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

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1016 points mikenew | 2 comments | 14 May 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.448s | source
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asveikau ◴[17 May 25 20:36 UTC] No.44016820[source]▶
> I unfortunately had to upgrade my phone, because to drive the glasses you need to have DisplayPort Alt mode. My very cheap, very crappy old phone did not.

I also run a low spec android phone, and I tried the same brand of glasses with it. My workaround was a screencast to HDMI adapter, paired with an HDMI to to DP over USB-C. Both are cheap.

Occasionally the screencast flakes out. But when the network is working well it's pretty good.

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1. fouc ◴[18 May 25 03:15 UTC] No.44018752[source]▶
is your HDMI to DP adapter active (powered)? what brand?
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2. asveikau ◴[18 May 25 15:55 UTC] No.44022257[source]▶
https://a.co/d/hJ99gxr

This is what my Amazon purchase history linked to, but I think the one I got in September looked very similar but without a logo on it.