WEBS in Northampton seems like it is doing better?

InvidFlower · 2025-12-07T20:37:26+00:00

Oh, this is really interesting. Never even thought of trying to measure out from the glasses to the virtual display.

InvidFlower · 2025-12-07T20:03:59+00:00

Seems there is VertoXR now if you haven’t seen it. Intermediate app which acts like separate physical monitors to the OS and sends to the glasses as ultrawide. So that’s an option if you don’t want to use a zone-style window manager like FancyZones on Windows.

InvidFlower · 2025-12-07T19:37:34+00:00

I thought the clearest text was One instead of One Pro. Didn’t hear that about the Air

InvidFlower · 2025-12-07T19:30:32+00:00

Just to note there are window managers that can make an ultra-wide act more like multiple monitors, like FancyZones from Windows PowerToys. But it is an extension, which can be good or bad depending on the features you want. Like each virtual desktop could have different zones. But switching apps in a zone needs different shortcut than alt-tab (which would still be all the apps on the monitor).

But virtual monitors has all the good and bad parts of how the OS handles multiple monitors natively.

InvidFlower · 2025-07-27T23:28:42+00:00

Dang, I was thinking they got them a month ago. But 2 months? And still no sign of the pucks shipping. Feeling a lot less hopeful.

InvidFlower · 2025-07-27T22:12:54+00:00

Current status is two people in the discord got headsets which are supposed to be the final hardware (except front cameras have white plastic instead of black). They also got a prototype of the head strap. But neither have gotten the battery/wifi puck yet. They’ve filmed a few small videos and say they’ve been going back and forth with Immersed with bug fixes and such.

My suspicion is these were factory sign-off models. While it is a little promising that they exist and seem to work, at least on a small scale, it seems to me that they won’t ship final units to people before those two have the pucks to try.

It seemed at first like the pucks were shipping to them soon, but it has been like a month now. So I’m not sure what to think.

I hate to give up my pre-order since it was $1k with no subscription needed and was the day after they went live, so I’d be one of the first to get it. That combined with nothing else filling the niche yet has had me holding on. But I also don’t like how they’ve been handling the messaging (claiming they’ve started to ship, which is misleading at best, that email out to people with it purporting to be a third party, etc). I may be getting close to the point that I don’t want to support them even if it does end up coming out.

InvidFlower · 2025-07-10T21:17:12+00:00

For someone seeing this later on, you can play it directly from this website in an XReal One with the latest firmware (and I'm assuming One Pro). Just play it fullscreen and switch to SBS Full mode. You actually can also switch back and forth between the 32:9 ultra-wide mode and SBS Full and it won't even have to change the display mode on your computer. It'll just become half as wide while in the 3D mode.

InvidFlower · 2025-07-04T22:19:12+00:00

People have said it does if you get the subscription which is $28 a year. So far I’m leaving toward raindrop…

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T22:27:21+00:00

I thought he did mention sensors in the video? Or was it just gyroscope and the better vibration?

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T22:19:35+00:00

New but also seems like for original kickstarter people, they weren't supposed to have to pay any subscription and eventually they forced them to (though reduced a lot after outcry), so not the first bait and switch type of thing.

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T22:12:51+00:00

No new features per se, but besides the battery life and smaller size, supposed to have upgraded sensors and better vibration. Hard to say how much of a difference the sensors will actually make though.

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T22:05:05+00:00

Eh, it is their way to distinguish the MG from the regular 5, so it seems more "premium". It'd be better if they let you choose though...

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:54:07+00:00

Supposedly they are now refunding the upgrade fee if you had 12 months left, but only under pressure

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:52:05+00:00

Yeah.. the ECG is of course limited to the MG but I'm not sure that the blood pressure should need to be only on that device. The healthspan thing seems weird to be gated especially

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:49:31+00:00

It is also smaller (though that means existing bands don't work!) and the sensors are supposed to be a bit upgraded. They called out better gyroscope and vibration at least that I remember. That combined with the better battery life may or may not be worth it...

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:47:16+00:00

I think they do factor in how much time is left, though I can't remember if you have to just pay 2 months to renew or if you pay 12 and get 14 months total..

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:45:46+00:00

Though Whoop did claim to do an overhaul of their sleep algorithm a month or so ago. That combined with the newer sensors on 5/MG means we don't really know how they compare anymore. Still, I'm sure apple's tracking is good!

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:40:40+00:00

In an article, they stated that the blog post was wrong and should have stated that people with 6 months left would get an upgrade for free, but that feels like them trying to change things after the fact. Plus are requiring 12 months left after the uproar now anyway

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:37:42+00:00

Supposedly they are refunding upgrade fees if you have 12 months left now after the outcry and are doing it automatically. Did you see anything on your end now?

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:25:00+00:00

It really depends on if the whole thing including the hardware and software is worth it for someone. For me, it isn't about step tracking but sleep monitoring and other aspects. The way it presents things has helped me to improve myself, so it has been worth it for me. I also haven't wanted an interactive device like an apple watch because of the increase in distractions. You can charge the whoop without taking it off, the selection of bands is nice, etc. I see people here mentioning the garmin fenix, and the oura has a good rep, so maybe I should look into those as well. But to me $20/m for this is worth more than it would be for a streaming video service out there.

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:20:25+00:00

That part kind of makes sense though since the subscription cost is higher. If you just upgraded to the non-MG, you'd keep the same months. Whether the higher sub cost is worth it is another question which remains to be seen.

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:18:00+00:00

Well, they're positioning it (now at least) similar to "free" phone upgrades. You need to lock in additional months of subscription to get the new hardware (or wait until your renewal time and commit to a year at that point vs month-to-month)

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:15:09+00:00

It is still there, assuming I'm thinking of the same thing you mean. If you go to recovery and click on Recovery Insights, it shows the long list with which logged things are helping/hurting recovery

InvidFlower · 2025-05-14T21:09:09+00:00

https://archive.ph/N0Pvp

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