MichaelThatsIt

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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
XREAL One Pros by leaps and bounds
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
I have one! It’s huge haha. I’m still trying to figure out how to fit a full trackball in there…
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
It’s a good middle of the road keyboard honestly. The only part that truly sucks is the arrow keys layout.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
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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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Big fan of big screen. Darshan is probably the most level headed founder in all of XR.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
No more than any other XR product. I can do the work I need to from it for the most part.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Most of the iteration process was just me staring at the printer waiting for it to screw up or to find out if I screwed up.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Yeah by the time I saw how over used it is it was too late.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
I’ve seen a few folks on r/localllama running small models on it! It’s a powerful little machine.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Totally agree. I’m doing the due diligence to see if I can turn this into a real product. It’s gotten enough attention to give it some serious thought as a small batch product. If I do, it would be with a custom board which would help shave
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Out here trying to steal my thunder. Not today (or yesterday) sir! But seriously appreciate the enthusiasm to share it. This was meant to be a small side project for myself and it blew up. Glad other people are getting a kick out of it.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
It’s quite good! I have not the one’s and the one pros. The pros are a pretty noticeable leap in clarity and FOV in my experience, and the screen is as readable as any other 1080p monitor.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
It’s definitely easier but I dunno about better. A beheaded computer is not as pretty in my totally unbiased opinion.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Yeah I'm learning that's the real hurdle. I'm doing my best to lean on others in the space to guide me through the process. a lot of supply chain appears to be a relationship based economy. I may end up flying out to China at
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
ayyy let's chat! open an issue on the repo to track it. I have some modules I've already designed. Edit: lol didn't see the user name and thought you meant you're also working on the module system face palm
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
I’m working on another revision with a module mounting system on the sides. I almost built the trackpad in but it would’ve been a much more personal product, as I’m left handed so I would’ve put it on the left.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
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 X
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
I’m glad you say that because I actually think the Magic Keyboard is good. Obviously if I made a product version I’d need to source an original keyboard, but I’d try to stick to something similar. Originally I was going to use my HHKB studi
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
You and me both, buddy. Instead I’m calling up SoM companies and seeing what they can build me for cheap.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
If you asked me 3 weeks ago I’d think you’re crazy, but this was genuinely not that hard. Honestly I had never even touched CAD before this. I think my next challenge is supply chain, sourcing a custom board, and figuring out unit economics
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Break everything! It’s how you learn to fix it. Just the other day I was in a full on panic having disassembled my toilet thinking a leak was “an easy fix.” It wasn’t, but I got it done.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Ebay! But fear not! I’m working on a version based on the Radxa Rock 5B which is more readily available and has more kick than a pi 5. Also doing the research on productizing the whole thing and sourcing a custom board.
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
Ay love it. There’s quite a few similar ideas on r/cyberdeck. I just wasn’t satisfied with their look. I wanted something very clean. Something that blends in and could theoretically be used on a plane without drawing too much attentio
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Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard(github.com)
334 points by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago|96 comments
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by MichaelThatsIt 1y ago
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 smal