Spacetop Unveils Windows App to Transform Laptops into Expansive AR Workspaces

Late last year, right when everyone was either too sleepy or too hyped at holiday parties, Sightful decided to do a complete U-turn on their funky laptop with AR glasses. Yeah, they ditched that idea and instead dove into crafting some AR workspace deal for Windows. Now, lo and behold, we have Spacetop for Windows. Imagine your environment morphing into your own private screen. Perfect for dodging nosy colleagues, I’d say.

Remember the old hardware? Yeah, Spacetop still vibes with XREAL AR glasses. But here’s the kicker—they’re going for a wider range of AI PCs now. Think Dell, HP, Lenovo, you name it. I swear, it’s like collecting Pokémon but with laptops.

And oh, the ‘headless’ laptop—kind of a ghost laptop if you ask me—ran this Android thing called SpaceOS. But poof, it vanished last October! They refunded everyone; it was supposed to be priced at a cool $1,900. Apparently, NPUs (just some fancy tech jargon that means better battery and processing) were the reason for the big switcheroo.

Now though, they’ve launched a Spacetop Bundle at $899, including those XREAL Air 2 Ultra AR glasses (normally $699) and a year of Spacetop goodness. Extra lenses? Yeah, they got you. Single vision for $50, progressive for $150. Who even knew eyesight could be accessorized?

About those laptops, they’ve lined up some suave contenders: Dell XPS Core Ultra 7, HP Elitebook, the list goes on. But they’re not done. Any device with Intel’s jazzy processors can join this party.

Spacetop’s got features, let me tell you:

– Swift access to apps we all use, like clockwork.
– Play with your workspace, push it, slide it, whatever. Kind of like a desktop yoga.
– Travel mode, perfect for the nomads. Plane, train, or your living room couch.
– The display is sharp, adjusting like it’s got a mind of its own.
– An OS that feels like your old friend, just more spatial flair.
– Glasses so light you’ll forget you’re wearing them.
– A huge 100” display to get lost in, minus the neck pain from staring at small screens.

Oh, and Sightful’s pocketed over $61M in funding. Not shabby, right? Born in 2020, the brainchildren behind this are from some big names—PrimeSense, Magic Leap, add some Broadcom to the mix. Tel Aviv is their home base but they’ve got spots in Palo Alto, NYC, and Taiwan too. Want the scoop on Spacetop for Windows? Dive in, the water’s fine.