Spacetop Unveils Windows App to Transform Laptops into Expansive AR Workspaces

Alright, so here’s the thing. Sightful, yeah, pulled this huge “plot twist” last year. They had this funky laptop with AR glasses mixed in — but poof, axed it. Why? Who really knows, maybe the stars didn’t align. Anyway, now they’ve flung the doors open for Windows with this thing called Spacetop. And it’s supposed to change everything, like turning your world into this private screen fortress or whatever. Cool, right?

Now, they’ve kept those XREAL AR glasses — you remember those, right? But the game plan’s shifted. Suddenly, they’re launching this app for all the big-league brands: Dell, HP… the usual suspects. Feels like they’re playing on a bigger field now.

Before all this jazz, Sightful had their own weirdo laptop. Ran on something called SpaceOS — made-up word, but sounds fancy. They squashed it in October 2024. I mean, dished out refunds and everything. Nearly two grand they were asking for that gizmo. Mind-blowing, honestly.

Their reasoning? Some techy jargon about NPUs making AR apps run smoother and killing less battery. Maybe. Or maybe they just wanted a fresh start — who’s asking?

Oh, and they’ve got this bundle thingy now, $899 if you’re counting. Comes with some AR glasses that cost almost $700 on their own. Plus a year’s sub to Spacetop. Sounds like a deal. Or not? You decide.

Oh, right. You can buy special lenses if your eyes aren’t quite 20/20. An extra fifty bucks or so, but hey, clarity has a price, right?

They’re suggesting some laptops as perfect partners in this high-tech dance. Dell XPS, HP Elitebook, Lenovo Yoga — the cool kids. But you might find others in the wild. Technology moves fast, and I’m just trying to keep up.

Features? Yeah, let’s talk about them. You got your apps, floating around like holograms or something. Fancy movements with keys. There’s this ‘travel mode’ too. Good news for the wanderers. Display adjusts to, I dunno, house lights and sunshine? Sounds like sci-fi, honestly.

And lightweight glasses mean you won’t feel like a bobblehead. Not really a fan of hunching or squinting myself — those are possible perks they’re pitching.

No idea how they managed to gather $61M for this. Magic beans? The founders have credits from places like PrimeSense and Magic Leap, so maybe that’s it. They’re all over the globe: Tel Aviv, Palo Alto, New York, Taiwan. Feels like a world-spanning saga, no?

Anyway, there’s more if you wanna dive deeper, but I’m just here for the highlights.