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Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by ThibJP »

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…

> It's currently running Ubuntu 24, but I may switch back to Steam OS, given it's better optimized for the hardware.

Do you have specifics issues in mind ? Battery consumption ? performance ? Stability issues ?

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by delecti »

throwaway290 wrote: post #67
nottorp wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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...

That's a pretty strong claim, do you have a source for that?

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by ryukafalz »

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…

This is very cool! Love to see the Commodore 64 style of keyboard computer come back.

I got the Viture Pro recently and this would be fun to add to that. Ultimately I think this is a very nice form factor both for portable use with XR glasses, and for use with a USB-C dock at home. The XR glasses on the market are still a bit rough, but the nice thing about this kind of setup is that you can replace the computer and the glasses independently, so as the glasses improve (especially looking forward to glasses with high-quality waveguides) you can upgrade.

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by MichaelThatsIt »

marci wrote: post #55
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…

Instead of carrying a small mouse, the case itself could be a trackpad :D https://ploopy.co/trackpad/

I have one! It’s huge haha.

I’m still trying to figure out how to fit a full trackball in there…

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by throwaway290 »

delecti wrote: post #73
throwaway290 wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

That's a pretty strong claim, do you have a source for that?

Sure but it's in Russian, https://www.iphones.ru/iNotes/otkazalsya-ot-ochkov-rasshiren...

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by nottorp »

MichaelThatsIt wrote: post #69
nottorp wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

It will be a long time until I try because I have both astigmatism and dioptries so I’d need something pretty custom.

Re: Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard

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Post by jiriro »

marci wrote: post #55
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…

Instead of carrying a small mouse, the case itself could be a trackpad :D https://ploopy.co/trackpad/

The thing in the top left corner is killing ploopy spectacularly:-\
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