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The coffee shop video is the sole reason I purchased it. Not that I'd really ever use it that way, but I want to live in a future where I could in principle do
by drcode 5y ago
The coffee shop video is the sole reason I purchased it. Not that I'd really ever use it that way, but I want to live in a future where I could in principle do so without shame LOL
- lallysingh 5y agoActually I'd like to see AR mode when outdoors!
- riskable 5y agoCan't use these headsets outdoors because the sun will destroy the screens (powerful magnifying lens aiming right at the screen). In fact, you have to be careful indoors as well. These devices need a simple shutter that covers the displays automatically when it's not pressed against your face. This would solve the problem.
- kanetw 5y agoYou shouldn't take it off outdoors with the lenses pointing at the sun, no. Ambient light will be fine. Also don't stare at the sun with the cameras. Although if you do, they'll be replaceable.
- octopoc 5y ago> they'll be replaceable Nice! Are other parts of the device repairable / replaceable as well?
- kanetw 5y agoBasically everything is modular. It's a huge design boon to be able to split things up and it comes naturally with reparability and to some extent upgradability. About the only thing I would be careful about replacing (but we'll still be offering) is the optical assembly, as dust will be pretty annoying if it gets in. We're planning a clean room just to handle the dust-sensitive parts of our equipment (image sensors, displays/optics, etc)
- riskable 5y agoThe natural motion for removing any VR headset is to lift it off your face and then hold it via the head strap which points the display directly upwards. Also, when placing the headset down for charging it's also natural to hang it up on a hook of some sort (via the head strap) which also has the side effect of pointing the lenses upwards. If someone does this near a window the sun can destroy it in no time.
- kanetw 5y agoHuh. That's not how I take them off, but I'm also mindful about optics damage. Some kind of shutter is a bit hard to do due to space constraints, but I'll see what can be done.
- riskable 5y agoJust release the 3D models for the frame of the thing and hold a contest for the 3D printing community to make one Heck, with those details I could probably make something that works well enough.
- oarsinsync 5y ago+1 to this. Every time I take my vr headset off, I hold it by the back of the headband until I put it down somewhere.