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by gffrd 1412 days ago
Interesting. Some questions I'd ask if I was evaluating a product like this …

- Do you make it in colors other than black? Very little in my house is black …

- What's the "usable area?" (excluding the charging slots)

- What's the back look like, in case I have this in an open room? Is there a lip to prevent things from sliding off the back?

- Why a glass surface? Glass is a poor writing surface, retains heat/cold, generally works poorly for optical mice.

- How do the widgets differ from the ones on my computer?

- How do I interact with the widgets?

- Can I move the screen's viewable area … if I work with my keyboard close to the base of the monitor, will the keyboard cover the widgets?

- If I spill, will it fry the all-over wireless charging? (and will it flow in to the AC ports in the back?)

- Is there any harm (to me, other devices) in working on top of a wireless charging surface?

- Can I place the back flush against the wall, or do I need to allow a clearance for the power cover to open?

I see some nice details: the extra space in the power bank area for hubs, drives, raspberry pis, etc and the horizontal slots under the desktop surface for hanging/attaching things.

I like the idea of all-over charging, and like the aesthetic choices as well.

The core requirements of "Desk" are largely unchanged, so you'll have to nail the small quality-of-life details if you want people to pony up 2-3x the "Minimum Viable (adjustable) Desk" amount of ~$600 … while avoiding people's divergent personal preferences on what a workspace must be.

Good luck …

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