It’s here- well, almost, because we haven’t gotten the prototype assembled yet.
Actually, we did, of a previous version a couple of weeks ago.
It was so close to what we wanted, but a minor miscommunication led to it being about a centimeter taller than it need to be. We’ve modified the design a bit (see the renderings at the top of this section) and we’re very satisfied with the result!
Unexpectedly, we’ve found ourselves quite taken with the off-white color of the first prototype. Let us know if you agree.
The Deck Mk.1 is your modular deck. It comes with an Intel T261 and Leap Motion Controller, but the parts are easily swapped out and remixable with off-the-shelf components and modules. We’re still finalizing the hub system, but super excited to get a new prototype working so we can show you more!
Awesome stuff. Have you experimented with Intel NUC’s? I’ve owned 2 and found they pack alot of compute into a very small form factor, but aren’t inexpensive which is s consideration.
Hey Rob,
We’ve looked at Intel’s NUC offerings thoroughly, and even spoken with some of the NUC program senior executives. Wouldn’t it be awesome if they made a NUC, or better yet, a NUC compute element, with an affordable Ice Lake with Iris Plus? Unfortunately, none of the NUCs even come close the performance-per-watt, or really performance at all, of the AMD V1000 series. The motherboard we’re using now, the Sapphire NP-FP5, is packing a V1605B, which has an integrated Vega 8, which is about as powerful as a GTX650. With a base TDP of 15W. In a 4″x4″ NUC-style form factor. At a ridiculously low price. And we can run it at full power for a couple of hours off a $50 USB-C powerbank. Unless there’s some really radical shift in the landscape in the next few months, it’s hard to imagine shipping a headset/computer bundle with anything other than one of these or a very similar board.
Best,
Noah