• kiddblur@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m interested to see reviews from actual users of this thing. Seems like a very neat idea. $350 is wayyyyyy too much for me, but if I can get one for $100-$150 some day and they’re decent, I’d definitely consider it

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I have a hard time believing the pixel density is going to be high enough for this to be any good.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah in general I’m skeptical of all of it, but I’d love for it to be good

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    1 year ago

    Seems like a solution in search of a problem. I use my e-reader specifically because it’s very similar to reading a real book. This is… not that, nor is it going to be compelling to my 9 year old, who just views books as one more type of content to be consumed on a general purpose device.

    I do like the idea of headsets with adjustable diopters. My glasses only barely fit into current hardware.

    • realitista@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      There are certainly times where I’d like to just lay back in bed or on a plane not holding anything in my hands and just tune out the world and read a book with absolutely no distractions. So I can see the appeal. But yes I do think it’s kind of a niche thing and one that likely wouldn’t be a full replacement for an e-reader, which makes it’s cost hard to justify.

  • INeedMana@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Meh from me. For me the big point of reading on phone is that I can quickly switch away from it. So I can read a book while commuting and still be aware of what’s going on around me.

    It could solve the problem of reading in a car on a bumpy road, though