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by stephc_int13 858 days ago
Most people are dreaming of currently-impossible lightweight AR glasses.

I think this is a product trap, trying to skip too many steps.

It is like trying to build a smartphone in the 70s.

They should go for a helmet.

And I don't mean even bulkier ski-goggles, but a real full face helmet, fighter-pilot or biker style. Full of high-tech hardware but balanced in a way that makes it useable for more than 20 minutes.

It is niche, but there is a market for that, the high-end simulation dudes are already forking good money into hardware. And that could also be useful as an actual tool.

From there, they could build the most important part: the software, and slowly improve the form factor.

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Yeah if I'm using this thing around the house anyway I don't mind.