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Anyone who flies a lot will be able to use it as advertised now for entertainment and work. And this is WWDC. They’re getting this in front of developers to b

by prawn 3y ago

Anyone who flies a lot will be able to use it as advertised now for entertainment and work. And this is WWDC. They’re getting this in front of developers to build the first third-party apps. Years ago, we applied to get Apple TVs for $1 and then came up with an app to launch on it. If you’re early, you have limited competition and can rank in the charts relatively easily (obviously at the risk of fighting over a smaller market).

another2another 3y ago
>Anyone who flies a lot will be able to use it as advertised now for entertainment and work. It will have the added advantage of being private, so nobody can shoulder surf what you're doing. But ergonomically, writing emails, presentations and filtering spreadsheets - I'd need to use it to see how fun that might be. I guess you can see through the screen, so you know if somebody needs your attention ?
- b_t_s 3y ago
  It might sound silly, but I would be fine using this with a keyboard and touchpad. The lousy thing about working from a laptop is the screen being tiny and in the wrong place. It's bad in general, but it's intolerable on a plane. This solves that.
- prawn 3y ago
  It looks like you either dial up/down the immersion, so you could always see people at the fringes, or the passthrough would mean you could see someone like a steward appearing to get your attention.
  - matt-attack 3y ago
    Actually it looks like someone approaching will automatically fade in, even if your immersion had been dialed up.
notJim 3y ago
With a two hour battery life? I don't see it.
- prawn 3y ago
  Most flights I've been on have USB charging ports. Is it different where you live?
  - Gareth321 3y ago
    Those USB charging ports are usually very low power. The circuits also have maximum loads, meaning that if too many people are using USB charging ports, they drop even further. I've measured output on several airlines. Two topped out at 5W. The other at 12W. This is likely WELL below the requirements for this headset. One will have more success with the wall outlets, but most flights don't have these. Even many international flights don't offer them.

by prawn 3y ago

another2another 3y ago

>Anyone who flies a lot will be able to use it as advertised now for entertainment and work. It will have the added advantage of being private, so nobody can shoulder surf what you're doing. But ergonomically, writing emails, presentations and filtering spreadsheets - I'd need to use it to see how fun that might be. I guess you can see through the screen, so you know if somebody needs your attention ?

b_t_s 3y ago
It might sound silly, but I would be fine using this with a keyboard and touchpad. The lousy thing about working from a laptop is the screen being tiny and in the wrong place. It's bad in general, but it's intolerable on a plane. This solves that.
prawn 3y ago
It looks like you either dial up/down the immersion, so you could always see people at the fringes, or the passthrough would mean you could see someone like a steward appearing to get your attention.
- matt-attack 3y ago
  Actually it looks like someone approaching will automatically fade in, even if your immersion had been dialed up.

notJim 3y ago

With a two hour battery life? I don't see it.

prawn 3y ago
Most flights I've been on have USB charging ports. Is it different where you live?
- Gareth321 3y ago
  Those USB charging ports are usually very low power. The circuits also have maximum loads, meaning that if too many people are using USB charging ports, they drop even further. I've measured output on several airlines. Two topped out at 5W. The other at 12W. This is likely WELL below the requirements for this headset. One will have more success with the wall outlets, but most flights don't have these. Even many international flights don't offer them.