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> Right now I can't really see a killer app for AR, something that would make you super-human enough to want a layer of abstraction between you and the real wor
by crooked-v 7y ago
> Right now I can't really see a killer app for AR, something that would make you super-human enough to want a layer of abstraction between you and the real world.
For me the key uses of AR technology would mostly have to do with abstracting input and output (mostly) away from the actual physical devices involved, which would benefit from UWB for certain cases but really wouldn't hinge on it.
For a simple example: Sitting in an airline seat, and having a virtual 'big screen' to watch a movie - but having it anchored to a certain relative position, so I can still look left and talk to a cabin stewart without removing AR glasses (and still have the film playing in my peripheral).
Another simple example would be providing a GPS 'HUD' when driving, similar in result to physical devices you can currently get that project onto windshields. UWB stuff might benefit here by providing a reference point to anchor virtual objects to (e.g. saving a position and orientation relative to the physical chip in the car).
- mirimir 7y agoYes. And even what I'm doing right now -- sitting in front of a display, and typing on a keyboard. The display, keyboard and touchpad are great. But sometimes it'd be pleasant to sit outside. Or useful to work while in transit. I can do all those, but they involve smaller screens, more cramped keyboards, and the hassle of dealing with gear. Having it all in AR would be very cool.
- BigJono 7y agoKeyboard in AR is always going to have the tactile feedback problem. If we could solve the other two though it'd go a long way.
- Sabinus 7y agoIt's not impossible to make gloves that aren't bulky and would vibrate in response to key presses.
- wruza 7y agoThey should feedback before keypress, so you know what you’re pressing beforehand. Keypress response itself can be as simple as... click sound.
- jon-wood 7y agoIf I don’t need the bulk of a laptop screen on a train/plane a physical keyboard, possibly with processing integrated like current laptops, would be fine. In my experience there’s always space on the tray table for a keyboard, but once I angle the screen so I can see it everything’s hanging off the edge and squashing me in.
- mirimir 7y agoDecades ago, I had a rather nice folding keyboard for an early Qualcom "smartphone". It was mostly aluminum, and folded into a ~10 cm square, maybe 2 cm thick. Unfolded, it was about the size of a netbook keyboard. I would have kept it, but it was cabled for a docking stand, and I didn't want to attempt rewiring it. This silicone keyboard looks interesting: https://www.amazon.com/Sungwoo-Foldable-Silicone-Keyboard-Waterproof/dp/B06WWM5TC6/ https://www.amazon.com/Sungwoo-Foldable-Silicone-Keyboard-Wa... But maybe not very durable.
- chipperyman573 7y agoThe problem isn't so much the feedback, it's that there's a lack of a barrier to stop you from pushing further (making the maximum finger movement minimal) and to a lesser extent that there's no spring mechanism to push the key and your finger back up.