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Here is the invention of the century.
The caveats are you need something sturdy enough to recline it on and it helps to have smaller pillows on the sides to keep it from falling forward.
After weeks of holding the handy pro 2 while laying in bed using VR, I developed horrible finger pain. My fingers still hurt after a week of not using it. I was ready to call the purchase a wash but my hormones wasn’t ready to throw away $400.
I noticed I had some empty card board shoe boxes I’ve been meaning to throw away when it hit me. I grabbed the handy, placed it on the box, and then cut a tight pattern allowing me to push it into the box. The key was cutting the pattern just enough so the handy is held tightly in place. I cut the pattern starting at the base of the box and left the top and bottom “flaps” to add stability.
From there, all I needed was something to recline it on (in my case a hard pillow). I tested it out and it worked perfectly. You might have to make adjustments regarding how you trim the cardboard but the important part is to keep tue handy cutout part small enough to where it holds it in tightly.
It’s definitely some redneck engineering material but it works and all you need is a cardboard shoe box.
I’ve been using the Handy 2 pro for a few weeks now and it works great. One of the downsides is having to hold it tightly for it to do its thing. I use it laying down in bed with my VR headset on. My typical session is about 45m to an hour. This puts a lot of strain on my fingers.
Today I noticed my finger joints hurting throughout the day and it worries me. It’s only on the hand I use to hold the handy so I’m 99% sure that’s what’s causing it.
What do y’all do to help with this aside from mounting in to a desk or having some complicated set up? This is arguably my biggest complaint. It takes away from the immersion and is causing me health issues. I love the sensation but might have to stop using it if it gets worse.
I waited months for it to arrive with bad customer support along the way. It finally got here a few days ago and I was very excited to try it out.
Prior to the handy I used the Kiiroo Keon. I decided to switch to the handy because the two keons I had both stopped working right after a year. The handy 2 pro is almost twice as expensive so I thought it’d be a huge upgrade (fallacy that cost more equals better).
I’ve used it a few times and the actual stroking is great. It has slipped out a few times but that might have been user error. My biggest gripe is the effort one has to go through to keep it stationary or make it hands free. With the Keon the flashlight is encased within the plastic so you can set it anywhere without you having to hold it.
With the handy, I don’t see an easy way to do that aside from putting more money/effort figuring it out on my own. I’m a fan of VR with scripts. Before I could sit back with the Keon and let it’s do its thing. You’re not able to do that with the handy out of the box unfortunately.
I’m regretting the purchase just on that, considering the huge price difference