Routed all cables through the wall.

This is the answer. From my understanding, the technology isn’t ready yet to have the power needed in glasses, while being small enough. I think the goal is to start with goggles and end up with a AR experience over time.

What’s wrong with good specs?

Still at that price, it’s a non starter imo. Even the Apple Watch shipped with cheaper models and didn’t get it right the first time, but that’s a big investment that very few people care about

Because they can't get user feedback, have a developer ecosystem, and see how their tech performs out in the wild (so they can refine it more accurately) if it's just kept in their labs.

They'd also have to wait 10-15 years. That's a lot of time to wait.

The problem with VR is it's still not ready for prime time. It needs natural full field of view so you don't feel claustrophobic, high refresh rates, high resolution per eye, be light enough to be comfortable, have a battery that lasts a good couple of hours, have pretty significant sensor packages for tracking eyes/body/hands/feet, and be self contained because wire leads are not great while moving around. No headset has solved all of these issues and if one did it would probably cost near $10,000 right now. But if a headset could be built like that for sub $500 then VR might be ready...

Then why bother releasing the goggles? Why not just release that? I don’t really see what advantage this has out of the myriad of other failing VR devices out there right now?

You do realise this is launching at $3000 right? What makes you think this is worth the money when it’s 3x the cost of everything else? VR is niche as it is

That is one ugly monitor. I definitely want a 32 in 6k display, but the camera on top is an iSore™

Who said they will stay goggles? This should eventually get into the stage of normal glasses for AR and curved sunglasses for VR.

I think a billion or so people will use VR in the next 20 years, and 4+ billion will use AR.

How’d you get it flush? Did you put power behind it? Or just use a cord hider?

So you see a world where everybody wears stupid goggles 24 7 do you? Get real haha

I still don’t really understand how this is going to take off. VR has been around for a while now, if it was going to take off it would have by now.

However, a pair of smart glasses I can totally get behind

This is for IT people who only need to track on device issued to remote workers.

The fractional scaling required to make the UI look a reasonable size

I got a g2 open box cheaper than a brand new c2 at the same price and I still get my 5 year warranty from lg with the g series compared to the two year with the C series

Maybe I'm out of the loop, whats wrong with 27" 4k? I have a 27" QHD 1440p and was thinking of going 4k

Yeah I recommend ipad/pencil or android equivilent (like you got) if you have to choose one. I own like 7 tablets, that's why I have these gimmick ones. But they're nice for what theyre good at.

!remindme 10 years “make fun of this guy”

I mean, most people have a phone handy and often pay more attention to those devices than the person they are talking to. Source, I have 3 teenagers at home.

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How does mac handle 6k scaling ?

Don’t know why your getting downvoted, you literally are talking facts

The specs are great though. I have two P2415Qs that have "retina" PPI and any monitor with lesser PPI you look at after using one looks pixelated and outdated. That webcam is atrocious though.

Sounds like a shitty gimmick. Who tf would wear a headset like this when talking with other people?

I'm sure there's a few atoms of clearance, that they can shave off and call it better.

We are hitting diminished returns on improvements on TV's in my book, 8k makes little sense because you can't really sit close enough to perceive the full effect and still see all the screen, and you can get 120hz 4k with a great image, we've reached the "it is 'better', 'faster' 'brighter'" plateau, which a lot of phones have been at, trying to justify you upgrading.