Spacetop Unveils Windows App for Expanding Laptops into Immersive AR Workspaces

Ha, man, where do I even start with this wild ride? So, late last year—yep, back when everything was still sorta normal—Sightful pulls the plug on their funky laptop sporting AR glasses. Instead, they decided to whip up this AR workspace thingy for Windows. I mean, why not, right? So now, we’ve got Spacetop for Windows, all ready to turn your plain surroundings into this secret virtual playground for working on the go. Cool, huh?

Okay, so picture this: Spacetop works with those XREAL AR glasses. Oh yeah, but now they’re aiming at a bigger crowd—Dell, HP, Lenovo, all the biggies. Even Asus and Acer jumped on this bandwagon. They’d previously dabbled with a ‘headless’ laptop, running some Android magic called SpaceOS, but scrapped it last October—after everyone’s cash was refunded, of course. The thing was gonna cost a whopping $1,900 if you’re curious. That’s quite a lot of beans.

Ah, and then the big twist—they realized that NPUs (neural processing units for us tech mortals) could seriously boost power and battery life for AR stuff. I know, right? Who would’ve thought?

Anyway—wait, I’m not quite there yet—so Sightful rolls out this Spacetop Bundle for $899. It’s got XREAL Air 2 Ultra AR glasses tossed in (normally $699 on their own, ouch) and a year-long Spacetop subscription. Like Netflix, I guess? And after the year, it’s $200 a pop. Oh, and you can snag some snazzy optical lenses. They’ve got these single-vision ones for $50 and progressive ones for $150—like, make your eyesight as bougie as you feel.

Want a laptop that goes with this bad boy? They say Dell XPS Core Ultra 7, Lenovo Yoga Slim, HP Elitebook, ASUS Zenbook—isn’t tech naming just a hoot?—Acer Swift Go 14, and Microsoft Surface Pro for Business. But the list is growing, as if that isn’t obvious!

Check this—some of the perks include having all your fave apps at your fingertips. You can slide, push, or maybe even do a little cha-cha dance with your workspace, thanks to these magic keystrokes it’s got going on. There’s this Travel mode for all you jet-setters (or couch potatoes, no judgment here). Plus, a bright and crisp display that just vibes with any lighting, indoors or out. Imagine having a 100” display that’s bigger than your dreams, right in front of your eyes. That’s like wandering into a cinema, minus the popcorn.

They say goodbye to neck pains, too—glasses are a featherweight 83g. No more squinting at minuscule screens. Pure ergonomic bliss. All thanks to a bunch of geniuses with roots at PrimeSense, Magic Leap, and Broadcom. They’re vibing out of Tel Aviv but have spots in Palo Alto, New York, and Taiwan.

Honestly, it all sounds kind of sci-fi, doesn’t it? Anyway, if you’re itching for more, you know where to dig around.