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Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by ickwabe »

newfocogi wrote: post #21

What happened to Magic Leap's advanced photonic lightfield chip? I thought the thing that made Magic Leap special was their light field tech, but this just appears to be stacked wave guides, which other than having 2 focal planes seems to be the same tech as Hololens.

I think it's in there in the "waveguide" tech. iFixit has a pretty good write on on their tear down and they mention this.

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Magic+Leap+One+Teardown/1122...

Also...

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/23/teardown-of-magic-leap-one...

Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by hexeater »

DonHopkins wrote: post #27
kadendogthing wrote: post #22

Are they planning a sort of technical deep dive/developer Q&A? The page reeks of marketing and is extremely lax on any kind of substantial details that would make me want to purchase one of these things. I've enjoyed my vive and rift since they both came out, and I'd love to try this gadget out. It doesn't appear to be worth the cost at face value though.

I'm shocked, I say shocked, that something from Magic Leap could possibly be said to reek of marketing. You should spend the next six minutes and seventeen seconds of your life watching this amazing piece of public relations magic that transparently unveils the deep truth of what Magic Leap is really all about: The synthesis of imagination: Rony Abovitz and Magic Leap at TEDxSarasota https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w…

I suppose we have to suffer this type of non-content in order to enable those who ultimately deliver the goods!

Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by Ajedi32 »

kadendogthing wrote: post #22

Are they planning a sort of technical deep dive/developer Q&A? The page reeks of marketing and is extremely lax on any kind of substantial details that would make me want to purchase one of these things. I've enjoyed my vive and rift since they both came out, and I'd love to try this gadget out. It doesn't appear to be worth the cost at face value though.

Not many technical details from Magic Leap themselves, unfortunately. I'd recommend you check out the [Tested review][1] and [iFixit teardown][2].

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrq2akzdFq8

[2]: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Magic+Leap+One+Teardown/1122...

Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by a-dub »

dna_polymerase wrote: post #15

I remember the first articles about this super secretive start up from not the Silicon Valley, that did some super amazing stuff, loads of VC-cash and all that. This thing now looks really underwhelming. The pages full of marketing talk to present basically another (better, maybe) HoloLens.

The funny thing is, that was once the Segway.... which was something of a huge costly joke when it was finally unveiled.

Fast forward 5-10 years (I guess cheaper batteries helped?) and it seems that these fancy electric single wheel with a fancy active control system to balance on one axis are actually starting to do pretty well...

Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by wsgreen »

smaili wrote: post #5

> We created a new kind of computer so we built a whole new operating system. One that gets the most out of our spatial computing system by working in tandem with digital lightfields and the brain. Lumin OS is fully optimized for environment recognition, persistent digital content and the performance to power high-fidelity visual experiences that turns your wildest imagination into even wilder realities. Super curiou…

Palmer Luckey's review said it was just a wrapper over Android.

http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/

Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by pwaai »

taurath wrote: post #10

Really seems like a money furnace for the investors here.

Well if you are privileged to invest in Magic Leap One, they probably aren't hurting...no sympathy from me when their plans to buy a yacht is ruined :/

It is backed by Google so there is probably plans to improve the hardware which as it stands is not impressive OR knowing Google they could pull the plug just as easily.

In fact, Magic Leap One, is looking to be a major major flop, shortly after somebody released a review on the limited focal view and some annoying hardware designs I knew it was fucked.

Re: Magic Leap One now available for $2295

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Post by carrja99 »

DonHopkins wrote: post #27
kadendogthing wrote: post #22

Are they planning a sort of technical deep dive/developer Q&A? The page reeks of marketing and is extremely lax on any kind of substantial details that would make me want to purchase one of these things. I've enjoyed my vive and rift since they both came out, and I'd love to try this gadget out. It doesn't appear to be worth the cost at face value though.

I'm shocked, I say shocked, that something from Magic Leap could possibly be said to reek of marketing. You should spend the next six minutes and seventeen seconds of your life watching this amazing piece of public relations magic that transparently unveils the deep truth of what Magic Leap is really all about: The synthesis of imagination: Rony Abovitz and Magic Leap at TEDxSarasota https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w…

Love the top comment

"Probably the best example I have ever seen of a company that desperately needs a marketing director..."

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