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> 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 wi

by smaili 8y ago

> 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 curious if it's built from the ground up or a mod of an existing OS.

qeternity 8y ago
These days "OS" is basically marketing speak for SDK on top of a Linux kernel.
- computerphage 8y ago
  If that! I've seen company claim to be the "OS of banks" meaning they're a commonly used application for people doing something in a bank.
- adrian_mrd 8y ago
  So true.
CharlesW 8y ago
It's Linux. "Magic Leap is best known for its hardware, but the roughly 1,500-person company has a large software team as well, and the Magic Leap One has a functional operating system and starting app suite. Its Linux-based Lumen OS…"[1] "There's also information on the Magic Leap's Lumin OS, a custom-built operating system based on open source/Linux tools."[2] [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/8/17662040/magic-leap-one-creator-edition-preview-mixed-reality-glasses-launch https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/8/17662040/magic-leap-one-cr... [2] https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/19/magic-leap-first-set-ar-developer-tools/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/19/magic-leap-first-set-ar-...
joezydeco 8y ago
"Magic Leap says they have “built a whole new operating system” called LuminOS to take advantage of their “spatial computing system“. It is actually just Android with custom stuff on top, the same approach most people take when they want to claim they have built a whole operating system... I hope Magic Leap does cool stuff in the future, but the current UI is basically an Android Wear watch menu that floats in front of you." http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/ http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/
- taurath 8y ago
  Wait, they used the magnet-based tracking system?? Those DO NOT WORK, and has been proved over and over again - having a tube-light in the same room will make them not work.
- jonnydubowsky 8y ago
  This is a great read. Thanks for posting!my favorite quote, "The ML1 is a not a “lightfield projector” or display by any broadly accepted definition, and as a Bi-Focal Display, only solves vergence-accommodation conflict in contrived demos that put all UI and environmental elements at one of two focus planes. Mismatch occurs at all other depths. In much the same way, a broken clock displays the correct time twice a day."
wsgreen 8y ago
Palmer Luckey's review said it was just a wrapper over Android. http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/ http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/

by smaili 8y ago

qeternity 8y ago

These days "OS" is basically marketing speak for SDK on top of a Linux kernel.

computerphage 8y ago
If that! I've seen company claim to be the "OS of banks" meaning they're a commonly used application for people doing something in a bank.
adrian_mrd 8y ago
So true.

CharlesW 8y ago

It's Linux. "Magic Leap is best known for its hardware, but the roughly 1,500-person company has a large software team as well, and the Magic Leap One has a functional operating system and starting app suite. Its Linux-based Lumen OS…"[1] "There's also information on the Magic Leap's Lumin OS, a custom-built operating system based on open source/Linux tools."[2] [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/8/17662040/magic-leap-one-creator-edition-preview-mixed-reality-glasses-launch https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/8/17662040/magic-leap-one-cr... [2] https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/19/magic-leap-first-set-ar-developer-tools/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/19/magic-leap-first-set-ar-...

joezydeco 8y ago

"Magic Leap says they have “built a whole new operating system” called LuminOS to take advantage of their “spatial computing system“. It is actually just Android with custom stuff on top, the same approach most people take when they want to claim they have built a whole operating system... I hope Magic Leap does cool stuff in the future, but the current UI is basically an Android Wear watch menu that floats in front of you." http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/ http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/

taurath 8y ago
Wait, they used the magnet-based tracking system?? Those DO NOT WORK, and has been proved over and over again - having a tube-light in the same room will make them not work.
jonnydubowsky 8y ago
This is a great read. Thanks for posting!my favorite quote, "The ML1 is a not a “lightfield projector” or display by any broadly accepted definition, and as a Bi-Focal Display, only solves vergence-accommodation conflict in contrived demos that put all UI and environmental elements at one of two focus planes. Mismatch occurs at all other depths. In much the same way, a broken clock displays the correct time twice a day."

wsgreen 8y ago

Palmer Luckey's review said it was just a wrapper over Android. http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/ http://palmerluckey.com/magic-leap-is-a-tragic-heap/