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> Streaming service

> Imagine a fully integrated, computer-free version, streaming content directly to the user’s virtual/augmented reality system, that would work together with Teslasuit and Teslaglove models remotely and wirelessly. Revolutionary streaming service SDK will blow your mind with it unlimited possibilities, provided on most high level ever.

Pffffft. All of this reads like imaginary, aspirational nonsense. Just someone tossing ideas onto a webpage.

> Platforms

> Native SDK for main platforms such as Linux, Windows and even Mac.

I appreciate that 2018's vaporware is prioritizing the Linux desktop.

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Every thread about something cool has a bunch of posts filled with unfounded skepticism.

Do you have a good reason to claim it's vaporware, or is it just cool to be controversial on HN? What does your pointless pessimism and negativity add to the conversation?

HN is a community of hackers who like tech, creating stuff, and building the future. Let's get excited about the new things and support our colleagues, instead of just instinctively dismissing anything new.

I don't think that's a fair accusation. I've been reading hacker news for several years and this is maybe the second time I've seen a new product and my first thought was "vaporware". There is something about the renderings and the half-baked content that gives off a strong sense of not being close to production. We could be wrong, but it does at least indicate that they need to do something about their public facing site if so.

Agreed.

Seconded.

The name does it for me. Clearly a cheap grab for some attention that would be aimed at Tesla Motors.

I thought it was vaporware too because of the straight out of Poser look. As beautiful as the rendering is. I dug through the Twitter feeds and this looks pretty real to me https://twitter.com/a_lyakhov/status/933276295668084736 https://twitter.com/real_teslasuit/status/951561726436225031

It’s a haptic suit for VR.

I couldn’t make a more buzzword-y, vaporware-sounding sentence unless I added the words “crypto” and “AI“ to it somehow.

What it adds to the conversation? That if you want to back such projects, you'd better be prepared to lose your money. There is no mention of crowdsourcing and preorders yet but if it happens, you have been warned.

I don't mean it is a scam, but it is definitely high risk. In fact I can only imagine to see it succeed if it is backed by a 800lb gorilla with money to burn. The obvious one would be the military.

The skepticism is well founded. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, put or shut up if you prefer.

This is a marketing page, there's been more than enough recent scams built on nothing but high quality marketing pages that you'd be incredibly gullible to believe them.

Any news from CES 2018? According to the blog it was meant to be unveiled there but I haven't seen anyone covering it.

It is there, but amongst the giant pile up of startups, it is hard to stand out. I would have paid more attention had I known it was of interest. :/

If you're at CES, it is in the bottom floor of the Sands just behind the Israel section.

new version of website is under construction, check back soon :)

It looks like you have some videos on youtube that make the product look interesting, such as:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5bOsUFb-4

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2-cEEu3ZHU

You should probably consider putting these and any other similar content you have front and center on the website. As it is now it looks a little thin on actual proof and comes off sounding a bit vaporware-ish.

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