Submitted 1 day ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
https://github.com/lunchbox-computer/bento
This is a screenless computer, meant to be used with XR/AR glasses or an external display. The Steam Deck motherboard goes in a 3d printed housing underneath the keyboard, giving you a keyboard that only needs to be connected to a display for a portable computer set up.
Here’s the hacker news discussion on it, includes comments from the creator of the project
How is your experience with AR glasses? I’m considering buying a pair myself.
I would also like to know. I’ve been eyeing the XReal glasses, but they’re a bit expansive, and I don’t have anywhere in my country to try them out. If they could work for my job for ~8 hours of work, I would definitely buy them
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
Okay but like, you could have just kept the screen, joysticks, touchpads and buttons and it’s only slightly larger LOL
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
True, but he’s mainly wanting a keyboard setup for it. This is only slightly thicker than the keyboard by itself, and reduces the pieces he has to bring with him to keyboard + glasses.
There’s also the added memory of a guy sitting in a coffee shot wearing sunglasses, typing away on a keyboard without a computer in sight. Should be an excellent start to roleplaying a blind schizophrenic at starbucks.
deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 1 day ago
Can still pull off the “no computer” look with just a steam deck in a backpack. It’s kind of cool(?), but definitely a lot of effort going into “un-gaming” a steam deck. A framework mainboard may be a better option for this tbh.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
I’m not one to yuck anyone’s yum, it just sounds like a waste of time and money.
I do want to try this now though haha. Especially when desktop mode comes to Pixels.