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withersailor ( withersailor@aussie.zone )  to Technology · 3 years ago

Sol Reader is a VR headset exclusively for reading books

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Sol Reader is a VR headset exclusively for reading books

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withersailor ( withersailor@aussie.zone )  to Technology · 3 years ago
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We’ve been waxing lyrical (and critical) about Apple’s Vision Pro here at TechCrunch this week – but, of course, there are other things happening in the world of wearable tech, as well. Sol Reader raised a $5 million seed round with a headset that doesn’t promise to do more. In fact, it is trying to […]
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    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.

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      Lying on your side, a device like this still gets in your way. It’s a really weird use case.

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