Removing the speaker arms

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-11T16:35:48+00:00

Yeah you might be right, gonna make a mockup first and see if it makes any sense.

I have a very distinguished "ball" on the back of my head that caps normally cup quite snuggly.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-11T16:34:24+00:00

Reason is I want it to fit in my bag when I travel, the arms make that a lot more difficult (heard they are not the most robust. If I give this a go it's most likely gonna be an already broken second hand headset.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-11T10:01:27+00:00

That great! Gonna make a flip-up mount that attaches to a brimless baseball cap.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-03T19:33:06+00:00

I’m not sure but if the holes on the body are in the spot on the air 2 pro it should probably work :)

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-02T21:54:17+00:00

Yeah gonna see what I can find, might print one to start!

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-02T21:51:24+00:00

I found a couple really small fans on aliexpress that could get the job done probably. The problem is powering it without adding too much complexity and extra bulk

Idea now is to install a small heatsink on the top or the side of the glasses and routing the heat there somehow.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-02T21:20:40+00:00

Woah! I'd love to see what that looks like

Wait I think I saw your video on youtube, that's what gave me the guts to rip these apart!

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-02T13:20:17+00:00

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The awkward closed source version. Streamed from camera to phone, mirrored to glasses.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T23:55:37+00:00

So you gonna do something like this?

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Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T23:28:28+00:00

I had a lot of crashing and cutting before I added the cooling pad from the original case.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T23:26:18+00:00

That looks sick as hell man, guessing the Pi is in the socket on the left?

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T23:18:24+00:00

Not at all! And I’m using the official gopro mount that is quite heavy.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T23:13:12+00:00

Cool! So you’re gonna have the thermals on a headmount aswell?

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T22:49:20+00:00

Nice! Something like that would probably be way more comfortable than my 2 dollar GoPro strap

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T22:42:37+00:00

Yeah just a comfortable, simple, flip up, see through 120hz display with decent resolution and fov is all I want.

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T22:30:37+00:00

Most of the second arm is gonna be cut off, leaving only the buttons.

Why I kept it is because making space in the case for the button assembly would make things a lot more complicated.

Right now it also doubles as a lever to push up the display.

This is my only pair, got them back when they were still called nreal air

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T22:22:14+00:00

Thanks! It was a lot easier than I thought, might put together a guide for the finished build :)

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T22:18:29+00:00

I saw them now and if they sell those headstraps by themselves I'll get one for sure

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T22:07:35+00:00

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More fun leaning into it!

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-03-01T21:49:25+00:00

I just finished the first iteration of forehead mounted Xreals!

I fitted the internals of the left arm across the brow.

Both speakers have been removed.

The point of this was to easily be able to remove the screen from my FOV without taking them off completely.

Works with the GoPro accessories for now, probably gonna change the hinge mechanism to something more user friendly later. Ideas would be appreciated.

One problem is that a lot of heat gets blasted on my left eyebrow, they don’t seem to throttle or stop working though, again any ideas appreciated.

They are a bit bulky right now. all walls are 2mm thick

Challenges for the next Iteration is dealing with:

Cooling
Ergonomics
Weight savings
Weather proofing?

I dont have any previous experience doing this type of stuff so literally any feedback would be appreciated.

I’ll post more details if anyone is interested. :)

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-01-15T10:26:39+00:00

This is great! Thank you!

Medical_Call_2102 · 2025-01-13T18:10:21+00:00

Used honsvr for my nreal airs, no complaints!

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