One challenge of working on the go is maintaining privacy—whether it’s teachers grading in a café, designers trying to avoid industrial espionage on a late-night flight, or anyone trying to watch non-PG content on public transport without drawing attention. Anyone who’s ever felt uneasy about someone peeking at their screen will be intrigued by a new “screenless” laptop featuring a 100-inch virtual display visible only to the user.
Pioneering AR Computing with a Playful Tech Culture
Founded in 2020, Sightful has offices in Tel Aviv, San Francisco, New York, and Taipei. Israeli CEO and co-founder Tamir Berliner, who previously worked on Magic Leap’s augmented reality, leads the company alongside COO and co-founder Tomer Kahan. The duo presents themselves with a playful tech persona, even highlighting on their website that their “team chat is 60% GIFs, 20% GenAI images, 20% actual words.”
Despite their somewhat cheesy “you-don’t-have-to-be-crazy-to-work-here” image, the duo is earning praise from major outlets like PCWorld, Wired, and Future, with reviewers calling their product a “game-changer” and the “future of computing,” even outperforming Meta’s devices and Apple’s Vision Pro.
A Virtual Screen That Wraps Around You
Known as the Spacetop, the system combines hardware and software to create a massive virtual screen that wraps around the user via custom augmented-reality glasses. In a style reminiscent of Minority Report, users can interact with the air-screen—pinning windows, resizing objects, and running most Windows and web apps, as well as the AOSP (open-source Android) OS. The hardware requires an Intel Core Ultra 7 or 9 processor with Meteor Lake architecture or newer.
Some reviewers were surprised by the Spacetop’s price: $899 (about €788) plus a $200 yearly software subscription. Prescription lenses are optional, costing $50 for single vision or $150 for progressive, covering a range from +6.00 to -9.00.
While not cheap, the device’s focus on corporate productivity makes its private, invisible screen a standout feature. Other perks include portability—the 106-gram headset adds virtually no extra weight for travel—and compact dimensions of 146 x 175 x 44 mm when unfolded.
Reviewers also praise the Spacetop’s top-loaded display, which keeps the bottom third of the “screen” clear, allowing users to stay aware of their surroundings. This design helps reduce the motion sickness often associated with AR headsets and prevents accidents like kicking a pet or tripping over objects.
The device also includes a travel mode that enhances motion tracking and a cursor that follows and predicts the user’s eye movements, eliminating the need to carry a mouse while on the go.
Additionally, the ergonomic design can ease neck strain caused by looking down at traditional laptops, while the distraction of watching other people’s screens remains someone else’s problem.
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