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Magic Leap: Started in 2011. 1.39 Billion $ funding. 6 years, No product / service delivered. With Apple getting serious with ARKit and Android trying to jump o

by amrrs 9y ago

Magic Leap: Started in 2011. 1.39 Billion $ funding. 6 years, No product / service delivered. With Apple getting serious with ARKit and Android trying to jump on board, when phones can rule AR, what Magic Leap could/would do? Sell to Jeff Bezos?

rtkwe 9y ago
Magic Leaps stuff is trying to be the next step beyond phone AR and is a big step up if they can get their immersive AR right. It's similar to the difference between early VR headsets that could only track orientation vs the Vive's room scale position tracking. They're both VR but the difference in utility and enjoyment is massive. I think we'll see the same thing with phone AR vs headset/goggle AR. Though personally I'm not pinning many hopes on Magic Leap specifically given how little we've seen of their actual device and how vague they are about actual progress.
- _pmf_ 9y ago
  > Though personally I'm not pinning many hopes on Magic Leap specifically given how little we've seen of their actual device and how vague they are about actual progress. I like it that they are trying something other than the traditional goggle based VR/AR that nobody wants.
  - amrrs 9y ago
    Ironically their recent patent was just a goggle (as supposed to the Mixed reality/retina lens hype) https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/08/30/magic-leap-rumored-ar-glasses-revealed-in-patent/ https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/08/30/magic-leap-rumored-a...
    - DonHopkins 9y ago
      "There's just one problem: Magic Leap didn't actually create all those awesome UI concepts. It copied them." "The images speak for themselves. On the left of each of these comparision shots, you'll see an illustration plucked directly from this Magic Leap patent application. On the right, you'll find a screengrab from an awesome UI concept invented by someone else." http://gizmodo.com/magic-leap-ripped-off-those-awesome-ui-concepts-1682716916 http://gizmodo.com/magic-leap-ripped-off-those-awesome-ui-co...

by amrrs 9y ago

rtkwe 9y ago

Magic Leaps stuff is trying to be the next step beyond phone AR and is a big step up if they can get their immersive AR right. It's similar to the difference between early VR headsets that could only track orientation vs the Vive's room scale position tracking. They're both VR but the difference in utility and enjoyment is massive. I think we'll see the same thing with phone AR vs headset/goggle AR. Though personally I'm not pinning many hopes on Magic Leap specifically given how little we've seen of their actual device and how vague they are about actual progress.

_pmf_ 9y ago
> Though personally I'm not pinning many hopes on Magic Leap specifically given how little we've seen of their actual device and how vague they are about actual progress. I like it that they are trying something other than the traditional goggle based VR/AR that nobody wants.
- amrrs 9y ago
  Ironically their recent patent was just a goggle (as supposed to the Mixed reality/retina lens hype) https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/08/30/magic-leap-rumored-ar-glasses-revealed-in-patent/ https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/08/30/magic-leap-rumored-a...
  - DonHopkins 9y ago
    "There's just one problem: Magic Leap didn't actually create all those awesome UI concepts. It copied them." "The images speak for themselves. On the left of each of these comparision shots, you'll see an illustration plucked directly from this Magic Leap patent application. On the right, you'll find a screengrab from an awesome UI concept invented by someone else." http://gizmodo.com/magic-leap-ripped-off-those-awesome-ui-concepts-1682716916 http://gizmodo.com/magic-leap-ripped-off-those-awesome-ui-co...