Simula One
Hardware
vr headset
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
65 positive, 145 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 51 critical, out of 271 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 23 for, 15 againstDesign: 15 for, 12 againstPricing: 10 for, 10 againstPerformance: 1 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Impressed by the Linux VR window manager work and the niche
From 1 comment
Man, what has HAPPENED to this place? I'm the biggest curmudgeon in the room, I'll have six feet of dirt on my face before I agree to use this daily, but damn, folks, this IS…
roughly on HN
Objections
Price is very high for an unproven product
From 2 comments
I understand your concerns about pricing. We made a post earlier this year discussing why our expenses are so high.[1] TLDR: Low economies of scale and high launch costs. With…
georgewsinger on HNWe pushed hard on our specs; I appreciate you noticing =] We actually compared the Simula One to the Framework Professional Edition in an earlier post, so the comparison is…
georgewsinger on HN
Concern about backing a product that may never ship
From 1 comment
That demo you linked to is incredibly advanced & impressive for 2015. Thanks for sharing. Agreed there are definitely some cool headsets about to be released (both the Lynx and…
georgewsinger on HN
Headset may be uncomfortable or sweaty during long sessions
From 1 comment
This would be my concern too. The special sauce is in the integration of camera, headset and custom distro (much like remarkable is great because of the polish/software, not the…
Chris2048 on HN
Requests
Add keyboard or keyboard apron as optional add-on
From 1 comment
Upvoted for the excellent feedback. 1. We'll do a better job defining the term "VR Computer" in our sales page. 2. We'll consider adding a keyboard/mouse as optional add-ons. We…
georgewsinger on HN
Show more proof and reviews before preordering
From 1 comment
This would be my concern too. The special sauce is in the integration of camera, headset and custom distro (much like remarkable is great because of the polish/software, not the…
Chris2048 on HN
Questions
How the AR mode for seeing the keyboard works
From 1 comment
I'm curious about the typing experience. Is the Simula One able to bring the keyboard into the virtual environment or do you need to rely on touch typing? I know Meta partnered…
jensensbutton on HN
Battery life and weight of the headset
From 2 comments
The software side does; there's videos of George working on Simula in Simula. Trickier for the EE/ME side as it's all Windows.
kanetw on HNLooks like an interesting proposition! Definitely would like more information about how this sits on the face of a glasses wearer (or how prescription lenses can anchor into the…
japesj on HN
Alternatives named
Meta Quest headsets
From 1 comment
Heh. My personal take on Facebook's Metaverse[1] is that it jams the entire framing of VR computing through the prism of "social network", which causes all kinds of poor product…
georgewsinger on HN
Framework laptops
From 1 comment
I see people have issues with the price tag, and while it is by no mean cheap, since it's actually a full blown computer AND a VR headset all in one, it is somewhat justified.…
Freaken on HN