Using AR glasses instead of computer monitors can prevent nearsightedness (myopia) because the virtual image is several meters away.
Is that a fact? Has anything about it been published?
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
#72All those wires! Far more than my laptop (basically none, or one if I am charging). And what is the total weight and volume of all this stuff?
The wires are inside your laptop. I'm more confused as to why he wants to put it all on the desk rather than operate it from his bag.
From the article it sounds like less than a macbook: "Surprisingly, the Ugreen Nexode Power Bank is the heaviest item in this setup at just over 500 grams while the Khadas Mind 2S weighs 435 grams and the Xreal One glasses weigh 84 grams."
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#73How good are actual VR headsets at being virtual desktop screens? Specifically I've been interested in the Bigscreen Beyond 2 due to its extreme lightweight, but most people seem to use them for gaming instead of doing work. I want more screens (or, even better, an infinite screen) but I don't have the desk space for them. I know the Vision Pro sort of does this but I need the full power of my maxed out MacBook Pro,…
These AR glasses are not. It feels like sitting at my desk looking at a single static 27" monitor with 1080p res. The fully immersive ones like the Quest 3 or Apple Vision are better.
Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
#74AR glasses brings great accessibility improvements, especially those who are bedridden; I wrote the need-gap for wearable low latency computer displays[1] ~6 years ago when I was in bed recovering from a spinal fusion surgery as the only option available to me were those unwieldy bed mounts for monitors and it requires help from others to adjust the angles.
[1] https://needgap.com/problems/16-wearable-low-latency-display...
Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was a recent announcement of a mini PC that was itself built into a folding keyboard - no screen. That would be the ideal device for this lifestyle.
I saw a video recently advocating for this exact use case of said PC. That would make it truly pocketable. It is in Chinese however! https://b23.tv/RxSHAhD
I feel like this kind of product review video is somewhat comprehensible even if you don't speak the language - product reviews area good source of input for language learners!
Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
#76How can the xreal one glasses be 3Dof and stay in place while this guy is moving forward and backwards in his chair?
https://us.shop.xreal.com/cdn/shop/videos/c/vp/bc70020e90a74... https://us.shop.xreal.com/cdn/shop/videos/c/vp/a2b82ae2ea714...
I appreciate its a marketing video, but this is just a lie, no?
What is the actual supported input resolution of the display? How do virtual monitors work - are they just a composite screen that needs to fit in that max input resolution, or is there some virtual viewport that is being managed by the connected device?
There is so little information about these on the website, and the few reviews I can find are basically people who got them for free (youtube is seemingly full of these right now) and clearly don't use multi-monitor setups to any great extent.
Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
#77I tried this with the Viture Pro XR glasses last year and it sucks. Can't use it with Linux, except in dumb monitor mode. No head tracking unless you're using a supported OS. Android app sucks becaus you can't use it with any old app, eg productivity apps (their app is like a demo of head tracking that only supports stuff like YouTube and local media). Maybe I should have purchased the Xreals?
The open-source Breezy GNOME is worth a try. It has head tracking and multi-monitor in beta with GNOME DE.
Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
#78I would do the same but with a Mac Mini!
Re: I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses
#79Fwiw, the /r/ergomobilecomputers tracks a number of these setups involving xreal glasses: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/search/?q=xreal .
Hasn't been my cup of tea but seems tempting if one has specific ergonomic needs like supine computing. There was one post of someone using them to juggle getting computer work done while handling childcare (endorsing such a thing likely depends a lot on context).
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#80I love the creativity, but for me? If I forget one cable, the whole mission falls apart and I'm back to scribbling in a notebook like it's 1995.