{"id":350108,"date":"2021-10-08T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T13:00:03","slug":"get-these-off-my-face-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Get These Off My Face \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b1249b1f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b1249b1f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#What_Are_Ray-Ban_Stories\" >What Are Ray-Ban Stories?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#The_Cameras_Arent_Great_and_Framing_Is_Even_Harder\" >The Cameras Aren\u2019t Great, and Framing Is Even Harder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#The_Audio_Is_Good_but_It_Has_Its_Drawbacks\" >The Audio Is Good, but It Has Its Drawbacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#But_Theyre_Good_Sunglasses_at_Least_Right\" >But They\u2019re Good Sunglasses at Least, Right?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#Conclusion_Not_Worth_the_Money\" >Conclusion: Not Worth the Money<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-these-off-my-face-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont-2\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Get These Off My Face \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<div class=\"single-review-card\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\">\n<div class=\"rating\">Rating:<br \/>\n<strong>3\/10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"more-info-hover\">?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"rating-info\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Absolute Hot Garbage<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Sorta Lukewarm Garbage<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Strongly Flawed Design<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Some Pros, Lots Of Cons<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Acceptably Imperfect<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Good Enough to Buy On Sale<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Great, But Not Best-In-Class<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; Fantastic, with Some Footnotes<\/li>\n<li>9 &#8211; Shut Up And Take My Money<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Absolute Design Nirvana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>Price: <strong>$299<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-99833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3f218d19.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3f218d19.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3f218d19.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"Ray-Ban Stories on a desk, books in the background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ray-Ban Stories, or \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Glasses,\u201d as many people will come to know them, are an interesting product: a pair of glasses that can play audio, take pictures, and shoot videos. It sounds cool in theory, but they\u2019re of questionable usefulness, and Facebook\u2019s involvement with them muddies the waters even more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-card-body-inline\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Terrible battery life<\/li>\n<li>Cameras aren\u2019t great<\/li>\n<li>Tight fit<\/li>\n<li>Audio isn\u2019t discreet at all<\/li>\n<li>The case is huge and bulky<\/li>\n<li>Facebook requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for the meat and potatoes on whether or not you should buy these, here it is: probably not. They\u2019re not an awful product, but they also don\u2019t make sense in most cases. The battery life is pretty bad, the charging situation is questionable, and capturing good images or videos is difficult. They\u2019re also really tight on my absolutely normal human being sized head, yet they still tend to slide down my nose. Oh! And they\u2019re not water resistant in any way.<\/p>\n<p>In short: There\u2019s a lot to dislike about these glasses and very little to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Ray-Ban_Stories\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">What Are Ray-Ban Stories?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fa8fc0b2.jpg\" alt=\"The LED light beside the camera to indicate record or a photo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-credittext=\"Cameron Summerson\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The LED is on when a photo is being taken or video recorded <span class=\"imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the Surface, Stories look <i>mostly<\/i> like regular sunglasses. There are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ray-ban.com%2Fusa%2Fdiscover-ray-ban-stories%2Fclp\">three styles<\/a> available: Round, Meteor, and Ray-Ban\u2019s most popular design, the Wayfarer. You can also get each pair in three different colors (olive, black, and blue), with clear or dark lenses.<\/p>\n<p>There are a pair of 5MP cameras flanking each side, which can capture 2592\u00d71944 images and 1184\u00d71184 30fps video. Video is not only cropped to a square (with no option to change) but also limited to 30 seconds at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Ray-Ban doesn\u2019t explicitly state how much storage the Stories have, only that there\u2019s enough for \u201cup to 30 videos and 500 photos.\u201d However, considering the crummy battery life, you\u2019ll probably never be able to hit that in a single session anyway. But I\u2019m getting ahead of myself.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a small button on the right arm to activate the cameras\u2014a single-press starts a video recording, while a three-second long-press will grab a picture.\u00a0There\u2019s also the option of setting up voice controls on the Stories in the companion smartphone app. Once enabled, you can say \u201cHey Facebook, take a picture\u201d or \u201cHey Facebook, take a video,\u201d and they\u2019ll do the thing you said.<\/p>\n<p>A small LED beside the right camera will light up under either circumstance as a visual indicator to people around, which is an attempt at \u201cprivacy.\u201d It\u2019s laughable how easy this would be to cover up, so it\u2019s a half-assed attempt at best in my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>There are down-firing speakers on the underside of each arm, too, so you can stream music from your phone. I was shocked at how good these sound, though it\u2019s also weird because everyone around you can hear your tunes, too. Despite how good they sound (considering what they are, of course), I think bone conduction tech would\u2019ve been a better choice here because it\u2019s far more discreet.<\/p>\n<p>To control music, there\u2019s a touch panel on the right arm. You can play\/pause, control tracks, and adjust the volume using taps, touches, and swipes. As you might expect, it\u2019s finicky and a pain to use. Imagine that.<\/p>\n<p>The glasses connect to your phone over Bluetooth and are managed using the Facebook View app (for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.facebook.stella\">Android<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/facebook-view\/id1558240027\">iOS<\/a>). The app is pretty limited, but it serves its purpose. This is where you can see the images and videos taken with the Stories, import them to your phone\u2019s gallery, and set up voice recognition. Also, in case it\u2019s not clear, a Facebook account <em>is required<\/em> to use Stories.\u00a0They\u2019re useless without it.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/567d0191.jpg\" alt=\"The Ray-Ban Stories case next to a regular glasses case\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-credittext=\"Cameron Summerson\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Stories\u2019 case; Right: a regular glasses case <span class=\"imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To charge the glasses, line up the pogo pins under the right arm and drop them in the case. Ray-Ban claims the glasses get around eight hours of battery life with mixed photo\/video usage and three hours with music playing. The case will provide three full charges to the Stories. Because of that, it\u2019s also huge\u2014much bigger than most \u201cnormal\u201d glasses cases.<\/p>\n<p>While that all seems pretty straightforward, using Stories is a different experience altogether.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cameras_Arent_Great_and_Framing_Is_Even_Harder\"><\/span>The Cameras Aren\u2019t Great, and Framing Is Even Harder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6c6e447b.jpg\" alt=\"Ray-Ban Stories on a desk in front of some books\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Slapping a pair of cameras on your face seems like a cool idea for grabbing images and videos without using your hands, right? In theory, yes. In practice \u2026 nah. Because the cameras don\u2019t see exactly what your eyes do, it\u2019s nearly impossible to frame a good shot with the Stories\u2014without any sort of viewfinder associated with the cameras, you have no way of <i>really<\/i> knowing what the cameras see.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure you could mentally adjust with enough time and motivation, but who wants to deal with that? Not this guy.<\/p>\n<p>You end up with images and videos that are off-center, crooked, too low or high, or some combination of the above. In other words, these might be <i>okay<\/i> for grabbing images and videos in the moment, but don\u2019t expect to get anything that you\u2019d consider \u201cgood\u201d from these.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you could get the framing right, the image quality also leaves a lot to be desired. The cameras are only 5MP, so you shouldn\u2019t expect high-quality shots in the first place, but sometimes the results are just downright bad. Ray-Ban and Facebook advertise this is very active environments\u2014skateboarding, riding bikes and motorcycling, doing backflips, and all other sorts of <i>movement<\/i> are all over the ads\u2014but if you\u2019re not totally still when taking a picture, you\u2019ll end up with all sorts of ghosting and other artifacts. It sucks.<\/p>\n<p>I also don\u2019t understand the cropping choice here. Images use a typical landscape crop, while videos are limited to a square crop. Considering that the Stories are literally named after a feature found on Facebook and Instagram designed to be viewed in portrait mode, I don\u2019t understand the landscape crop for images. Having both limited to a square crop would\u2019ve made more sense to me, but whatever.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of videos, it\u2019s more of the same issue here. The quality is decent, but again, it\u2019s tough to get good framing. Take this video, for example. I was on my bike, riding in the drops. Using my magnificent human eyeballs, I could see the road, the landscape ahead, and the horizon. I thought it would make a great video clip \u2026 and this is what the Stories captured:<\/p>\n<p><video title=\"Ray-Ban Stories Sample\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/35b66a2a-827b-4fe8-bef7-59a2c36a8774_0.mp4\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/video><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just hot trash. There\u2019s a chance it could\u2019ve been because of my riding position, but this only furthers the point: The Stories don\u2019t see what your eyes see, which leads to a mental disconnect when capturing images and videos.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Audio_Is_Good_but_It_Has_Its_Drawbacks\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">The Audio Is Good, but It Has Its Drawbacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the things I was looking forward to most with the Stories was an isolated audio experience. I wear bone conduction headphones and sunglasses almost everywhere I go, so the thought of bridging the gap into one product is exciting to me.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6a9f93da.jpg\" alt=\"The speaker on the Stories\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-credittext=\"Cameron Summerson\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The speakers are just above the earhook on the bottom side. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, that excitement was short-lived after I slapped the Stories on my head. The audio is good\u2014much better than I expected\u2014but unless you keep it turned <i>very<\/i> low, anyone near you can hear it. That\u2019s just obnoxious. I love the music I listen to, but I don\u2019t expect the dude beside me at Old Navy to want to listen to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qyYmS_iBcy4\">Lorna Shore while he\u2019s shopping for new pants.<\/p>\n<p>But they\u2019re probably great on the bike, right? Kind of. They remind me a lot of my bone conduction headphones in use, and because I\u2019m on the bike, it doesn\u2019t matter how loud I turn them because the odds of someone else having to hear my music is low to non-existent.<\/p>\n<p>I recently took them out on a 40-mile ride, which I expected to take a bit over two hours of moving time. Ray-Ban says the Stories should get three hours of music playback, so I expected to have plenty of juice. They died an hour and forty-five minutes into the ride. I\u2019m glad I also wore my bone conduction headphones\u2014you know, just in case.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_Theyre_Good_Sunglasses_at_Least_Right\"><\/span>But They\u2019re Good Sunglasses at Least, Right?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ray-Ban makes some of the most popular sunglasses on the market, so there\u2019s no question that the company knows what it\u2019s doing. Pair that with the fact that the Wayfarers are iconic, and <i>at the very least,<\/i> you should expect good sunglasses, right?<\/p>\n<p>Kind of. Because they\u2019re packed with tech, these are using a different design than normal sunglasses. One thing I found interesting, however, is that they\u2019re only 5 grams heavier than regular Wayfarers. I imagine keeping the weight penalty to a minimum was paramount here, so kudos to Ray-Ban for delivering on that.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/28a1aa78.jpg\" alt=\"The arms on the Stories compared to similar, non-smart glasses\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-credittext=\"Cameron Summerson\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">them arms beefy bois <span class=\"imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That said, they\u2019re nowhere near as comfortable as other sunglasses that use this style. To be completely clear here, I\u2019ve never owned or even worn regular Wayfarers. I have about eight pairs of similar sunglasses, though (made by Tifosi and Goodr), so I at least have something to compare to.<\/p>\n<p>And compared to my Tifosi Swank and Goodr glasses, the Stories are dramatically less comfortable. The arms on the Stories are thick and very rigid, so they\u2019re pretty tight on my head. I don\u2019t have a large head by any measurement, but after about an hour, I have to take the Stories off to give my head and ears a \u201cbreak.\u201d Considering I sometimes wear sunglasses for four (or more) hours at a time, that\u2019s no good.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being tight on my head, they also don\u2019t stay in place very well\u2014especially if I\u2019m sweating. They <i>constantly<\/i> slide down, and it drives me nuts. Again, this isn\u2019t an issue I deal with from any of my other sunglasses.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of sweating, that\u2019s another huge peeve I have with the Stories: They\u2019re not water-resistant. Usually, people don\u2019t wear sunglasses in the rain, which I get, but the appeal here is audio and pictures, which you might want if you get caught in the rain. If I\u2019m out on the bike, for example, I don\u2019t take my sunglasses off in the rain\u2014nay, they serve as crucial eye protection. But if I get caught in the rain with the Stories on, I risk ruining them.<\/p>\n<p>Just such a huge oversight, in my opinion.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_Not_Worth_the_Money\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Conclusion: Not Worth the Money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3aac7dae.jpg\" alt=\"The Ray-Ban Stories on top of a stack of books\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Cameron Summerson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I wanted to find some redeeming qualities with the Stories, but honestly, I\u2019m struggling. The cameras aren\u2019t great, and it\u2019s hard to get a well-framed shot\u2014I\u2019d rather pull my phone out to capture exactly what I want. The same goes for video.<\/p>\n<p>The audio experience is okay, but it\u2019s not discreet enough, and it absolutely crushes the battery. The touch controls also suck. The glasses are overly tight yet somehow still don\u2019t stay in place.<\/p>\n<p>And that goes without even taking into consideration the Facebook tie-in. When I first got these glasses and starting wearing them, I had a realization: I didn\u2019t realize how much I don\u2019t trust Facebook until I let it put a camera and microphone on my face. With the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/99641\/whistleblower-airs-facebooks-dirty-laundry-ahead-of-congressional-hearing\/\">recent news highlighted how bad Facebook really is, it\u2019s even more unsettling.<\/p>\n<p>My advice? Avoid the Stories. For less money, you can get some regular Wayfarers and a set of bone conduction headphones. Sure, you won\u2019t have cameras strapped to your face, but they\u2019re borderline worthless anyway, so consider that a bonus. Just use your phone, you\u2019ll be happier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card border\">\n<div class=\"review-card-body\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont-2\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Terrible battery life<\/li>\n<li>Cameras aren\u2019t great<\/li>\n<li>Tight fit<\/li>\n<li>Audio isn\u2019t discreet at all<\/li>\n<li>The case is huge and bulky<\/li>\n<li>Facebook requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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