The gif with the guy keeping the device on while being handed his coffee made me cringe. AR mode why not, but not at the expense of actual human interactions!
That gif is crying out to become a meme...
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#92I have a problem with the blue light from the screens. Pushing this light source close to my eyes is utter madness. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6288536/
The risk of blue light from computer screens has been vastly, vastly overstated.
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is definitely too expensive for broad adoption, but maybe it doesn't need broad adoption? I might buy one if I could find a way to experience it first.
We'll be able to have reviewable prototype units in a few months. Depending on how many critical components (displays, primarily) we have we might be able to set up some way to test it for non-reviewers.
Nice!
Based on your wording, seems like you are involved with the project?
If so, I love the idea you all are chasing.
As a software developer, I've often thought about how great it would be to be able to take my setup with me without having to compromise on display. The current generation HMD is obviously not the end-game everyone is looking for, but you all obviously get the paradigm.
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#94The gif with the guy keeping the device on while being handed his coffee made me cringe. AR mode why not, but not at the expense of actual human interactions!
We were discussing a way to flip up the headset a while ago. I'm not sure if we have the resources to put it in right now, but it would be cool.
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#95Is it possible to get prescription lens inserts? This would make a massive improvement for usability and comfort of anyone who wears glasses.
Yes:
1. We have up to 17mm of space for glasses for casual use
2. We're going to be compatible with prescription lens inserts out of the box, e.g. Reloptix.
3. It's possible that we'll include diopter adjustment as well
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#96Casual project follower here: I really want to use this device for remoting into other machines, so I can use my work computer via Simula - does the native Simula OS allow for this?
It's just Linux and runs normal Linux applications, so yes. If you just use e.g. a VNC client your work machine's display would be in one window, but if you can find remote desktop software that displays remote windows as local windows I'd imagine that would work fine too with Simula. (I seem to recall Citrix can do this, though I'm not sure if there are any FOSS/less enterprise-y options that do the same.) EDIT: Act…
Xpra might be able to do it.
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#97Casual project follower here: I really want to use this device for remoting into other machines, so I can use my work computer via Simula - does the native Simula OS allow for this?
You can do that with any computer with pikvm and tinypilot
https://tinypilotkvm.com/ https://pikvm.org/
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a fairly high-end headset attached to a compoarably powerful laptop, and the cost reflects the combined cost of both parts. It's expensive but the price makes sense.
> attached to a compoarably powerful laptop This is the part that doesn't make sense. I don't need a computer from a product manufacturer focused on something else. I already have 10+ computers within reach; 3 of them can stream just fine to my Oculus Quest. Really, is the only way to create a VR PC to eschew all of that in favor of some controlled hardware ecosystem? I don't/won't buy it.
As someone who has a Quest (which I've used fairly regularly) and some tethered headsets (which I haven't because they're a pain to set up)... I get it. Realistically I can't see myself using a tethered headset as a desktop, but I absolutely could see myself using a standalone headset like this.
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#99Are you considering accepting payments in some form of cryptocurrency? Would love to preorder.
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#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
We'll be able to have reviewable prototype units in a few months. Depending on how many critical components (displays, primarily) we have we might be able to set up some way to test it for non-reviewers.
Nice! Based on your wording, seems like you are involved with the project? If so, I love the idea you all are chasing. As a software developer, I've often thought about how great it would be to be able to take my setup with me without having to compromise on display. The current generation HMD is obviously not the end-game everyone is looking for, but you all obviously get the paradigm.
Yes, I'm the other co-founder (David)