[germinalphrase]

Other than fashion, what possibly positive function could such a device afford?

I find it much more likely that they will use external facing screens that recreate the appearance of the wearers face to onlookers and so reduce the perceived anti-social nature of opaque goggles.

[gfodor]

The point is that if it is reasonable or maybe even worthwhile to wear when off, then it can support all-day wear (not all day use) given power constraints, which makes it a lifestyle product not a gadget, like a watch. Put it on when you leave in the morning, take it off and put it on the charger at night.

I think it will flip up. They will do what you said but they can only do that for a few hours a day before the battery dies, and worse, if the battery dies, you can’t see anything anymore. So they need a mechanism that lets you keep wearing it when it’s dead. If you have to take it off when the battery is dead, it will end up in the closet next to your other headsets.

I’m guessing they will have a design that is fashionable and comfortable to wear when flipped up and off.

[germinalphrase]

With a goggles-style form factor, I am not sure - but I think you are spot on as the size shrinks.

[avian]

> they will use external facing screens that recreate the appearance of the wearers face

Honestly that sounds horrifying and straight out of some Black Mirror episode. Possibly it comes with an app that makes your external face smile and covers up the bags under your eyes?

[germinalphrase]

I imagine it to be more like ‘the headset is transparent’ except the effect is digital rather than material.

To your question - we’re only talking about eyes, not the mouth and whole face. Beautification does seem like something to be sold though.