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How is there a non-solo use for the 3D blindfold?

Are we expected to sit in the living room with goggles on our heads watching a movie? I mean casually like it’s TV.

I had a 3D glasses projector and the friction for glasses was way less and still it sucked socially.

The overall push to get people put boxes on their heads is so depressing



First thrust will be solo content consumption and mild work (emails and text docs). And yes, a fair number of early users will sit on the couch or be in bed watching a movie/show, experiencing an immersive environment or reading a book/site handsfree. It will be limited to wealthier people to start, but it will grow as the product iterates and becomes more affordable.

Soon enough, it will be a hybrid of WFH and the office. Some employers will provide this and accept employees working from home if it's consistently used. At some employers, you will see a colleague working in your periphery (as though at a desk beside you) and be able to toggle a pane from your display as visible to them and discuss/share interacting with it and their persona.

Employers will buy a $3500 headset rather than laptop, displays, desk, chairs, and letted office space. You can find that depressing, but I don't think it can be stopped for a fair portion of typical office workers.




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