
Simon Nelson Cook did it in 2004
He could even print outta his ass, y'all not only late but also behind....
Now we need Google Chrome on that Focals, better with incognito mode😅
Alexa delete my search history 1 hour ago
Solid review Mr. Mobile! Definitely going to keep North on my radar. Super glad to see they also provide a prescription option for the glasses.
More or less, it seems like a good product "of the future" that simply has flaws in it's initial iteration.
I'd say that if you:
A. Want to be on the cutting edge of tech.
B. Want something that's truly nifty that has practical utility both as a smart device AND as, well, your regular prescription glasses.
C. You're in the market for a new pair of prescriptive glasses and you've got money to burn.
D. Just want to see this get better in the future, because you know it can improve off it's initial attempt.
That you should probably buy it. Something like this has a lot of practical day to day usage, and if they could put it on a diet and maybe lower the price by $100, a lot of people could buy into this.
Unfortunately, I feel like people are going to need to buy into it now, hardware flaws aside, to ever see it get a second gen. i.e, the early adopters need to come out in force for this.
And it's not like the hardware flaws made it unusable, and the software sounds largely fine. People should go for this if they can.
True, I think we should not really tell other people to really avoid it if they already have some extra cash to experiment with these devices. We need early adopters for this to become successful. Without them, these kind of innovation will not be even exist.
I think the price are actually not that bad. They cost 1000 USD at most, far cheaper than Google Glasses and even more from Microsoft HoloLens (this is a different beast though but I just put here since they are leading us into these AR/MR future).
For the most part they just look like normal glasses except for inability to fold like typical eye glasses. So even not in use, you still have functional sun glasses to use. Software-side, this can be easily improve upon as long as the hardware allows it.
I hope for 2nd-gen, they should improve the battery and ability to fold. The resolution, maybe but I think this can wait for 3rd gen. It has to improve the common usability of a normal eye glasses and able to use it longer. Resolution is more like a creature comfort as long as it does not affect the core usability. We lived through times with lower resolution screens, at least for us who are older.
I think if they prove to be good enough. Like the feedback is really positive they could find investor to back them up and continue to improve even if they are making a loss a first.
Personally, I feel the echo glasses from amazon appear a bit more polished, although, they don't have the lens projection. Not to mention, hundreds cheaper. Alexa essentially does everything a person can possibly think of at the current stage. It seems that the projection, even though it is really cool, can have significant implications on interpersonal relationships. Being consumed by the glasses display, instead of focusing in on the person in front of you. Thos is especially true as the technology becomes more refined.
I've been watching your channel for a while now. Love what you do. This concept is a solid review and definitely will find it's way into the mainstream. Was almost considering it but your drawbacks are definitely note worthy items to point out. The ring is a huge miss considering the damage it causes. Look forward to more on these.
With the exception of cost, these seem pretty good for a gen 1 product. Glad these are around as they’ll lead the next generation of products, which will likely be the ones that get traction.
It always baffles me that you don't have 5 or 10 million subscribers! Your reviews are one of the best out there, every time someone asks about a phone or something I tell them to go to your channel... Keep up the good work man 👍👏
I went to get fitted in Brooklyn NY back on August the 2nd. By August 20th they we're finished and I was asked to come back to Brooklyn. (I live in Cincinnati area) so went back up there to receive my glasses. Just to find out they messed up my sizing, so I had to be refitted. They assured me they would make it a priority to get them shipped out to me as soon as possible. They gave me another 4 week waiting period as of the 17th of September to receive my new glasses.... I like how they call it "priority" but its taking them longer to make my second pair than the first. All I gotta say is I hope they get the size right this time! I've been anxiously waiting to use my focals!!
how spiky u want your hair to be ?
mr mobile - yes .
*I been waiting for cool smart glasses.*
*Hope some day they can be used together with Neuralink.*
R u mean AUGMA AR
Hopefully instead of neural link
I dont wont Elon musk in my head or unskipable adds
@@Jackaldraws Next up: AdBlock for your brain
This ain’t good dude
@@farthurf.5221 yeah but that thing also does vr so glasses that do both AR and VR
Appreciate the clips of how it looks from the wearer's point of view. I am curious if you filmed this with a camera and overlaid the notifications, or if this is actual footage from the glasses?
I'm always amazed how good your editing is.
color me impressed! i would honestly consider a prescription second or third iteration of these. 👍🏼
2021:
Please charge your toilet paper soon
Ha. More fool you. In 2021 we horde the toilet paper! 😂😜
2:55 I think that's because of a built in feature on the pixel 4 you're using, not the glasses. If it hears a song playing, it gives you a notification in the notification shade saying the title of the song and the artist.
For the record now, MrMobile aka Michale Fisher, after taking the time to watch your review in full, I found your final take on the glasses to be in very good taste and you pointed out most problems I encountered in my testing of these at Siggraph and observations. I will be subscribing and hope to see future wearable reviews. :)
Why aren't you upto 1million subscribers ..🤷♂️ You are better than 99% of tech youtubers .👊
If there’s a way to Chang Alexa’s name too E.D.I.T.H that would be cool.
The map feature is pretty cool. I would like to use it to switch songs and map navigation if that works fine...
2:26 - receipt for allbirds order. That's the real good stuff.
Does your vision drop frames like in the footage? 😂
I can see these really helping differently abled people that can't use physical phones as easily.
*disabled
@@user-nk8wo4ox4l Handicapped
Yeah I didn't think about the impact for differently abled folks, they have to wait for the next ones though. More access for the ones that need it!
Lmao at all these people saying "differently abled" to avoid offending people. Just call it like it is, calling them differently abled is pointless and draws even more attention to their disabilities.
disabled is fine ... changing the name of it , would not change the condition .Words are simply a way of passing information to others .
I love the smart features they keep adding to this, especially that shopping list one. It's so magical, too magical and futuristic for 2019!
Funny, the notification for this video came up at work when I was discussing the idea of having a smartphone in your eyes or near with a heads up display instead of a proper screen like a phone.
Kinda cool actually. I slightly hope this serves as a segway to potentially implement the features and hardware of a smartphone into ourselves, with the necessary safeguards and such in place for security and safety reasons. Glasses that do this seem to be the much more convenient option though than something like an implant.
Not a bad concept...but the price is a little too much considering that the eyeglasses is not really a super eyeglasses.
That's the way tech works. Until you're able to scale for the masses, tech is not going to be cheap. The first cell phone cost consumers 4 grand or 10 grand in todays money. Hopefully enough people will buy it so that the tech and get better and cheaper.
First gen tech is almost always like this, since the R&D isn't streamlined just yet as well as manufacturing. Give it time and it'll eventually be to the level where people will start investing into it and it'll be prolific enough for us mortals with money sense to buy a pair.
Either way, I'm excited as tech like this could inspire more development when it comes to wearables, which is still limited to fitness bands, smartwatches, and wearable speakers via your neck or sunglasses.
Well.. Atleast it's more useful than apple's monitor stand :D
Have you seen what eyeglasses cost ? The price is not bad at all considering prescription ,lenses and frames will cost you $300 on average.
@@iPhoneKingx1 Jesus, they're that much in America?
I want one of these, but I'd like more functionality than just smart watch stuff. Augmented reality would do it for me, for sure. I want the ability to project things out into the real world, or hold out my hand and see info come up out from my palm.
Not happening this decade.
This comment betrays a GROSS misunderstanding of what must be done to accomplish what you want... Even almost a half decade later we're still another half decade+ away from proper AR glasses.
You review, quite easily, the coolest tech in the world! This is why I love your channel. So many products other channels don’t review, but that are awesome nonetheless. The focals look awesome, I’d love to pick one up if I’d had the money to.
Apple: ~watches this video~
“Write that down WRITE THAT DOWN!”
Now you have the full Tony Stark look!
This is the best tool to cheat in exam 😂😂
kaushik vedpathak the sides are too obvious, still need to wait a few more generations to cheat without being noticed
In contrary: no one will suspect this as it hasn't arrived in mainstream (and isn't as painfull obvious as Google's version...)
SuMaSLo but the technology is just not there yet to cheat, it’s still in its early stages and it still can’t function like a smart watch
But there isn’t even a browser yet
You really can’t cheat unless someone is giving you cheats using notifacations
What they should do is make the tech attachable to any sunglasses.... Now that would be impressive
thanks for the review. I'd like to see more reviews on smart glasses that look normal, allow me to listen to the music, watch youtube or answer my phone.
Here is question so when these 11 cameras scan my face what do they do with that data once they make my glasses....
To the goverment
Lol you have an ID registered with most government databases already
They sell it to sex doll manufacturers.
Yeah but I don't care about the weather to have it in my eye socket
Great review very comprehensive 👍
Dang it, I would absolutely love these things! Holy heck I've never wanted a pair of glasses more. Unfortunately I live in Utah, which is the complete wrong half of the country. Hopefully they'll not only be better, but also more widely available in the next couple years. Maybe some competition will arise.
And here I'm thinking "I need new glasses!"
Then he quotes the price. Yikes! I'll wait for 2nd gen.
Apple is also apparently working on making their own. I would wait until their's is out so that the proper arms race can start and the tech really takes off.
@@TheLingo56 The thing is how long it's gonna take them to release theirs. I mean before the first iPhone there were touch screen phones, but it took like a decade for them to not be shit.
I'm embarrassed to say that my regular glasses cost more than these... I think it has been 4 years since I had a pair of Rx (clear or tinted) that were cheaper than this. The Alain Miklis I'm wearing now were $1,100 with a very pedestrian prescription- and they are now Luxottica company. I tried Warby Parker, but they constantly fall off my face. What am I missing? I just though that's what quality glasses cost these day...
6-900 is not very expensive for non Chinese factory glasses...
Or 3rd. Or 4th. Or 10th.
Looking like Tony Stark in that first shot of you wearing them. 👀
8:45
My favorite piece of wearable tech; pebble time steel.
Still nothing comes close in terms of a combination of great battery life, simple operation, notifications, customizability.
R.i.p pebbly boi
You look so stoic and bad ass in that shot on the train at 8:15
I've always wanted this kind of Glasses...It make me feel like I am few years ahead of time....
These kind of Glass Tony Stark use...It's cool... really cool...
As long as you don't give those glasses to Mysterio, they'll be just fine. Lol
Fantastic review, loved learning about these!
I'm so happy you can get prescription ones !!
When you get that Mr. Mobile notification you just got to see what tech is up next.
Not a bad concept, the price is a little bit too high considering it doesn't have an Apple logo
Sooo...
S10e, $750: Ehhh, too much, considering it's not by Apple.
iPhone XR, $750: Perfect, wouldn't change the price at all.
Such a silly statement considering Apple is usually 2 years behind on everything smartphone related. That means they're about 10 years behind on considering attempting this concept.
@@Brand2Tiny not only that, the XR is worth maybe $450 considering it's screen resolution alone.
@@Brand2Tiny Yessss I always noticed that about these tech CZcamsrs, they always think Apple prices are ok except everyone elses
@@SimpleTechTalk It seems the more expensive Apple products are the more people want them
I like the idea, Maude the can move past of the hardware to a neckband, so taking aways the weight and also adding more features
They only have 2 retail locations smh. They really need to distribute the glasses through eyeglass and sunglass stores like Sunglasshut.
I was so interested in this! I had been just going through some older videos and I thought- this sounds like a really neat idea.
So I started to look it up only to find that '&-_#$ Google went and bought the company and then proceeded to do what Google does with all the toys it plays with after it gets bored.
That is- they threw it in the bin.
What a damn shame.
For fucks sake, yeah these are absolutely still cutting edge.
I cant wait to see samsung just drop in this category like a bombshell. I bet their already drawing up plans.
Google bought it
so yeah
I didn't really care about these glasses before this review. Now I'm excited about the future of these things. Navigation without having to look at the phone? Music recognition? Those two things only are super cool. Thanks Michael, I'll be watching their career with great interest.
Your reviews are really nice.
Thanks! Now I can cheat in my exams!
Jesus fucking Christ
Thanks to you. Now they’re gonna bring bluetooth frequency scramblers in schools.
@@lsmeteor4652 Not if everyone use the glasses
So they are besically Tony Stark glass 🤨
Dude I love that blue jacket you wear at the beginning. What is that?
Now that is what 1st gen smart glasses needed to look like. Definitely going to keep an eye on later generations of this type of product.
Smartclasses are the reason I believe that folding phones will never take up the market.
But foldable phones don't compete with smart glasses, they compete with tablets and laptops. Smart glasses compete with wearables (watches, earphones).
@@MadisOtenurm
Smart glasses in the long run compete with every screen. Foldable phones have a bigger screen as their main selling point.
If you use smart glasses as your main screen anywhere you no longer need a phone with a big screen. I'm pretty certain that phones will be reduced to a computing brick with a small screen in the future as the majority of interactions will be via the glasses.
@@_aullik I don't think that smartglasses will compete with phones. For the same reason phones don't compete with PCs: Phones will have more power than the glasses
@@oof5882 I did not say that smartglasses compete with phones. I said they compete with big screen phones. I imagine a future where smartglasses are the main 'display' for phones.
@@_aullik Not everyone wants to wear glasses, that's why contacts exist.
Ehh, the Alexa part is a no from me
I've said it since Hololens showed up... AR used like this is the next big thing, having a screen show up whenever needed in your eyesight is just awesome, you can have multiple screens just showing you whatever you want in the air
the guy in an office meeting, why is he staring at me. boss in meeting: he is not staring at you he is watching a vid of you tripping at work, peter parker you're fired. peter parker: ok just let me finish the vid
Wait, hold on? Is it just me woke up 10 minutes ago or I saw Tony Stark in the flesh?! Lol.
IMHO, If this company can survive through the next few years, we can see E.D.I.T.H - ish type of tech sooner than we think like in a snap of my finger. But if it isn't, the earlybird buyers will get a "Y.I.K.E.S" or the "Yeah, It's Kinda Early Smartglass" product. So hopefully they still be up for business before a bigger company stole the spotlight.
Can it found answer of questions during exam.?😂😂
my biggest gripe is that everything depends on partership to work (north has a partnership with uber so that's the only rideshare that works, north has a partnership with facebook so fb messenger / whatsapp work, etc) instead of providing an API anyone can use. no dev tools yet either
Michael Fisher wearing those glasses: Tony Stark 😎
These seem really convenient, but I'm against smart glasses. I want it to be my conscious choice when I interact with technology. I want to feel like I still have control over my smart stuff, and notifications just coming into my field of view whenever takes away that control.
I want to Upgrade My Face to become Smartphone 😀😁😂
I would be game for something like that...And the fact you cant see the camera with google glass was the biggest gripe I had with these type of glasses.
That being said, yea...It needs more time. The ring scratching your phone is a huge issue, although Im sure third party suppliers could make a cover to solve that.
Give it to the third generation if it survives and I feel they will be legit a big industry.
Also like that they look pretty stylish.
Outside of a folding phone, I am most excited about smart glasses. Something many of us already wear, or use when outside. A perfect pairing for a more connected and informative lifestyle. Such as directions or translations. To keep your eyes focused and not glued to a phone.
Those are gimmick as hell! I want Tony stark glasses EDITH
Me: *driving*
Glasses: YOU HAVE AN EMAIL! I'M GOING TO DESTRACT YOU!
Me: AH! *almost gets into an accident*
I really want this category to grow and flourish. Imo a light pair of smart glasses is preferred over a smart watch with a display. I'd like just that smart ring for fitness and heart beat then the glasses for notifications and all. All while it being easy to make the smart portion of the glasses invisible.
Haha, at least with a phone you can blatantly see when you're not paying attention to them. With these, it seems like the hamster fell off and nobody is home lol
Are you comfortable giving a company a 3D model of your face?....
Seriously thats your problem?
Ending lines are best..... Big fan
The interface is an absolute joy to use. That's a sentence I haven't heard in a while
This is awesome how tech has come so far and it's a perfect time to have this come just before 2020!
Thank you for honest review.
Nice concept and first try. Sadly, the small display area needing perfect alignment means they'd be totally incompatible with my nystagmus.
It would be so cool if Spotify worked with them to have the song lyrics of whatever you're listening to show up on the lense in real time
i'm digging the kinda neon look of the interface