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What happened to Magic Leap?

15 points by sixQuarks 9y ago

I haven't heard anything about them in awhile.

baalimago 9y ago
I've tried it. It didn't work. Or well it did, but so poorly that it's not worth the hassle. This was a couple a years ago tho
- sixQuarks 9y ago
  This is the first time I've heard a claim that it wasn't good. Everyone that has tried it has apparently said it was awesome. How did you get a chance to try it?
  - baalimago 9y ago
    Father in law bought one and as i was doing 3d modelling at the time he thought that i could use it to manipulate the z axis easier so i got to set up and borrow it for a while. But the sensors were so off that i mostly spent time spasming my hand above it. Cool idea, no feasible applications
    - sixQuarks 9y ago
      What do you mean he bought one? They're not for sale, there's no way Magic Leap would let one of those things out of their grasp. I think you're confusing Magic Leap with possibly the Hololens or something else
    - gremlinsinc 9y ago
      This reminds me of Cheech and Chong's santa clause special... Where Cheech is explaining Santa, and Chong's like oh yeah..I met that guy, we used to play music together... lol Pretty sure getting a prototype of one of these would have to work for them and sign NDA's, etc...or buy off the black market for millions if someone stole one...
    - joshedly 9y ago
      I believe you are speaking about a leap motion rather than a magic leap. I used to get the two product names confused also.
      - baalimago 9y ago
        oohhh..! Yes! Yes exactly..! My bad
        sixQuarks 9y ago
        haha, ok i can see getting those two confused, but it is a rather large confusion.
  - arikr 9y ago
    > This was a couple a years ago tho
tlb 9y ago
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-11-so-what-the-hell-is-magic-leap-doing http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-11-so-what-the...
nunobrito 9y ago
Only in the US you see a startup getting over 1300 million USD of investment that is still working on their first product since 2010, and hasn't yet made a public release. From what it seems, they are doing internal events to figure out what they should be doing. This basically sums up what they is happening there: "what he really wants to do is make the stuff of his childhood become real. A robot that can do Luke Skywalker’s surgery. A way to see day dreams all the time" https://www.wired.com/2016/04/went-inside-magic-leaps-mysterious-hq-heres-saw/ https://www.wired.com/2016/04/went-inside-magic-leaps-myster...

15 points by sixQuarks 9y ago

I haven't heard anything about them in awhile.

I've tried it. It didn't work. Or well it did, but so poorly that it's not worth the hassle. This was a couple a years ago tho

sixQuarks 9y ago
This is the first time I've heard a claim that it wasn't good. Everyone that has tried it has apparently said it was awesome. How did you get a chance to try it?
- baalimago 9y ago
  Father in law bought one and as i was doing 3d modelling at the time he thought that i could use it to manipulate the z axis easier so i got to set up and borrow it for a while. But the sensors were so off that i mostly spent time spasming my hand above it. Cool idea, no feasible applications
  - sixQuarks 9y ago
    What do you mean he bought one? They're not for sale, there's no way Magic Leap would let one of those things out of their grasp. I think you're confusing Magic Leap with possibly the Hololens or something else
  - gremlinsinc 9y ago
    This reminds me of Cheech and Chong's santa clause special... Where Cheech is explaining Santa, and Chong's like oh yeah..I met that guy, we used to play music together... lol Pretty sure getting a prototype of one of these would have to work for them and sign NDA's, etc...or buy off the black market for millions if someone stole one...
  - joshedly 9y ago
    I believe you are speaking about a leap motion rather than a magic leap. I used to get the two product names confused also.
    - baalimago 9y ago
      oohhh..! Yes! Yes exactly..! My bad
      - sixQuarks 9y ago
        haha, ok i can see getting those two confused, but it is a rather large confusion.
- arikr 9y ago
  > This was a couple a years ago tho

tlb 9y ago

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-11-so-what-the-hell-is-magic-leap-doing http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-11-so-what-the...

nunobrito 9y ago

Only in the US you see a startup getting over 1300 million USD of investment that is still working on their first product since 2010, and hasn't yet made a public release. From what it seems, they are doing internal events to figure out what they should be doing. This basically sums up what they is happening there: "what he really wants to do is make the stuff of his childhood become real. A robot that can do Luke Skywalker’s surgery. A way to see day dreams all the time" https://www.wired.com/2016/04/went-inside-magic-leaps-mysterious-hq-heres-saw/ https://www.wired.com/2016/04/went-inside-magic-leaps-myster...