I wish people used the term HMD (head mounted display) for stuff like this. It’s not VR, there is no motion tracker or interaction with a “reality” that is “virtual”. It’s just really small screens really close to your eyes.
256x256.
No thanks. There’s a reason you can’t reasonably read on most of the headsets out there and it’s because 2k by 2k isn’t crisp enough for acceptable text resolution.
I like the idea, but $350 is way overpriced in my opinion.
i could see myself using it for digital comics/manga and books. holding up a tablet can be tiring, having a HMD sounds nicer.
I don’t think it’s a bad idea in principle, but what got me suspicious is that I couldn’t find the resolution anywhere on their page. From the only picture of the screen I found, it looks painfully low res:
The article says 256x256. So yeah, painfully low res
Also, a big selling point of e-ink is that it can be lit externally and match the color tone and brightness of your outside environment. If you’re blocking out the outside environment, what’s the point of e-ink?
Even while lit, e-ink appears different than a backlit screen. Being front lit, it does still mimic a book being lit by a light. Eye fatigue is a big talking point when considering backlit vs frontlit displays.
For me the huge advantage of this is being able to read without holding something. I often like to read lying on the beach for example, and hate having to hold my Kindle over my head, this would potentially solve that. Not really worth $350, but still, I like the concept.
Lying on your side, a device like this still gets in your way. It’s a really weird use case.
I put my name on the waiting list. Sure it’s gimmicky, but airplane travel is the perfect place for this. I already spent the entire flight reading, and this would let me really zone out.
This really seems like a solution in search of a problem.
not sure this is a better solution for being able to focus on reading than just like putting your phone in another room for an hour for free
Well, you’d also have to strap your ereader to your face to get the…convenience(?) of hands free reading. I’m not sure what else you’ll be doing with your hands since you won’t be able to see anything but your book, though.
yeah, it could be more comfortable than a normal ereader for reading lying on your back or something, but it seems really gimmicky
Might I recommend a pair of these .
You look like a dork staring at the ceiling, but you can rest your book on your chest.
Those seem great. Do they work well?
I feel like I’d rather just listen to an audiobook.
Audiobooks are great, but a lot slower.
