I don't think it's a bad idea in principle, but what got me suspicious is that I couldn't find the resolution anywhere on their page. From the only picture of the screen I found, it looks painfully low res:
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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The article says 256x256. So yeah, painfully low res
I wish people used the term HMD (head mounted display) for stuff like this. It's not VR, there is no motion tracker or interaction with a "reality" that is "virtual". It's just really small screens really close to your eyes.
I like the idea, but $350 is way overpriced in my opinion.
The product has a diopter adjustment built in, so glasses- and contacts-wearers can use the glasses without wearing additional vision correction (up to a point – the company doesn’t specify the exact adjustment range).
Can companies at freaking least do me the favour and reject visually impaired me openly instead of implicitly?
Couldn't agree more, and what about asymmetric prescriptions? This has been part of why I've never really been able to get into VR in general, the accessibility of it just isn't there.
Interesting idea, but... imagine sitting at a coffee shop enjoying a book with your fancy new reading glasses and someone roofies your coffee or steals all your stuff because you blocked all distractions.
yeah the only situation I can see using this is something like on a plane with a family member or friend who would keep an eye on you, which seems pretty niche imo. maybe at home if youve got a loud family? idk I just don't see a use case for this
not sure this is a better solution for being able to focus on reading than just like putting your phone in another room for an hour for free
I put my name on the waiting list. Sure it's gimmicky, but airplane travel is the perfect place for this. I already spent the entire flight reading, and this would let me really zone out.
Whats the point of this? I don't think "stopping distractions" is a good enough reason to get what's essentially kindle glasses. I think you would be better off getting AR glasses and using a kindle app or something. Most of the distractions I can think of can be solved by either changing your environment or your own behavior
I like the idea, I'm curious about how well it will be implemented.
I feel like I'd rather just listen to an audiobook.
This doesn't appeal to me at all. I need some artifact in my hand that I'm interacting with. A disembodied page floating in my field of view doesn't seem pleasant. I'd also worry about eye strain. The Quest 2 can really wear you out after a few hours, I wonder if this would be similar?
Thankfully it's e-ink so the eye strain should be a lot less than something with an LCD screen. As for the artifact, I definitely agree with you.
I'd be worried about face fatigue in general. Those headsets can really hurt if you don't have the perfect shaped nose for them
This would give me a massive headache.
For me the huge advantage of this is being able to read without holding something. I often like to read lying on the beach for example, and hate having to hold my Kindle over my head, this would potentially solve that. Not really worth $350, but still, I like the concept.
Lying on your side, a device like this still gets in your way. It's a really weird use case.