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I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by Aaron2222 »

xattt wrote: post #16
kotaKat wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, the Xreal glasses are (generally) a dumb USB-C DisplayPort alt-mode device. Plug glasses in, get video to the little displays in your eyes. With a companion app (not needed) you can have your computer do some heavy lifting and make virtual displays out of it. The new "One" unit referenced in this review is the same but does have some smarts to do on-glasses processing of the virtual displays itself instead, if I…

What’s the resolution? Can you see the small text of individual items of the Word ribbon?

The Xreal glasses are 1920×1080. The Air series is listed as 49 PPD, the One and One Pro will be a bit less due to the larger FOV (50° for the One and 57° for the One Pro as opposed to 46° for the Air series).

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by tmzt »

jareds wrote: post #26

I got excided looking at this hoping there was a laptop with out a screen. I'm totally blind so the power draw of a screen is pointless. I currently use my ROG Alli with a Bluetooth keyboard to connect to my more powerful laptop which has a keyboard that's going bad. While this setup works well and the battery life is pretty good it would be much nicer if I didn't have to put a keyboard on my lap, and the Alli on a t…

I'm not sure if this would work for you, but there are inexpensive devices that plug into an HDMI port. They appear to the computer as a monitor. I use them for screen sharing to a remote display, but they should enable to think there is a monitor attached. It negotiates the display information as if it was an actual monitor.

Here's the pack of three I purchased on Amazon.

Woieyeks 3 Pack HDMI Dummy Plug https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKKLTWMN

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by morninglight »

java-man wrote: post #2

I don't understand. Is this an ad? How long this setup lasts on a single charge? For half the price, one can get a macbook air with fantastic battery life and a good keyboard.

Doesn't look like an ad but it may have been intended for the Onion.

If you break out laughing while reading this, you are not alone.

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by bee_rider »

eternityforest wrote: post #33

Seems like the thing that actually makes this all work is the built in battery on the mini PC. Without it, accidentally unplugging the power bank would be a big problem.

It is as bad as yanking the cord on your computer. I mean, not the greatest thing to do, but not the end of the world with modern filesystems.

I used a NUC with some battery pack for ages, accidentally unplugging wasn’t a big problem really. (Sadly smart glasses weren’t where they are now at the time, so I had to lug around some kind of display sometimes).

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by bee_rider »

java-man wrote: post #2

I don't understand. Is this an ad? How long this setup lasts on a single charge? For half the price, one can get a macbook air with fantastic battery life and a good keyboard.

The guy in the article is using a mechanical keyboard. MacBooks keyboards are fine for what they are but generally enthusiasts prefer mechanical.

The glasses… I mean, it’s a totally different type of device, right? If nothing else, I’d love to never hunch over a laptop again. I dunno, haven’t tried them, but they seem quite interesting.

Spine replacements are pricey I think.

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Post by cma »

sathackr wrote: post #30

I've been doing this a few months now with an xreal one and minisforum um790. Same ability to power via usb-C and have other ports available. It's worked very well, the 1920x1080 resoultion of the glasses is pretty clear but I find "anchoring" the screen to be most usable because the edges do get a little blurry, but with the screen anchored you can just "look around" a little to bring them into focus. The biggest dr…

Are any of them 4:4:4 1080? Previous gen was only green at full resolution I think which wasn't great for text

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by cma »

bee_rider wrote: post #45
eternityforest wrote: post #33

Seems like the thing that actually makes this all work is the built in battery on the mini PC. Without it, accidentally unplugging the power bank would be a big problem.

It is as bad as yanking the cord on your computer. I mean, not the greatest thing to do, but not the end of the world with modern filesystems. I used a NUC with some battery pack for ages, accidentally unplugging wasn’t a big problem really. (Sadly smart glasses weren’t where they are now at the time, so I had to lug around some kind of display sometimes).

Dual Sense edge has a good solution for cable locking, I think it has special places for the hooks to fit in though https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9E1gCkNI8&t=1m30s

Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses

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Post by specproc »

java-man wrote: post #2

I don't understand. Is this an ad? How long this setup lasts on a single charge? For half the price, one can get a macbook air with fantastic battery life and a good keyboard.

The writing was nauseating. I lost track of the number of times the author said "the best".

I honesty can't see the benefit over a small laptop.

With the glasses, you're carrying more things, it's an expensive setup, you look like a gargoyle, you're partially blinded.

I'm not sold at all.

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