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I started using the XREAL glasses a few months ago

… I started using the XREAL glasses a few months ago. they're great, easily my favorite "XR" product. It's built around the one killer app of XR, a virtual display. shedding all non-essential hardware into a small, lightweight package. but I hate the redundancy. Whatever device I'm using it with, the built in screen goes unused. In parallel, I've also found myself extremely disappointed in each product calling itself a "spatial computer" despite being nothing but an overweight iPad for your face. I wanted a real computer designed to be used with these glasses, and in the smallest package I could possibly achieve. So I grabbed an actual iPad, downloaded Shapr3D and got to work. My iteration process involved jumping back and forth between my iPad and a 3D printer. I went through roughly 15 failed iterations getting the screw mounts, airflow, and ergonomics just right. The final result is what I believe to be a true spatial computer. I've been daily driving and I'm pretty happy with the experience. …

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ezschemiHN

Thank you very much for sharing the files and your experience! I just got my first XR glasses, Xreal One Pro, and had your link bookmarked to do something similar. I am very impressed with these glasses. Looking through ifixit I can't find the Steam Deck's mainboard. Where did you find it?

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ludicrousdisplaHN

You should put at least the first three sentences from your comment into the project's readme.md file as I had no idea what a 'spatial display' or XREAL is for that matter.

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nottorpHN

> I started using the XREAL glasses a few months ago. How's your eye sight? Any signs of fatigue? I've seen people saying that they're fine for gaming and movie watching but too fuzzy for work...

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zavecHN

This looks awesome! > I bought the parts separately rather than gutting a perfectly good one. Huh, I didn't know you could do that. Neat.

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marciHN

Instead of carrying a small mouse, the case itself could be a trackpad :D https://ploopy.co/trackpad/

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ThibJPHN

> It's currently running Ubuntu 24, but I may switch back to Steam OS, given it's better optimized for the hardware. Do you have specifics issues in mind ? Battery consumption ? performance ? Stability issues ?

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ryukafalzHN

This is very cool! Love to see the Commodore 64 style of keyboard computer come back. I got the Viture Pro recently and this would be fun to add to that. Ultimately I think this is a very nice form factor both for portable use with XR glasses, and for use with a USB-C dock at home. The XR glasses on the market are still a bit rough, but the nice thing about this kind of setup is that you can replace the computer and the glasses independently, so as the glasses improve (especially looking forward to glasses with high-quality waveguides) you can upgrade.

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