So, a Commodore but with AR?
Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen
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#13So, a Commodore but with AR?
Commondore with battery and migraine triggers.
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#14> Priced at $2,000, the Spacetop is purpose-built as a business tool, with an optimized Arm processor, AOSP (open-source Android) operating system, and, of course, the custom headset. But you’ll need to act fast: Sightful is inviting just 1,000 early adopters to purchase the final hardware, enticing them with the opportunity to provide feedback on subsequent products. It sports a Snapdragon 865. I don't see anything…
Android makes it a hard pass for me. Give a me a decent Linux and I will give it a look.
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#15It's a cyberdeck!
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#16https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/08/02/make-your-own-wearable-...
Uhh... this is about as innovative as a much cheaper DIY project from many years ago? I think everyone with a vufine and a pi zero has done this before. As a bonus you get to use linux instead of android.
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#17I think in principle this is a great idea and maybe the future. I just wonder what this will do to your eyes if used the whole day.
Probably not great if you compare to previous inventions. Kids that use iPads early instead of going outside already have problems with developing proper eyesight.
TVs made us watch things close, PCs made us watch things closer, then we had smartphones. Wearing glasses is the last step before we go full Borg.
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#18It makes sense, kinda. Basically Nreal-style glasses with a headless computer. But why stop there? If you further separate the keyboard/mouse from the computer, then you not only allow people to choose their own HCI (trackball? tapwithus keyboard?) but they can bring their own input, too. Imagine all the benefits of the modularity of a desktop, with equal (if not better) portability of a laptop.
The problem with going wearable is the input. Nothing is as good as a full keyboard. The smallest reasonable solution I have found is a bluetooth keyboard for nontrivial use. Chorded keyboards and whatnot just aren't as good and believe me I've tried.
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#19I don’t get how you’re supposed to use the webcam? Maybe it applies your eyes on to your face?
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#20this is a cool concept, but I have tried some VR devices, none of them are clear enough to be a monitor replacement. I also don't know the long term impact of these devices to my eye sight.
My vision is only in perfect(ish) focus at the exact distance that I sit from my computer screen. I can't imagine that this is a coincidence.