Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android • Hacker News Board

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#31

Post by sneak » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:13 PM UTC

> I wrote most of this blog post sitting at a picnic table in a park. Screen glare and brightness is not an issue. I can fit into tight spaces. This setup was infinitely more comfortable than a laptop when on a plane. Some coffee shops also have narrow bars that are too small for a laptop, but not for this. The phone has a cellular connection, so I'm not tied to wifi. In other words, there's a sense of freedom that you do not get with a laptop. And I can be outdoors. One of the things I've grown tired of as software dev is feeling like I'm stuck inside all the time in front of a screen. With this I can walk to a coffee shop and work for an hour or two, then get up and walk to a park for another hour of work.

Am I the only one who wishes they could be inside in a windowless room 24/7/365? There’s climate control, HEPA filtration, good chairs, peace and quiet, precisely the light level and color and direction I like, etc, at all times. Every time I go outside, the environment is worse than being at home indoors.

Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one on the planet who doesn’t enjoy being outdoors at all.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#32

Post by opan » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:15 PM UTC

whatever1 wrote: post #20

conradev wrote: post #17

This is my favorite portable keyboard: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/keys-to-go2-universal.... Unless they have a way to lock open, foldable keyboards will always subtly bend which is annoying enough for me to ditch the folding part entirely.

I wish they also included the trackpad beneath it. I basically want a laptop base without the screen.

I wonder if the keyboard covers for the Microsoft Surface tablets could somehow be repurposed.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#33

Post by gitroom » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:15 PM UTC

This is nuts in the best way - love seeing someone out here just making things work for real stuff.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#34

Post by cycomanic » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:15 PM UTC

I've been wanting a simulavr since I saw the first videos. A proper Linux dev environment in a pair of VR classes (and I really wouldnt want to hack around Linux on android). Too bad that they still far away from being real.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#35

Post by scotty79 » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:19 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #31

> I wrote most of this blog post sitting at a picnic table in a park. Screen glare and brightness is not an issue. I can fit into tight spaces. This setup was infinitely more comfortable than a laptop when on a plane. Some coffee shops also have narrow bars that are too small for a laptop, but not for this. The phone has a cellular connection, so I'm not tied to wifi. In other words, there's a sense of freedom that y…

Nah, there are at least few of us.

I still go out though to walk and cycle, sometimes eat, but anything else is more comfortable at home.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#36

Post by Jtsummers » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:20 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #31

> I wrote most of this blog post sitting at a picnic table in a park. Screen glare and brightness is not an issue. I can fit into tight spaces. This setup was infinitely more comfortable than a laptop when on a plane. Some coffee shops also have narrow bars that are too small for a laptop, but not for this. The phone has a cellular connection, so I'm not tied to wifi. In other words, there's a sense of freedom that y…

> Am I the only one who wishes they could be inside in a windowless room 24/7/365?

I spent a decade in a building like that for my 9-5 job. It gets old, unless you really hate sunlight and fresh air.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#37

Post by asdev » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:24 PM UTC

Apple is releasing Vision OS 2 which lets you do an ultrawide display on the Vision Pro. It looks phenomenal and has no lag

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#38

Post by craftkiller » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:24 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #31

> I wrote most of this blog post sitting at a picnic table in a park. Screen glare and brightness is not an issue. I can fit into tight spaces. This setup was infinitely more comfortable than a laptop when on a plane. Some coffee shops also have narrow bars that are too small for a laptop, but not for this. The phone has a cellular connection, so I'm not tied to wifi. In other words, there's a sense of freedom that y…

Don't forget the lack of bugs landing on you and crawling on you!

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#39

Post by owl_vision » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:25 PM UTC

bernardom wrote: post #27

How do glasses like this work for someone who wears eyeglasses for myopia and astigmatism, and doesn't like contacts?

they don't work for me having astigmatism with or without prescription glasses.

Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

#40

Post by tippytippytango » Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:26 PM UTC

I hope they can figure out why these give some people headaches and eye strain (like myself) I really want to use this, but can't stand the pain for more than a few minutes.