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I know this is Linux oriented, but if I use it in tethered mode, could I hook it up to my MBP?
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I've spent 2k just on a monitor . I'm more surprised that the quest is so cheap, but then I remember exactly what you said: the quest is not the product, I am the product . Then I remember why I don't use Meta products anymore.
It’s not so much that you are the product in meta’s vr offerings, it’s that quest is a loss leader because the rest of meta is so profitable.
Meta forced Oculus users to transition to a Facebook login after they had already bought the device.
They are a surveillance company who collects, correlates and sells personal information. They aren't going to stop at the VR boundary and suddenly change their mission.
Is it really comfortable to wear for extended periods of time? I’m a little behind on VR tech. I have an HTC Vive (1st gen), which has a third strap to support the weight. Does it really work okay without that? I would imagine the combined weight of the computer and the headset to be substantially higher than my HTC Vive. It has to be supported by something – which hopefully isn’t my nose or ears! (Also, what is the…
About the only third party thing we have is an invoicing app I installed temporarily.
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> If the device solves a genuine productivity problem for you, 3k is cheap. I don't know why anyone would buy this contraption that costs more than a Oculus / Meta Quest or a HTC Vive and is targeted at consumers. Like you said; it is a 'first gen' which usually means this is an instant don't buy. Even if you wait for it to be cheaper, the use-cases are already limited with the consumers getting frustrated and will j…
So the Quest 2 sold over 12million headsets in the last year. And over the last few years VR has seen a growth rate of over 20% YOY. I always wonder if when people like you make a comment if you actually look at figures or just go with your gut because you don't like something. I'm guessing the latter. The mass adoption is happening right under your nose, an entire generation of US kids are growing up with VR right n…
I always wonder if when people like you make a
comment if you actually look at figures or just
go with your gut because you don't like something.
I'm guessing the latter.
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It’s not so much that you are the product in meta’s vr offerings, it’s that quest is a loss leader because the rest of meta is so profitable.
I wouldn't be so sure. Meta forced Oculus users to transition to a Facebook login after they had already bought the device. They are a surveillance company who collects, correlates and sells personal information. They aren't going to stop at the VR boundary and suddenly change their mission.
Well, I don't have the money now, but Q4 '22 is a while away. So this is the first newsletter I've ever signed up for. Any text thoughts on text inputs while mobile? I've actually got a split keyboard like you show in use while standing, but that looks a little janky. Maybe we all need to learn how to use twiddlers.
1. BCI. This is the holy grail. Ideally, something which could absorb 20,000 inputs (or approximately the number of words in the English language) with extremely high accuracy.
2. Voice control. Some hackers have gotten voice programming to work with sophisticated setups. Not ideal when you need to be quiet.
3. Twiddler (& twiddler-like solutions). These are cool, but the problem with them is that seem to cap out at ~60wpm (also take a while to learn how to use).
4. Attaching a keyboard to yourself. This is the most short-term viable option, but yeah isn't long-term ideal. (In particular since it limits us to ~100wpm, which isn't very good). It also requires you to be touch-type proficient, which not everyone is.
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Well people say the Index is expensive at $1K (full kit) this thing is 2-5x that. Will be interesting. Also this scene of him being outside typing while using VR ha. It'll be interesting, the shot using it in a coffee shop too hmm. The keyboard is Durgod Fusion btw (non-split one).
> Well people say the Index is expensive at $1K (full kit) this thing is 2-5x that. Will be interesting. Isn't the Index just the headset? This is a headset + attached computer, different type of beast.
Anyway I preordered one (half up front), I'm down, will practice on my Index in the mean time. I am curious about their choice of Godot in case I ever get to the level to mess with rendering. Would be nice to have curved panels, maybe that snap together vs. floating square ones. Excuse to learn a new language I guess.
Man, what has HAPPENED to this place? I'm the biggest curmudgeon in the room, I'll have six feet of dirt on my face before I agree to use this daily, but damn, folks, this IS cool. Everyone complains about boring stagnating consumer tech, locked-down hardware, and Mark Zuckerberg making a real go at personally stalking every single person on the planet - this is the _exact opposite of that_. This is high-end, incredi…
Yep, agree 100%. Few hackers remain on hacker news.
I don't think that's true at all.
Think of all the people who are simply choosing not to post. And the nearly unlimited supply of "Show HN" hackery we see on a daily basis.