PrimeSense co-founder launches 'screenless' AR notebook solution: Spacetop

With PC VR, you can already use a head-mounted display to view your computer screen and complete some simple tasks. AR/VR can be thought of as a wearable display designed to connect to a computer and act as an external monitor. The AR solution to be reported today actually directly replaces the laptop screen with AR. Regardless of whether it is practical or not, it at least allows us to see how AR/VR will affect traditional computer design in the future.

Recently, a technology company called Sightful released an AR laptop: Spacetop, which is characterized by a combination of Nreal AR glasses and a customized laptop by Wistron. It looks like the laptop has been cut in half, with only the keyboard part and no display screen, while AR glasses serve as the display screen. Rewritten sentence: With this design, split-screen operation and multi-tasking can be easily realized in augmented reality technology, while privacy can be effectively protected so that the screen content can only be viewed by authorized users.

The design of Spacetop is quite advanced and original. It does not directly run the computer system in AR, but uses AR as a display device in conjunction with a computer. Compared to the split AR computing unit and handle, Spacetop provides a complete keyboard, which is more suitable for office work. Moreover, it is not a wearable device and does not have much limitations in size and weight.

Here are some highlights of this product:

1) Can display a 100-inch equivalent virtual screen with a single-eye resolution of 1080p;

2) Only 1,000 units will be sold in the early stage, priced at US$2,000, and are expected to be delivered in early July;

3) Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, which has the advantage of real-time computer vision function and low power consumption;

4) Weight is about 1.5 kg (slightly heavier than MacBook Air);

5) Equipped with 5 million pixel camera, which can be used for video calls (2560x1920 resolution);

6) Equipped with two USB-C ports, supporting fast charging in store, as well as DP1.4 and SuperSpeed ​​USB interfaces and 3.5mm headphone jack;

7) Support Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 and 5G (Sub-6) networks;

8) A mini display can be customized to display QR codes, or a glasses holder can be added to optimize LED lights for keyboard tracking;

9) 8GB memory and 256GB storage, battery life 5-10 hours;

10) Run Spacetop OS operating system, supporting Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Workspace, Slack, Microsoft 365 and other office software;

11) Can be used to handle basic tasks, including web browsing, sending emails, video chats, and sending hours. It is not suitable for handling intensive tasks or complex graphics;

12) Easy to use, the interface is familiar to people.

According to Qingting.com, Tamir Berliner, the founder and CEO of Sightful, was previously the co-founder of PrimeSense, a 3D sensing company, which was acquired by Apple in 2013. He served as general manager of Magic Leap's Israeli branch for 5 years. In 2020, Berliner founded Sightful with partner Tomer Kahan (COO), who previously worked for companies such as Magic Leap, Broadcom, and N-Trig (owned by Microsoft).

So far, the company has received a total of US$61 million in financing from investors including Aleph, Corner Ventures, etc.

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