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Lilygo T-Glass

by aviraldg on 6/18/24, 11:51 PM with 10 comments

• by timschmidt on 6/19/24, 12:54 AM

  I had access to a Google Glass device through the university I worked for. This looks a lot simpler to develop for, and probably a good deal more usable as a heads up display for random stuff. Not to mention shockingly less expensive. Battery life on the Glass was also very poor. This can only do better on the battery front.

• by WaxProlix on 6/19/24, 12:54 AM

  Interesting to see this here. I've got one on order, with the intention of making a google maps direction HUD (→ 0.3 Boren Ave) for cycling as I never remember which are the ideal turns, dislike watches, and think it'd be fun.

  Overall, the lilygo ecosystem is a lot of cool ESP tech, with surprisingly poor software and community support.

• by viraptor on 6/19/24, 1:00 AM

  It looks like the focus here is managed in the simple way with the distance. Are there any optical tricks to make the display closer (less sticking out), but still fake-distant? I know displays in cars and serious HUDs do a bit of mirror magic to "redirect" the distance, but that would make the side more bulky. Are there any other good ways?