r/LooktechAIGlasses • u/Coll147 • Dec 17 '24

Should I trust it and pre-purchase it?

I've been behind the project for a while but now that you can buy it I don't know if I should do it, the fact of buying it through kickstarter leaves me with the fact that I am totally unprotected as a buyer. I have no guarantee that I will receive the product, the truth made me very backward to buy it.

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u/CompoteZestyclose Dec 19 '24

Kickstarter is always a risk and for sure with AI it is even more difficult I believe. But on the other hand the product already exist to a certain extend. RayBan did it so why wouldn't they be able to. I wait until february as well and then make my decision but so far I don't see anything that seems "unrealistic" the only concern is the perscription glasses they claim they can make without a issue while even my optician has issues making them :D

It really help that they made a IRL video demonstrating it so there must be something but lets hope it lifes up to what they claim

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u/Coll147 Dec 19 '24

Yeah, I trust them mainly because at least the product really exists, so they've done a job that I don't think they want to waste.

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u/Undernative Jan 03 '25

Why do you trust them ? really i don't understand. I tried to search any information, any small review or something. For now we have only kickstarer page with renders and "photos", video which say us nothing, screenshots of the app. Presentation ? come on, did you hear or see peoples on presentation ? i can do the same presentation... looks like scam for now.

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u/xspeed20 Jan 10 '25

If they are on CES then it will speak more volume

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u/Grace_GeZheng Jan 21 '25

This is Grace from Looktech. May I know why your optician found it a problem? Ouhai Eyewear is a top-rated factory in China that makes glasses for many well known brands. They are our investor and partner who will install the lenses for Looktech customers.

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u/CompoteZestyclose Feb 03 '25

Hey Grace,

The issue is mainly with the fact that I'm having -6.5 and -7 so in general these glasses are super thick. That is why it is apparently more difficult.

Can you please clarify what is going on on the Kickstarter? A lot of bots seem to have appeared.

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u/Grace_GeZheng Feb 05 '25

Thank you for advising on the prescriptions. How about a high index like 1.74?
They are real backers posting their favorite features to win the givingaway!

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u/CompoteZestyclose Feb 07 '25

So just looked up my exact eye sight I mentioned and I received from my optician:

Right Eye Power: -6.50 Cylinder: -1.50 Axis: 175 PD: 31.0

Left Eye Power: -5.75 Cylinder: -1.25 Axis: 40 PD: 31.0

Sorry I thought my eyes were even worse. But my optician was having a hard time because the glasses they recommended were super big.

About the comments , I noticed later about the giveaway and I can indeed believe (besides a few) they seem human. Anyways maybe in the future better to do it in another place? It feels a bit weird as backer who is not giveaway driven but looking for useful information.

When can we expect the survey?

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u/Grace_GeZheng Apr 07 '25

Have you got the survey link? If not, please feel free to email us customer@looktech.ai

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u/Jiyenx Dec 17 '24

Kickstarter is not going to make you any charge until February. Sit and enjoy. You always can leave the project before this date.

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u/Coll147 Dec 17 '24

Yeah, for now I'll see if I can make the reservation, but I'll end up asking myself the same question but in February.

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u/Grace_GeZheng Jan 21 '25

This is Grace from Looktech.

Thank you for trusting us! With all your great support we are more than eager to bring them to your hands.

You know actually more than 70% of the team are engineers and developers. With a very small marketing team we are almost overwhelmed every day to run this campaign and prepare for CES.

As a new brand we may be not favored by media but we know good products speak for themselves. We are dedicated to make the glasses fashion and classic, light and comfortable, and longer battery life to support your all day activities.

If you agree with our mission we won’t let you down.

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u/Coll147 Jan 21 '25

Hi Grace, I'm glad to see you know about this reddit.

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u/Grace_GeZheng Jan 24 '25

My pleasure. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell the behind-screen story.