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Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen

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Re: Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen

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Post by ChikkaChiChi »

steanne wrote: post #38
throw9away6 wrote: post #23

I don’t really understand why my iPhone can’t just be a desktop. It should just hook up to a dock and turn into a desktop pc. It’s got the power to do everything I do I just need a monitor and keyboard hookup

motorola in 2011: https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-laptop-dock-review/

The Atrix was so far ahead of its time. They also worked wonderfully for troubleshooting headless boxes.

Re: Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen

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Post by chaostheory »

crabbone wrote: post #60

Imagine wanting to show something on your screen to someone else... I mean, technically, it's probably possible to connect multiple glasses, but this model seems like it's only one pair per laptop.

You don’t need multiple glasses. The article states that it has a DisplayPort likely for that very issue

Re: Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen

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Post by chaostheory »

throw9away6 wrote: post #23

I don’t really understand why my iPhone can’t just be a desktop. It should just hook up to a dock and turn into a desktop pc. It’s got the power to do everything I do I just need a monitor and keyboard hookup

Maybe it can with this upcoming WWDC? Apple Reality should finally make its appearance

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Post by zamnos »

drewg123 wrote: post #43

I've been dreaming of a product like this for years. I'm most productive in my office setup with large 42" + 24" monitors. When I travel I feel cramped and unproductive on my laptop. The laptop screen size does not seem to matter within the limits of what I'm comfortable lugging with me (nothing larger than a 15-16" mbp). So I've longed for some kind of VR or projected display from a laptop or mobile device. I signed…

Nreal sells glasses that are available today, on Amazon, and their Nebula virtual desktop app is available for Mac and Windows. The FoV on the Air isn't great, and if you wear corrective lenses you'll need to wear contacts, or get their prescription inserts, but that future is already here. It connects via USB-C to your existing computer, though dongles are available if you only have HDMI.

The software isn't quite there yet, but it's still early days for it so it'll hopefully get better.

Re: Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen

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Post by mosquitobiten »

theodric wrote: post #55

I've been doing this since December with a pair of Nreal Air glasses and alternately a MacBook and an SBC. It's okay-ish, but not great. Text rendering is sub-par requiring jacked-up font sizes, the viewport is fairly small, and if you're using the Nreal desktop for simulated multi-monitor configuration, the display jiggles a bit as the accelerometers catch up with your movements. It's sure as hell not worth the $200…

Can you get away with smaller font size if you have the cover on or it doesn't matter?

Re: Spacetop, a radical laptop with no screen

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Post by throw9away6 »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #41
throw9away6 wrote: post #23

I don’t really understand why my iPhone can’t just be a desktop. It should just hook up to a dock and turn into a desktop pc. It’s got the power to do everything I do I just need a monitor and keyboard hookup

For the same reason you cannot use ab iPad as your Mac Mini display easily and out of the box

Can other tablets behave as a monitor only?
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