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Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

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697 points mikenew | 1 comments | 14 May 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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ireadmevs ◴[17 May 25 20:01 UTC] No.44016590[source]▶
Awesome! Regarding the keyboard I would recommend going towards the mechanical path. Browse https://kbd.news/ for some inspiration. I built a 36 keys for myself that is portable and very capable. You can even map keys to control the mouse and much more. Definitely going to keep an eye on the advancements of AR glasses from now on.
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mikenew ◴[17 May 25 20:37 UTC] No.44016831[source]▶
Wow, there's some very nice builds there. I so far I hadn't seen anything that seemed genuinely pocket-able but there are a few there that look like they might work. I'd still really love something that can lock flat and be used on a lap, but that feels doable.
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evanjrowley ◴[17 May 25 21:09 UTC] No.44016985[source]▶
I love kbd.news and was recently struck by the novelty of the Tackle keyboard[0]. Seems rather extreme but my first thought was it could be a great complement to AR glasses. The design could be improved with improved with some tenting, because those keys at the edges will be easy to accidentally trigger when reaching for other keys towards the center.

[0] https://kbd.news/Tackle-keyboard-2549.html

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1. Xss3 ◴[17 May 25 21:51 UTC] No.44017257[source]▶
I could make people SO uncomfortable if I worked as a receptionist with this strapped on and threw in some very subtle signs of enjoying it. Reminds me of the south park nipple twisting guy. Very cool keyboard for VR and AR though. Can't really think of anything better if you wanted to type something quick in the middle of a physical VR game.