Inside Magic Leap

Post by TylerE » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:34 PM UTC

ubercore wrote: post #19

simplemath wrote: post #9

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"We're going to make augmented reality everything ! Repair manuals, etc" Bullshit. You're going to model and diagram every part and repair guide from every production model vehicle ever? Magic Leap would need a software development industry unto itself to build the solutions being batted lightly about in the OP like pingpong balls

I'm skeptical too, but I could envision a path where this gets a lot of the work done at a tooling level. All these products will have CAD models behind them already, AutoCad and SolidWorks, et al, could introduce tooling to pump out the assets necessary for this at not-terrible levels of effort, couldn't they?

Post by simplemath » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:36 PM UTC

binoct wrote: post #14

simplemath wrote: post #9

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"We're going to make augmented reality everything ! Repair manuals, etc" Bullshit. You're going to model and diagram every part and repair guide from every production model vehicle ever? Magic Leap would need a software development industry unto itself to build the solutions being batted lightly about in the OP like pingpong balls

I think that having an (the) entire industry writing solutions for Magic Leap is exactly what they are envisioning. It would be a platform, i.e. Chilton would build an app for it. Now, whether or not they are actually going to be the biggest thing in graphical interfaces since the flat screen is another question...

Post by lossolo » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:37 PM UTC

Post by Retric » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:42 PM UTC

talmand wrote: post #20

edblarney wrote: post #17

Ok - it seems that they 'absolutely' have something bewildering, and eye-popping. There are enough 'no information' testimonials by smart people to get that. BUT I'm still pretty weary of billions getting pumped into a business that remains unproven. + Maybe development is very expensive + Maybe the goggles cost to much + Maybe they just don't have quite enough content to justify the high costs + Maybe the experience…

I remember that we were going to revamp existing cities and build new cities in accordance to this wonderful transportation device that would change everything, of which I cannot recall the name. I currently see them used as joke props in movies.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:46 PM UTC

Retric wrote: post #27

talmand wrote: post #20

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I remember that we were going to revamp existing cities and build new cities in accordance to this wonderful transportation device that would change everything, of which I cannot recall the name. I currently see them used as joke props in movies.

If you include 'hover-boards' these battery powered, two wheeled, self balancing, things sold over 2.5 million of the things in just the USA in 2015. So, it really is becoming increasingly widespread. You can see this as and extension of the skateboards vs scooters vertical stick argument. PS: For comparson 17.5 million cars where sold in 2015 and 12.5 million bikes with 20+" wheels.