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WIRED
05-05-2025
- Business
- WIRED
Sightful's Spacetop Is a Better, More Practical Spatial Computing Experience
I've been eagerly awaiting the advent of spatial computing. My home office desk setup, with multiple screens and browser windows, helps me be very productive. But on the go, I'm relegated to a laptop's 13-inch screen (or packing a portable monitor), and I'm not as efficient. Spatial computing—usually driven by a mixed reality headset or smart glasses—lets you craft a multi-monitor virtual workspace, where you can place apps and browser windows around your periphery, to replicate the experience you have set up at home or the office. Or you can take it a step further because you're only limited by your imagination. Over the years, I've tested various versions of the technology, from the Nimo Planet smart glasses I used at CES to Apple's Vision Pro on a flight to Barcelona, as companies compete to sit at the forefront of the next era in computing. No one has been able to offer a reasonable experience—until now. I first saw Sightful's Spacetop spatial computing software in a hotel suite at CES 2023, before the company came out of stealth mode. The initial experience worked with a pair of smart glasses connected to the bottom half of a laptop, just the keyboard and trackpad with no display, which also housed the computer's guts. In 2024, the company debuted the G1, a polished version ready for market, but Sightful CEO Tamir Berliner says the sudden advent of 'AI PCs," which now offered enough power to drive a spatial computing experience, forced it to revisit its hardware. That leads us to today's Spacetop for Windows. Instead of a custom laptop hardware sans display and software powered by Chromium, Sightful's new approach is to provide the smart glasses and let you download its Spacetop software onto a compatible Windows laptop. It costs $899 for the glasses and the software, and after the first year, you'll be charged $200 annually for access to the Spacetop software. Despite working at a few coffee shops this past week, I've been just as efficient virtually as in my work-from-home setup. I already don't want to be without it. Work Space Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Spacetop for Windows is a piece of downloadable software, and it's designed to work with Xreal's Air 2 Ultra augmented reality glasses, which are included in your purchase. You can get prescription lens inserts for the glasses, as I did, meaning I could remove my eyeglasses to use the Xreal. If you have smart glasses from another company with similar features (namely, six degrees of freedom), you can reach out to Sightful to see if there's a solution to get Spacetop running on them. The company hopes to support a wider range of smart glasses over time.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Spacetop for Windows Gives Your Laptop a Private 100-Inch AR Workspace
Sightful has unveiled Spacetop for Windows, an AR workspace package for Windows AI PCs. It's a combination glasses-and-software package that projects a desktop image about 100 inches wide in front of you. You can only see this image when you wear the included glasses. It's optimized for modern Windows laptops with dedicated NPUs, including the Dell XPS, the HP Elitebook, and Microsoft's Surface Laptop for Business, among others. The release comes almost two years after the company unveiled what it described as the world's first augmented reality (AR) laptop. At the time, few liked the idea of such a specialized, expensive product. Still, Sightful says that developing custom hardware was necessary until the PC industry caught up with the computing power needed for a productive AR experience. The company's founders say users' number one requests were for Windows compatibility and the ability to run the applications they wanted. Now that today's laptops have the necessary hardware, Spacetop for Windows can generate the same 100-inch virtual display. The company says the experience is made to feel natural for Windows users—no more extra monitors or selecting between multiple desktops when you have such a large virtual display right in front of you. To see it, users must wear the XReal Air Ultra 2 AR glasses, which are designed to be lightweight (83g) and have dual OLED screens with 1080p resolution for each eye. Otherwise, Sightful says that Spacetop for Windows now works with Windows applications as expected. You can move and adjust the virtual desktop using simple keyboard shortcuts like pushing, sliding, and rotating. It includes a Travel mode that keeps the workspace stable on the go and adaptive brightness for various lighting conditions. The concept should also be ergonomic, at least compared with the neck strain you could normally get from hunching over a laptop display. The $899 Spacetop bundle launches today and includes the XReal Air Ultra 2 AR glasses and a 12-month subscription to the Spacetop software, with an annual renewal fee of $200. Optional prescription lenses are available for an additional cost of $50 to $150. Sightful is launching Spacetop for Windows in the US and Germany, with plans for more countries in 2025.
Business Wire
24-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Sightful Launches Spacetop for Windows — AR Productivity Software Built for the AI PC Era
TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Sightful announces the launch of Spacetop for Windows, marking a pivotal acceleration in its mission to redefine mobile productivity through Augmented Reality. Known for building the world's first AR laptop as a complete hardware-software solution, Sightful is now bringing the power of Spacetop to the world's most popular OS with a software-only offering designed for the rapidly growing category of AI laptops. Spacetop for Windows unlocks a private, immersive, and endlessly expandable virtual workspace anywhere, enabling professionals to carry a multi-monitor setup in their backpack. Share Spacetop for Windows unlocks a private, immersive, and endlessly expandable virtual workspace anywhere, enabling professionals to carry a multi-monitor setup in their backpack. No matter where users are—on a train, in a café, or on a plane—Spacetop provides a powerful, private workspace that's invisible to those around them. 'Spacetop is exactly why AI PCs were designed - it unlocks the true power of the architecture,' said Tamir Berliner, CEO and co-founder of Sightful. 'For four years while we developed Spacetop, the number one request from users and businesses was 'When is it coming to Windows?' Today is that day. The rise of AI laptops not only accelerated our mission to use software to reach scale but unlocked huge new possibilities for what an AR workspace can do when combined with the power of AI.' Sightful becoming a software-only solution was always central to the company's long-term vision. Initially, the company developed its own hardware to deliver on the promise of productive AR—and waited for the industry to catch up. The emergence of AI PCs, equipped with dedicated NPUs alongside powerful and power-efficient CPUs and GPUs, represented a turning point. Canalys forecasts that nearly 1 in 5 PCs shipped in 2024 will be AI-capable, rising to over 60% by 2027. The market is ready, and so is Spacetop. Spacetop for Windows brings the familiar functionality of a laptop with the freedom of AR. Users can place applications anywhere in a 100'+ spatial canvas: messaging apps off to the side, giant spreadsheets front and center, documents stretched vertically, all while maintaining complete privacy. Key features include: Seamless access to popular apps: Spacetop works with consumer and business apps that power productivity every day for Windows users Push, slide, and rotate your workspace with intuitive keystrokes Travel mode that keeps your workspace with you on the go, whether in a plane, train, coffee shop, Ubering, or on your sofa Bright, crystal-clear display that adjusts to lighting for use indoors and out Natural OS experience, designed to feel familiar yet unlock the potential of spatial computing vs. a simple screen extension All-day comfort with lightweight glasses (83g) Massive 100' display for a multi-monitor / multi-window expansive workspace Ergonomic benefits help avoid neck strain, hunching, and squinting at a small display Importantly, Spacetop preserves the privacy and focus of a home office setup in any environment. Sensitive work— confidential personal or client information, legal contracts, financial data, and more—remains visible only to the user, even in public spaces. Beginning April 24th, 2025, customers can order the Spacetop Bundle at $899, which includes: XREAL Air Ultra 2 AR glasses 12-month Spacetop subscription (renews annually at $200) Optional optical lenses are also available for an additional cost: Prescription single-vision lens inserts $50 Prescription progressive-vision lens inserts $150 In addition to the launch of Spacetop for Windows, for the first time, Spacetop will be available internationally, expanding beyond the U.S. into Germany, with more countries to follow in 2025. 'Demand for Spacetop has never been limited by geography,' said Berliner. 'Now that the hardware ecosystem has matured, we're thrilled to meet that global demand through trusted international partners.' This expansion is supported by a new strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom, who will help bring Spacetop to their large B2B customer base. Additional collaborations with SHI International Corp, and Intel, will bring new distribution channels for Spacetop enterprise sales, as well as ongoing strategic product development efforts with Intel Corporation. "Sightful's Spacetop redefines mobile productivity with a virtual 100'' workspace—empowering our B2B customers with secure, flexible, and digitized solutions for the future of work," said Dr. Maximilian Ahrens, Senior Vice President, T Digital of Deutsche Telekom. "SHI is thrilled to partner with Spacetop in launching their cutting-edge AR solution, seamlessly integrating with 2 of our largest tech partners, Microsoft and Intel, in revolutionizing the user experience in the PC world. The reactions within SHI, our partners, and customers have had while experiencing Spacetop is astounding. There's just nothing like it," said Amy Troxell, Director of End User Device Overlay Partners at SHI International Corp. The PC market continues to flourish globally, and the mixed reality boom is only getting stronger. The strategic collaboration between Sightful and Intel will bring better and smarter productivity solutions to customers worldwide. Spacetop for Windows is optimized for modern AI laptops that support high-performance spatial computing. Some of the recommended systems include: Dell XPS Core Ultra 7 (32GB) HP Elitebook Lenovo Yoga Slim ASUS Zenbook Acer Swift Go 14 MS Surface Pro for Business (Ultra 7) **note: the above is a partial list of compatible laptops - for spec reference only While PC compatibility continues to grow, Sightful expects that many early adopters are already upgrading to these next-gen AI devices. The company is also anticipating many users who may upgrade in order to make full use of a 100' mobile office anywhere, privately. Spacetop is not just a product—it's a platform. With over $61 million raised in venture funding, Sightful is building toward a future of broad compatibility, supporting multiple compute platforms, devices, and glasses manufacturers. 'We formed Sightful in 2020, based on a belief that augmented reality is the right direction to take personal computing. Massive companies like Apple, Meta, Google—they all seem to agree that AR is the future. But we're focused on delivering value now,' said Tomer Kahan, co-founder and COO. 'Spacetop is for people who need to work—securely, comfortably, and powerfully—today.' Spacetop for Windows is available for purchase as of April 24, 2025 at About Sightful Sightful is dedicated to transforming the world around us for the work-from-anywhere movement, delivering productivity and privacy through augmented reality. Founded by spatial computing veterans Tamir Berliner (PrimeSense [acquired by Apple], Magic Leap), and Tomer Kahan (Broadcom, N-trig [Acquired by Microsoft], Magic Leap), Sightful brings together a team of experts in product management, UX/UI, core software, cloud, applications, computer vision, artificial intelligence, systems, and design, along with best-in-class partners. Sightful investors include Corner Ventures, Aleph, and more, is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has offices in Palo Alto, New York, and Taiwan.
