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Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by hbn »

theknarf wrote: post #62

Sometimes people break their MacBook screens, and people sometimes turn them into "headless MacBooks". I've been wanting to get my hand on a cheap "headless MacBook" and add XREAL glasses to it!

I saw a guy use the Vision Pro's virtual monitor display with a headless MacBook.

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by swsieber »

LoveMortuus wrote: post #53
MichaelThatsIt wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So I’ve actually been in XR for nearly a decade now. So I’ve tried every version of “dev in XR” I even spent the last 2 years trying to build an XR native dev platform. The feedback was always “this is too heavy” for all devices excluding XREAL. Also I wanted a device that didn’t feel like a hack. Something tailored to the experience.

>excluding XREAL You mean you haven't tested XREAL or you didn't find XREAL as too heavy? I'm asking because I have Viture XR Pro which are basically a clone of XREAL and I find them too heavy after a few hours of use. I would really like a solution that wouldn't be as heavy and that would have clear displays where text would be readable from edge to edge.

It might be that your pupillary distance is bigger than what the viture can handle. I have a pair of crap glasses I'm playing around with, and supposedly you can get custom lenses that account for your pupillary distance.

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by toyg »

ngamboa wrote: post #3

I wonder if we're on the brink of a world where hardware development is as easy as software engineering. Projects like this make me think so.

Development, yes. Production, no. That's really where the rubber meets the road. Upfront costs, profit margins, and scaling challenges, are not comparable.

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by toyg »

The coming of AR glasses has finally opened the market for "cyberdecks". I don't think they will be massively popular, but there is definitely an audience among geeks who travel a lot. I would totally buy one to pair with my XREAL One glasses.

The problem will be finding the right scale. LingLong had a crack with a limited kickstarter run, but they don't seem interested in following up with sustained mass-production.

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by throwaway290 »

nottorp wrote: post #45
MichaelThatsIt wrote: post #2

This is a project that had been eating away at me for a bit, sitting in the back of my mind. It's a computer that fit's perfectly underneath an Apple Magic Keyboard, and has a compartment to store peripherals like a dongle or small mouse. It has no display, instead opting for XR display glasses. The internals are the main board, cooler, and battery from a Steam Deck OLED. I bought the parts separately rather than gut…

> I started using the XREAL glasses a few months ago. How's your eye sight? Any signs of fatigue? I've seen people saying that they're fine for gaming and movie watching but too fuzzy for work...

I've seen review from a guy who started losing sight with xreal glasses after a month of daily use (got better a week+ after he stopped) so I would only pay attention to long term users...

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by MichaelThatsIt »

nottorp wrote: post #50
MichaelThatsIt wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No more than any other XR product. I can do the work I need to from it for the most part.

I’m asking AR vs monitors, not comparisons between AR products.

My bad. It’s as good as any 1080p monitor and it supports 120hz refresh rate. The FOV will be the thing that gets to you.
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