Yup. Even though there's very little probability I will buy this device, the swappable battery deserves a genuine praise especially considering not even laptops do this anymore.
I know it’s expensive but can we take a second to appreciate how amazing this really is? ITS A CONTROLLER WITH AN ENTIRE GAMING PC BUILT IN! That’s absolutely incredible 😮
It is genuinely cool. Like, if I went back 14 years and showed this to my younger self, my mind would've been blown. However, we're spoiled by choice and so I think the form factor is very limiting... which is honestly a deal breaker. I think the sweet spot for mobile gaming is a handheld + those display glasses.
$869 USD as shown w/ 16GB/512GB, "8 left". $1699 after the kickstarter, which is nearly over. $1049 for a more reasonable 32GB/1TB, 10 left. $2054 after the kickstarter. Easily the most expensive 8840U/780M setup with or without the AR glasses.
I feel like the post kickstarter pricing is just them assuming there will be leftover unsold stock and thus making the price really aggressive to account for that.
If you're going to buy this, I'd recommend the controller only for less than $600, and combining it with a Quest 3s or 3. Quest has the most advanced true AR available on the market, and you'll have a better warranty.
@MisterUrbanWorld They've listed less than 400 units total on the kickstarter, with a handful left. At double the launch price, doubtful it matters, but yes, that would make more sense.
That is absolutely astounding. I predicted a lot of current tech, but could have never guessed they'd put a console in a controller. Absolute genius. This is the future
Being field work engineer, I can imagine using this device especially coupled with the AR glasses not even for gaming but for data collection/survey. Using handheld devices on a sunny day looking down in the phone screen is tiresome but if this had GPS sensors and a good battery life, or even run android on it then I could totally see myself use this!
Love the idea of this. For watching movies and gaming without being distracted by my household and without distracting them this is the answer I was always looking for
the concept of pc in a controller is very very interesting. and the swappable battery too... i wonder the battery life, can you do a video on it? do you consider it directly proportional to the tdp limit? (like 25w with 50wh full charged battery would mean ~2 hours of game time or more variable).
I was telling someone that this is what i thought the steamdeck 2 should be a few weeks back! just make it a pc that can plug into a display! But putting a pair of ar glasses included thats awesome!
I have been following this project since their first announcement. It is a bit pricey for me, not expensive product but i am broke. My only complaint is that I would like more IO.
Honestly all these handheld devices coming out is pretty damn exciting, can only get better and better from here on because of prices reducing and/or tech improving due to the companies seeing there is a market for these devices!
I absolutely love that they are trying to do something interesting and different here. I wouldn't choose this over any of the other major handheld options at this price, but I will always give extra points when a company tries to do something unique. especially when they don't make it feel like a cheap tack-on gimmick.
I love the swappable battery on this, itd be cool if they made a charging dock for multiple batteries so then you could have any that you purchase charged up during downtime so then they are just ready to go.
Item itself looks great, I just wish they didn't use a fake countdown timer on the kickstarter page telling you there's an impending price increase soon.
Wow. Me and a friend had the same idea with "Nimbus". Our mistake was taking our idea to reddit lol "impossible" Glad someone did their own thing. Looks great
They need to sell a dock of some kind that allows you to plug in batteries. So you can run one battery out, switch it, and continue playing while you charge both batteries. Either by using the dock of sorts while plugging the controller in. It can also be a dock to charge the controller with the battery in it too
I am very interested in this. I always thought a "headless" steam deck with video glasses would be a great way to game as it would save a lot on weight that you have to hold and possibly use less battery.
Imagine going over to a friend's house and bringing this over. And he's like "Oh you wanna plug that into the computer?" and you're like "oh nah man it's fine, all I need to do is plug in these glasses and I'll be on cod with you in no time"
How do you switch from game launcher to Windows 11 desktop? This would be ideal for traveling. Bring a bluetooth folding keyboard/trackpad combo and the AR glasses and work or game on an airplane or in the hotel, wherever. Even plug it in a conference room for a power point. Also, how much does it weigh? Sorry if you said. Didn't see it on the website.
I wonder if you can mount a small portable screen as big as the controller and mount it up ontop of the controller/pc with a plastic mount and then connect that monitor and use a usb-c hub thats stripped down for only usb-c for power and hdmi for video signal and audio if you can
The kickstarter pricing is decent, but super limited the full release pricing removes any reason to choose this over any combination of HMD+Handheld PC. The pocket go and HMD is $1699 to $2054 at their full price. Compared to say, the Rog Ally X + 512GB Quest 3 at $799 and $499 respectively for a combined total of $1298 that put's this combo at less than the lower spec version of the pocket go + HMD at its full price, and only $219 more than the higher spec version at it's 'super early bird' price. The Ally+Quest combo also opens up a wider range of playability options, adding full VR experiences on top of just the simulated huge TV experience. So as much as I think this whole thing is cool, I just can't justify the price, even knowing they are small batch devices that can't take advantage of the economy of scale.
Don't let that cousin play that likes to toss controllers when angry!! This thing is pretty cool though. Just imagine when the joysticks start driving and you have to plug another controller into your controller lol
I'd gladly give up ruble, if it meant filling those grips with battery for an extra 20-40wh depending on how much space is already used/needed to maintain structure Edit: One thing this means is that with the built in battery, a battery swap wouldnt require shutting down the computer as long as the internal battery is not drawn from until the removable battery is drained.
Can you use it as just a controller (or controller with external storage)? Curious what it's usability will be when the computer is outdated or dies for some reason.
I just couldn't imagine using this anywhere but home so it kind of defeats the point of a handheld for me. Imagine pulling this out at the train station or while waiting for an appointment. 😂 I do like the swappable battery though I wish other UMPCs did this. That would really help with the poor battery situations with these devices.
If you're going to buy this, I'd recommend the controller only for less than $600, and combining it with a Quest 3s or 3. Quest has the most advanced true AR available on the market, and you'll have a better warranty.
@@MisterUrbanWorld hmm if that the case dev like this or apple would not go with ar glasses people stream community over hyping metas when those glasses are simple wearable display not big and bulky and odd on meta site dose not say motable is but end day I don't sugar coat stuff alot of ar stuff has ability to work on different things and dose say on their site at end day it just wearable display on their site don't say mix reality glasses trust me the hole streaming community would let me know lol
Great idea, but unfortunately too expensive! My only question would be are AR glasses proprietary? If I plug in another brand will the software detect I am not using their glasses? I know the connector may be physically compatible, but they can control it to be their hardware.
I think this idea has potential but it doesn't seem practical right now. Not every monitor supports display over usb and not having the freedom of choice over the controller you're using is kind of a drawback. Might as well throw a mini PC and a controller in your backpack and have the cables and power supplies at the locations you're gonna use it.
Wow i just threw away (and many others) my ps4 controller that was worn af from just GoW... id hate to throw out a hole pc. Can you replace the Joysticks, Faceplate, and Buttons? Is it repairable?
They took "plug n play" Way too seriously
truly went all the way to 11 !
😂
The price it's 400$⁉️🤔
@@daruberbot2052 I think it will be around 1000$
Easy swappable battery is one of the plus point for this device, not much of modern tech do this anymore.
Yup. Even though there's very little probability I will buy this device, the swappable battery deserves a genuine praise especially considering not even laptops do this anymore.
i wonder if you can upgrade the storage. what's it like using it without a keyboard
I doubt they will be in supply when original one dies though
I know it’s expensive but can we take a second to appreciate how amazing this really is?
ITS A CONTROLLER WITH AN ENTIRE GAMING PC BUILT IN!
That’s absolutely incredible 😮
It is genuinely cool. Like, if I went back 14 years and showed this to my younger self, my mind would've been blown. However, we're spoiled by choice and so I think the form factor is very limiting... which is honestly a deal breaker.
I think the sweet spot for mobile gaming is a handheld + those display glasses.
That's cool but there's something I find offensive about having full windows 11 install on a controller
$869 USD as shown w/ 16GB/512GB, "8 left". $1699 after the kickstarter, which is nearly over. $1049 for a more reasonable 32GB/1TB, 10 left. $2054 after the kickstarter. Easily the most expensive 8840U/780M setup with or without the AR glasses.
I feel like the post kickstarter pricing is just them assuming there will be leftover unsold stock and thus making the price really aggressive to account for that.
Worth it
If you're going to buy this, I'd recommend the controller only for less than $600, and combining it with a Quest 3s or 3. Quest has the most advanced true AR available on the market, and you'll have a better warranty.
@cfilorvyls457 The kickstarter price is already too much for the specs, and the price after is plainly absurd.
@MisterUrbanWorld They've listed less than 400 units total on the kickstarter, with a handful left. At double the launch price, doubtful it matters, but yes, that would make more sense.
this is actually the coolest gaming tech ive ever seen just insane paired with the glasses
That is absolutely astounding. I predicted a lot of current tech, but could have never guessed they'd put a console in a controller. Absolute genius. This is the future
I wish they put a screen in the middle.
I was saying a few weeks back i wish they would make a steam deck without a screen my prayers have been answered!!
This has so much potential to change how we look at handheld devices!
These amd mini PCs are getting pretty nutty
This is basically what Virtual Boy wanted to be.
Mom, I need this for school.
Being field work engineer, I can imagine using this device especially coupled with the AR glasses not even for gaming but for data collection/survey. Using handheld devices on a sunny day looking down in the phone screen is tiresome but if this had GPS sensors and a good battery life, or even run android on it then I could totally see myself use this!
bascially waht is needed is just AR galsses with wifi build in - then you can stream from phone. wireled exist now and work flawlessly.
Damn dude this is one of the coolest shit dropped from years
These are the things people long long time ago would think of as the future, and honestly I've gotta agree with them
This reminds me of those 50 in 1 arcade controllers that plug straight to your tv
that! and my first system was a tv scoreboard. Look that one up! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love the idea of this. For watching movies and gaming without being distracted by my household and without distracting them this is the answer I was always looking for
It seemed really hard to conceptualize until I realized that it's basically just a normal handheld without the big screen in the middle.
The swappable battery is killer.
the concept of pc in a controller is very very interesting. and the swappable battery too... i wonder the battery life, can you do a video on it? do you consider it directly proportional to the tdp limit? (like 25w with 50wh full charged battery would mean ~2 hours of game time or more variable).
I was telling someone that this is what i thought the steamdeck 2 should be a few weeks back! just make it a pc that can plug into a display! But putting a pair of ar glasses included thats awesome!
I have been following this project since their first announcement. It is a bit pricey for me, not expensive product but i am broke. My only complaint is that I would like more IO.
This is really cool! Definitely the first case of AR glasses that I can appreciate cause you're not just looking at your phone screen but bigger.
Really interesting form factor, love this
1:59 bro just said p diddy
dang makes me dream of a NVIDIA shield portable 2
wow this is ingenuity. This is one of those door openers and boy this opened a big door.
Wow this is impressive. The concept is really good. I got a feeling this is going to be big.
Honestly all these handheld devices coming out is pretty damn exciting, can only get better and better from here on because of prices reducing and/or tech improving due to the companies seeing there is a market for these devices!
I absolutely love that they are trying to do something interesting and different here.
I wouldn't choose this over any of the other major handheld options at this price, but I will always give extra points when a company tries to do something unique. especially when they don't make it feel like a cheap tack-on gimmick.
Very cool tech! Thanks for making this video. Little expensive for me :(
oh finally tou got your! Ive seen this few months ago from other channels, defintly on my watch list.
It looks so good
Dan't suppose you have a CRT monitor kicking around to try these on for gross fascination, do you?
I love the swappable battery on this, itd be cool if they made a charging dock for multiple batteries so then you could have any that you purchase charged up during downtime so then they are just ready to go.
Imagine smashing this thing during a rage quit because you forgot it was a full fledged PC in a controller.
Tecno usa becoming something the world might not be ready to watch 💀 and I LOVE IT
Great innovation! I think you can plug the glasses in a mini pc too.
Item itself looks great, I just wish they didn't use a fake countdown timer on the kickstarter page telling you there's an impending price increase soon.
This device with amd hx370 ❤❤❤
Wow. Me and a friend had the same idea with "Nimbus". Our mistake was taking our idea to reddit lol "impossible" Glad someone did their own thing. Looks great
This is actually nice. Especially if you do alot of public transportstion or train flights. Very innovetive design
Always wanted all the internals to be inside my controller to make sure it's as heavy and uncomfortable to hold as possible.
I love the concept for sure this is the future with cloud gaming
One word, WOW!
Now this is innovation
This is awesome 😁
Smaller PCs are seriously more impressive and interesting than bigger ones nowadays.
ofc
They need to sell a dock of some kind that allows you to plug in batteries. So you can run one battery out, switch it, and continue playing while you charge both batteries. Either by using the dock of sorts while plugging the controller in. It can also be a dock to charge the controller with the battery in it too
This is pretty cool
Interested in how Emulation works on this Pocket Go and what is the highest system we can emulate on it.
I would like to try AR gaming before buying this. Are there comparable AR glasses available for testing?
This is pretty cool indeed
It would be nice if they made a specific dock for it, in case you may want to connect your own controller if it gets too hot or heavy over time
A computer in the shape and size of a fully functional controller is way way cooler than a computer in the shape of a shark or a sneaker/trainer.
I am very interested in this. I always thought a "headless" steam deck with video glasses would be a great way to game as it would save a lot on weight that you have to hold and possibly use less battery.
Emulation on this is gonna be cool.
😂
i love it and its got my full backing and support.
Now this is the futur
Imagine going over to a friend's house and bringing this over. And he's like "Oh you wanna plug that into the computer?" and you're like "oh nah man it's fine, all I need to do is plug in these glasses and I'll be on cod with you in no time"
Adding Playnite as Launcher to this will do justice to the UI for sure.
How do you switch from game launcher to Windows 11 desktop? This would be ideal for traveling. Bring a bluetooth folding keyboard/trackpad combo and the AR glasses and work or game on an airplane or in the hotel, wherever. Even plug it in a conference room for a power point. Also, how much does it weigh? Sorry if you said. Didn't see it on the website.
I wonder if you can mount a small portable screen as big as the controller and mount it up ontop of the controller/pc with a plastic mount and then connect that monitor and use a usb-c hub thats stripped down for only usb-c for power and hdmi for video signal and audio if you can
The kickstarter pricing is decent, but super limited the full release pricing removes any reason to choose this over any combination of HMD+Handheld PC. The pocket go and HMD is $1699 to $2054 at their full price. Compared to say, the Rog Ally X + 512GB Quest 3 at $799 and $499 respectively for a combined total of $1298 that put's this combo at less than the lower spec version of the pocket go + HMD at its full price, and only $219 more than the higher spec version at it's 'super early bird' price. The Ally+Quest combo also opens up a wider range of playability options, adding full VR experiences on top of just the simulated huge TV experience. So as much as I think this whole thing is cool, I just can't justify the price, even knowing they are small batch devices that can't take advantage of the economy of scale.
the masculine urge to install truenas one this device 🗿
This is innovation 😮
"You mean you have to use your hands?"
- future's past Frodo Baggins
I would love to know if it could also function as a "regular" usbc controller, just as a nice addition but pretty cool.
Don't let that cousin play that likes to toss controllers when angry!!
This thing is pretty cool though. Just imagine when the joysticks start driving and you have to plug another controller into your controller lol
I'd gladly give up ruble, if it meant filling those grips with battery for an extra 20-40wh depending on how much space is already used/needed to maintain structure
Edit: One thing this means is that with the built in battery, a battery swap wouldnt require shutting down the computer as long as the internal battery is not drawn from until the removable battery is drained.
Ah, the "AR galsses", looks premium
This is what they were using in the anime dot hack. Crazy how the anime came out in 2002. 2 decades later and it finally came true
Can you use it as just a controller (or controller with external storage)? Curious what it's usability will be when the computer is outdated or dies for some reason.
Are there spare parts in the box to swap when they break? Like the buttons and directional?
I want them to make a even simpler model that is just a box that only has a battery so we can plug in the glasses and our own controller
I think playing Re-Volt or Screw Drivers would feel like driving a real RC car.
Can the ssd be replaced? if yes, i am in.
with a simple battery change I am able to buy it!
I just couldn't imagine using this anywhere but home so it kind of defeats the point of a handheld for me. Imagine pulling this out at the train station or while waiting for an appointment. 😂
I do like the swappable battery though I wish other UMPCs did this. That would really help with the poor battery situations with these devices.
If you're going to buy this, I'd recommend the controller only for less than $600, and combining it with a Quest 3s or 3. Quest has the most advanced true AR available on the market, and you'll have a better warranty.
Meta is vr technology different form ar glasses meta is based of horizon os on android
@@Theskullsplaylist Quest 3s and Quest 3 has both Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. It does everything.
@@MisterUrbanWorld hmm if that the case dev like this or apple would not go with ar glasses people stream community over hyping metas when those glasses are simple wearable display not big and bulky and odd on meta site dose not say motable is but end day I don't sugar coat stuff alot of ar stuff has ability to work on different things and dose say on their site at end day it just wearable display on their site don't say mix reality glasses trust me the hole streaming community would let me know lol
You know it has to be good quality when the outer box says it has AR “Galsses”…😂😂
That's their tagline.... Techno pocket go......for the coolest looking guy in the room 😉
Great idea, but unfortunately too expensive! My only question would be are AR glasses proprietary? If I plug in another brand will the software detect I am not using their glasses? I know the connector may be physically compatible, but they can control it to be their hardware.
There's something really similar, but it's a keyboard with a PC built in, check that one out too if you get the chance
"Handheld without a screen." That about sums it up to me.
Killed me either way Kickstater
I think this idea has potential but it doesn't seem practical right now. Not every monitor supports display over usb and not having the freedom of choice over the controller you're using is kind of a drawback. Might as well throw a mini PC and a controller in your backpack and have the cables and power supplies at the locations you're gonna use it.
how could they even get the thermals figured out in that size 😭
This would be perfect for people who fly a lot.
Looks cool
Got the glasses. Thought about the controller but already got two steam decks etc. etc.
Crazy
this would be a great donor device to build your own DIY mini PC or laptop. The board already has battery in & USBC vvideo out
USB4 or TB4/5 for eGPU connection possibility?
What do you mean by myoptic ? will it correct a "normal" Myopia ? (without prescription lenses ?)
linus needs 3 of these for his van
This is cool but... you missed one of the most important questions: Does the exhaust vent have that Steam Deck smell?
I would be super curious to see how Anno1404 would look and perform on a 210“ screen
Wow i just threw away (and many others) my ps4 controller that was worn af from just GoW... id hate to throw out a hole pc. Can you replace the Joysticks, Faceplate, and Buttons? Is it repairable?
This is what I do with my iPad air, Viture glasses and PS5 controller.
Now this is the future we need
idk how well it can handle demanding games in RPCS3 like inFamous 1 and 2