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RE the GDP's portability: I had a One Mix Yoga (similar form factor) a few years ago and also used a bunch for this reason as well: > It’s ultra-portable. It r

RE the GDP's portability: I had a One Mix Yoga (similar form factor) a few years ago and also used a bunch for this reason as well: > It’s ultra-portable. It resides permanently in my waist bag (a.k.a. fanny pack for my American readers) alongside my wallet and phone, and I carry it around everywhere when I’m out and about. It’s super lightweight for a laptop (I hardly feel the extra grams), and reaching for it only takes a second or so, as does putting it away. Though I'm pretty biased, this makes me excited for the future of VR computing.[1] Obviously headset form factors are larger than the GDP Micro right now, but there's a lot of appeal to being able to strap a device on virtually anywhere you are (in your background, on the couch, on your bed) and being able to make some incremental progress on some problem you're working on. [1] https://simulavr.com https://simulavr.com

layer8 4y ago
It seems you’d still need a separate keyboard though, or else be very limited in he kind of work you can do.
- mr_spothawk 4y ago
  I'm excited about the prospect of cordless, chorded keyboards
- georgewsinger 4y ago
  Yes. Things under consideration for this: 1. A chorded keyboard: some people are working on this. 2. A keyboard apron: I've built a prototype of one here: https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/george.w.singer/business/png/keyboard_aprons.png https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/george.w.singer/business/pn...
  - Rediscover 4y ago
    > ...chorded keyboard... Verbose mode, please.
    - layer8 4y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard
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- jqpabc123 4y ago
  A foldable, bluetooth keyboard with touchpad is only $30 on Amazon. Pair it with a cheap tablet of your choice and you have similar functionality and (from what I hear) superior reliability --- at lower overall cost.
ryukafalz 4y ago
I say this as someone who has a Simula One on preorder, but yeah I think the form factor will need to get a lot more compact before I’d use a VR computer on the go in the same way I’d use one of these. Excited to try it out regardless! It definitely could be though, and not having to have a display that’s physically as large as it looks virtually could be a big advantage. I hope there are FOSS options like Simula when that day comes and we’re not all stuck with the tech giants like we are with smartphones. :)

layer8 4y ago

It seems you’d still need a separate keyboard though, or else be very limited in he kind of work you can do.

mr_spothawk 4y ago
I'm excited about the prospect of cordless, chorded keyboards
georgewsinger 4y ago
Yes. Things under consideration for this: 1. A chorded keyboard: some people are working on this. 2. A keyboard apron: I've built a prototype of one here: https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/george.w.singer/business/png/keyboard_aprons.png https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/george.w.singer/business/pn...
- Rediscover 4y ago
  > ...chorded keyboard... Verbose mode, please.
  - layer8 4y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard
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jqpabc123 4y ago
A foldable, bluetooth keyboard with touchpad is only $30 on Amazon. Pair it with a cheap tablet of your choice and you have similar functionality and (from what I hear) superior reliability --- at lower overall cost.

ryukafalz 4y ago

I say this as someone who has a Simula One on preorder, but yeah I think the form factor will need to get a lot more compact before I’d use a VR computer on the go in the same way I’d use one of these. Excited to try it out regardless! It definitely could be though, and not having to have a display that’s physically as large as it looks virtually could be a big advantage. I hope there are FOSS options like Simula when that day comes and we’re not all stuck with the tech giants like we are with smartphones. :)