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Is there actually a market for this ? Like do people say to themselves"this book would be better if it was strapped to my eyes"?

trey-jones 3y ago
I can only speak for myself - I like reading while lying down (and holding a Kindle in front of my face), and my arm does get tired, but even in bed I don't think I would sacrifice awareness of my surroundings for slightly more comfort.
- conesus 3y ago
  You can see around the lenses and have decent awareness of what’s going on. I can see my partner and interact with her on the edges. I can also drink tea and see where everything is. It’s nowhere near complete isolation.
tiltowait 3y ago
I can definitely see a use case. Reading while lying down, in the bath (okay, that's lying down again), on an airplane, when it's so cold out your hands freeze, etc. I don't think it's a product for me, but I think there's at least a small market for it.
- Turing_Machine 3y ago
  > Reading while lying down Absolutely. I read before going to sleep every night. Back in the day, I'd often wake up in the middle of the night with the bedside lamp still on. Now I use a Kindle that turns itself off after a while (I have an iPad too, but iPads hurt when you go to sleep and they bonk you in the face), but it's still not entirely comfortable to use for that purpose. If the glasses were comfortable enough to not disturb sleep, and durable enough that you didn't have to worry about shattering the eInk display if you rolled over on them, I would definitely be interested.
  - Turing_Machine 3y ago
    > If the glasses were comfortable enough to not disturb sleep To that end, maybe a goggles setup with separate lenses, with comfy elastic bands rather than a rigid glasses frame. That might require some ingenuity... I notice the frames are pretty thick, suggesting there's some electronics (or more likely, batteries) inside.

trey-jones 3y ago

I can only speak for myself - I like reading while lying down (and holding a Kindle in front of my face), and my arm does get tired, but even in bed I don't think I would sacrifice awareness of my surroundings for slightly more comfort.

conesus 3y ago
You can see around the lenses and have decent awareness of what’s going on. I can see my partner and interact with her on the edges. I can also drink tea and see where everything is. It’s nowhere near complete isolation.

tiltowait 3y ago

I can definitely see a use case. Reading while lying down, in the bath (okay, that's lying down again), on an airplane, when it's so cold out your hands freeze, etc. I don't think it's a product for me, but I think there's at least a small market for it.

Turing_Machine 3y ago
> Reading while lying down Absolutely. I read before going to sleep every night. Back in the day, I'd often wake up in the middle of the night with the bedside lamp still on. Now I use a Kindle that turns itself off after a while (I have an iPad too, but iPads hurt when you go to sleep and they bonk you in the face), but it's still not entirely comfortable to use for that purpose. If the glasses were comfortable enough to not disturb sleep, and durable enough that you didn't have to worry about shattering the eInk display if you rolled over on them, I would definitely be interested.
- Turing_Machine 3y ago
  > If the glasses were comfortable enough to not disturb sleep To that end, maybe a goggles setup with separate lenses, with comfy elastic bands rather than a rigid glasses frame. That might require some ingenuity... I notice the frames are pretty thick, suggesting there's some electronics (or more likely, batteries) inside.