Thread of stuff I wanna buy. Will "like" my own toot if I get it.
1. BOOX Mira USB-C #EInk display. I have a little Boox e-reader and have been liking it for reading manga on the go. I'm currently using an LCD USB-C monitor so the form factor works great. I think this would be useful for improving battery usage + working outside.
2. Nreal Air #AR display. I tried a shittier version of this in the past (Mad Gaze) and it was almost good enough for typical use. I think this thing will be a good companion for when I'm on the plane and want to do some productivity stuff or maybe walking around. Might also be useful once there are #monado #OpenXR drivers for this thing and I can use @stardustxr with it.
3. Probably instead of the Nreal Air I'll get the https://air.rokid.com/ since the app is installable in Canada and I like the look more. :P
Also seems about as compatible with my Steam Deck.
4. Since I'm really liking my Rokid Max, I might get their Rokid Station device which they're marketing as an Android TV for AR headsets. I could probably get termux on this thing at least. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/2023/08/02/rokid-station-is-the-first-android-tv-box-for-ar-glasses-and-it-works/?sh=1894b1d05cde
5. Kinda want to add EEGs to my loadout. Maybe for controlling a cursor in XR? Biggest question is whether there are SDKs that work on Linux. https://www.emotiv.com/insight/
6. A cool robot arm that can act as a 3d printer, laser engraver, or pen plotter.
7. A head mounted display with an Android TV box you can wear as a neckband. It can do everything my rokid max can and more. I could install termux to do dev on it or RDP into other boxes.
8. This funky bluetooth mouse that's made to be thumb controlled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS_3HB1dyg
My hand pain has been really bad lately and this could make it easier to use my phone. A bit more pricay than I usually risk on bluetooth stuff tho.
9. I saw this in the past but the new wearable setup makes it a lot more appealing to my use case. Might getone eventually and see if it helps with the eternal hand pain more :P
10. This is like the final step in evolution for me. It's purely a controller meant to hook into external displays. Some folks have already managed to get Linux on it too. Main thing it's missing is a keyboard. If I could figure out a proper text input scheme with a controller and get that working with my LUKS encryption it'd be golden.
11. Kinda want to get a phone replacement that uses eink displays to save on battery and discourage doom scrolling.
This one is nice cause it has a keyboard: https://www.minimalcompany.com/
12. Alternately, a phone that has a built in projector and IR camera would be fancy :P If only I could run Linux on this thing.
13. Instead of a LilyGo T-Deck I might have luck getting this "Smart watch" form factor that comes with LoRa built in to see if I can do some #meshtastic tinkering.
14. Since I'm into alternative input devices, I might get one of these smart rings for their gesture support. Also the sensors are supported on gadgetbridge so it could be a nice alternative to wearing an entire watch.
@mauve I was really conflicted between the GPD Pocket 4 and the Framework 12. I ultimately pre-ordered a Framework 12 because of the repairability, but the KVM mode for the Pocket 4 is *so cool*.
@mauve I think the ultimate vision is a phone that I can connect my XR headset to to do work (or dock to a monitor and keyboard, etc), but the phones that best support this atm (Pixel and Samsung S series) don't seem likely to support Linux anytime soon.
@j3rn Yeah big same. Or even something with the same specs of my GPD WIN 4 but just a compute puck with a battery.
Phones are a bit too weak IMO
@mauve I'll take your word for it; I've not earnestly tried to work on my Pixel 6 since it doesn't support display out, so I'm limited to the small screen. That said, the Pixel 9 has 12GB RAM and the Pixel 9 Pro has 16GB RAM—combined with the fact that they have display out and Google is working on a first-party Android Desktop makes me think they're gunning for this vision. I wouldn't trust a Google working environment though, for obvious reasons 😅
@j3rn Jeeze, these things are getting so beefy :P The xreal beam pro might be an OK alternative too. Termux or VNC into a linux box could get around some system limitations for example. I guess it also depends on what you want to do on em? I mostly do node/rust dev lately which is okay ish on ARM.
