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"This is a game we’re playing around the office right now,' Magic Leap wrote in the description of the video." "In addition to the bulky demo connected to a co
by pharrington 9y ago
"This is a game we’re playing around the office right now,' Magic Leap wrote in the description of the video."
"In addition to the bulky demo connected to a computer, Mr. Abovitz showed The Information a prototype of the compact device it intends to build. It looked as if somebody fastened electronics to every inch of a pair of wire-framed glasses. It had a multi-layered, flat lens. He would not turn the device on, but assured a reporter that it worked just as well as the larger, helmet-like device."
Your post agrees that one year ago, Magic Leap was lying about the technology they had. JumpCrisscross only asserts that given all publicly available information, Magic Leap is probably still lying.
- tigershark 9y agoThis is absolutely false, the Rolling Stones journalist tested extensively the miniaturised prototype.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> one year ago, Magic Leap was lying about the technology they had >> This is absolutely false The Information documented Magic Leap lying about something unambiguous and untrue. That is absolutely true.
- briankelly 9y agoAnd if you're choosing who to trust between The Information and The Rolling Stone... well that's like choosing between a Bugatti Veyron and a Ford Pinto.
- pharrington 9y agoThe article begins with the author describing several demos, only after which he is guided to a different room where he has, in his own words, "My first close look at the full Magic Leap hardware." Rony Abovitz calls the chips supposedly powering his tech "Sea Monkeys."
- tigershark 9y ago"I noticed that when I moved or looked around, her eyes tracked mine. The cameras inside the Lightwear was feeding her data so she could maintain eye contact."
- pharrington 9y agoYes. The machines used to render that demo were, in the author's own words, not the full Magic Leap hardware. edit: Also, even if that demo was the advertised Magic Leap hardware, it still only responded to camera movement, and Miller said the demo had capabilities that he refused to actually display.
- tigershark 9y agono, the lightwear that he is using is the miniaturised device. At this point I'm having doubts if you understand English... And it is not only responding to camera movement, it is demonstrating a girl that seems almost real and that is tracked accurately. Plus all the other demos that he had on the actual hardware.
- pharrington 9y ago"The level of detail was impressive. I wouldn't mistake her for a real person" "I noticed that when I moved or looked around, her eyes tracked mine. The cameras inside the Lightwear were feeding her data so she could maintain eye contact." Yes it is possible that the demo changes behavior based on eye movement alone but that's not what the author said. Lightwear is the headset component. It is not functional without another, separate computer. The author says he only clearly saw the full, multi-piece ensemble of the advertised prototype Magic Leap hardware later, in a different room from the demos. My information comes from the literal words in and structure of the article. To make the point you are trying to make, one must add words and meaning that are not in the article. Continue insulting my literacy. edit: You are right about one thing; my assertion that the demo in question was reliant on -camera motion- may not be correct. Eye-tracking on commodity hardware using a single camera has been a solved problem for years.