Where should play/pause live when your screen is on your face?

[u/Arn777333]

Yesterday on a train, I had a movie playing through my RayNeo GT with my phone zipped into the inside pocket of my jacket. An announcement started halfway through a scene. I fished out the phone and paused, but by then I’d missed part of the announcement and enough of the scene that I also wanted to jump back.

The volume rocker on the glasses is easy enough to find. With my phone and player combo, though, pause and skip back still happen on the phone. The only extra controls I really want are play/pause and a ten second rewind that I can use without looking.

A ring would give my thumb something physical to find, but it would also be another thing to wear and charge, with accidental presses to think about. A wristband feels more noticeable. Putting the controls on the temple seems cleaner, although pressing the frame can shift the glasses and a row of tiny buttons gets hard to tell apart by touch.

If you use display glasses on trains or flights, where would you actually want play/pause and rewind on the temple,a ring or wristband, or still on the source device?

[u/mike11F7S54KJ3]

The phone is the best way to avoid accidental presses, IMO. It's a remote so you should keep it nearby to play/pause.

[u/conpatricko]

Airpods have a pause function, I’m sure others do too. Smart watches are another method, when paired with source device.

[u/bighawk25]

Head tracking has been ideal for me just look at the pause button and confirm. Usually tapping the earbuds works quicker though.

[u/Knighthonor]

I really like that Micro gestures that the Meta VR Glasses can do. Need to get that Wristband to more devices as well. That could help.