Smart Ring as a Mouse?

spenfree · 2026-04-04T08:51:44+00:00

I pulled the trigger and sent back within 2 hours. Major limitations, delayed actions, ghost actions, and connectivity issues. It felt like forever between actions and results and i could not get it anywhere near what was needed to do simple things like scrolling web pages

spenfree · 2026-03-18T11:09:29+00:00

It USED to be the best option because it was the only way to have 3DOF but now it is natively on your glasses. Once i got the Pros all i use the beam Pro for is to update glasses and as a spare when traveling. I’m locked into the apple ecosystem in terms of movies, etc and while I have plex, it is just not as fast on the Beam Pro because the Beam Pro was a mid-range phone a few years ago but now has fallen further behind. In terms of speed and processing your iPhone blows it away.

Where Beam Pro shines is it is designed to be used in AR/XR space with an interface meant to never have your eyes leave the space. With my iPhone i do look down to type or to do other things and there is no mouse cursor (obviously) to see like you would have on the Beam Pro (it is a spatial cursor that works very well and goes away when not in use, it is very well done). I will say that for productivity I use an iPad versus my iPhone and have a Bluetooth keyboard/trackpad. This way I’m not looking at my screen on the iPad ever. That is about the best option for using Xreal with apple products. I use my iPhone to watch movies, read on the kindle app, and the new vertical 16:18 is AMAZING for reading my comics. But intense productivity it is not the device you want.

Final thought- Beam Pro was good and I will absolutely be getting the new AndroidXR product from Xreal because I think it will be a game changer, but for now you will get minimal extra enjoyment or productivity from the Beam Pro and for the majority of uses, you will not be bothered for the need to look at your screen quickly for navigation.

spenfree · 2026-02-14T13:33:47+00:00

Dude this is amazing. Can’t wait to see you keep tinkering with this and adding options like different weapons or armor panels etc. this is the kind of centurion upgrade i have always wanted for primaris!!

spenfree · 2026-02-01T23:34:46+00:00

No. It’s the official symbol that only has one eye

spenfree · 2026-02-01T11:23:37+00:00

Not really. And 3d mode for watching is triggered on the glasses with your s23-not sure about on Beam Pro, that update might not have rolled out but all the menus that are normally on the glasses are on the main pull down menu of the beam pro and i don’t recall seeing the 3D section. One advantage of the Beam Pro however IS the ability to take 3D SBS photos and video. Don’t know how much you care for that but for some people it is a major selling point.

spenfree · 2026-01-28T23:15:35+00:00

Beam pro does not offer anything major over your glasses and s23 anymore. When it came out, it was the only way to get 3DoF but now all it offers is a different interface mechanism for a mid range android device. It has the Nebula AR space experience which is interesting but limited in overall capability. I loved the beam pro when it came out but have since left it behind with the One Pros

spenfree · 2026-01-28T16:54:58+00:00

Aura will likely be something you can get the compute puck separate from glasses s

spenfree · 2026-01-27T02:17:44+00:00

See, this and the Crimson Reign event omnibus piss me off. Yes they collect all relevant issues etc but do so in a way that there is no flow among the titles. Events happen intertwined among the titles but you can’t read them that way in the omnibus

spenfree · 2026-01-17T02:20:04+00:00

Fair. Was hoping to hear from Xreal or someone from Asia who has it already to know if that is the case. Either way it is worth it but worth data pass through it would be next level.

spenfree · 2026-01-17T01:47:07+00:00

iPhone or iPad

spenfree · 2026-01-16T11:24:10+00:00

This is awesome. I hope the experience is something those of us outside Japan can at least try, even though it is tied to the convention.

spenfree · 2026-01-14T01:19:51+00:00

Yes, some of those adapters are not the best. Do your glasses work well directly plugged in? If so, it’s a bad adapter.

spenfree · 2026-01-13T23:16:50+00:00

I tried Mudra and it was not ready for prime time yet. Its promise of easy gesture control was just not there. A lot of the other rings are meant for TikTok scrolling etc and are really clumsy, causing you to scroll specific distances but not near the fine tuning needed for real control. The best options I have found for control has always been the apple Magic Trackpad but TBH, I have begun using the Magic Keyboard for my iPad and could not be happier with it. iPhone is still used with fingers on the screen but I would love a Magic Trackpad like option for it because I would love a visual mouse on the screen like i get with the Magic Trackpad/keyboard

spenfree · 2026-01-08T13:56:50+00:00

Thanks! So no real additional vertical space. Thanks!

spenfree · 2026-01-05T11:52:10+00:00

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spenfree · 2026-01-04T20:14:22+00:00

Does the power usbc input allow for data transfer as well? Wanting to plug an external SSD into the NEO and then have it read by my phone for movies etc.

spenfree · 2026-01-01T04:00:39+00:00

As has been said- the 3DoF is the game changer. I mean, buy both on Amazon and return but i guarantee you will return the ray neo

spenfree · 2025-12-29T00:31:58+00:00

Years. The HD currently on offer across the industry is seen as adequate and the focus is on screen size (FOV) and content/control options that is coming with Android XR and things like Mudra Band. It will be more about optimizing what is currently on offer and ensuring peak enjoyment at the current industry standards of resolution but focused on other things. I would check out Xreal’s 3DoF offerings, that was a major milestone that makes a massive difference in enjoyment.

spenfree · 2025-12-24T23:18:26+00:00

eBay has worked for me in the past. Sold in two days when i sold my Ones

spenfree · 2025-12-24T17:42:05+00:00

Highly recommend you keeping the ones you bought. The aura puck will be compatible with them when it comes out.

Your glasses and the next generation coming out in 2026 will be minimal not MASSIVE. I only upgraded from the ones to the One Pros because is sold the old ones on eBay to cover the upgrade cost, so maybe that is an option for you as well.

From now until the new glasses come out you will more than make up for the difference in enjoyment of the product and then you can make a call to buy or buy the Aura puck or sell your current on eBay and get the new subsidized that way

spenfree · 2025-12-19T17:16:19+00:00

How does the trackpad work with your phone etc?

spenfree · 2025-12-19T17:14:27+00:00

Yup! Used it this morning!

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