[PLUG-TALK] How to hold a 2-in-1 computer

[Bill Barry]

On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:36 PM John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:17:50 -0600
> Bill Barry <bill at billbarry.org> dijo:
>
> >How about instead of holding the computer in your lap you use a virtual
> >reality headset and put the monitor on your head. This system claims
> >to be able to display linux desktops.
> >
> >https://immersed.com/
>
> Bill,
>
> That sounds really interesting.
>
> I wanted to try it out, but the download screen requires a "Secure
> Pairing Code" from the "Immersed VR App" which I'm supposed to find on
> my "VR Headset." I don't have a VR Headset. I found an Oculus on Amazon
> for $360, but I don't want to send the money without being sure that it
> will solved my problem. Reading elsewhere on the website it appears this
> the VR App is designed to work from a telephone, as well as from a real
> computer. But if I understand this thing correctly, it allows me to
> have a touchscreen from any of the computers that I already have. That
> would solve a lot of problems.
>
> Previously in my shopping travails I considered the idea of getting a
> little bare computer (maybe a Raspberry Pi, etc.) and a simple 13-14"
> monitor that could get its signal wirelessly. But I couldn't solve the
> 'wirelessly' part.
>
> I wonder if there is a store locally where I can experience this. It's
> been the better part of a century since I was a teenager, so imagining
> how this might work is a challenge. Need some geezer help here.
>
> I'm also not sure if I'm ready to become a Borg.
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I'd like to try out the Oculus also, but I don't know anybody nearby that
has one.  Does anyone else on the list have one they can comment on?

Bill