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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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    This really seems like a solution in search of a problem.

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      Seems like it’d be kind of useful for people who like to have their cat or dog curled up into their lap while they read. Now both of your hands are totally free to stroke/scratch your pet!

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      That’s honestly how most of the Apple Vision Pro announcement looked to me

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        Honestly, I felt like if there was one company that could make it work, it’d be Apple. The hardware looks impressive and they’ve got enough ecosystem benefits to at least get some applications going beyond gaming, video, and porn.

        Plus, Apple products have such a critical mass that other developers are bound to jump on board. This headset sounds like a niche product that’ll fail because of it being far too niche. If they could’ve launched an app for an already successful headset instead, I might’ve been more optimistic.

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      Yes but also I want it for some reason

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      Jumping on after Apple, hoping it goes somewhere.

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