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Cutting edge technology. Those Orion smart glasses use a totally novel display using micro-projectors bouncing light through waveguides etched into the silicon
by Manuel_D 2y ago
Cutting edge technology. Those Orion smart glasses use a totally novel display using micro-projectors bouncing light through waveguides etched into the silicon carbide lens. The glasses also apparently use 10 custom chips.
- cma 2y agoSame field of view as years old Magic Leap 2 though. Was Silicon carbide an expensive way to work around ML's patents and get the same FOV?
- Manuel_D 2y agoNo, it's a much wider field of view than the magic leap 2. 45 degrees vs 70 degrees. And more importantly it's in a much smaller form factor. https://www.magicleap.io/hubfs/ML_22214-104-1.jpeg https://www.magicleap.io/hubfs/ML_22214-104-1.jpeg https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2173579243.jpg?resize=1536,1022 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImage... The magic leap has a much narrower FOV, it's bulkier, and has a wired connection. The Orion are wireless, have a wider FOV, and are slimmer.
- cma 2y agoBoth have the same 70 degree diagonal field of view. You're comparing Meta's diagonal to ML2's horizontal. Its lighter, but years newer and not in significant production. The full wireless and self contained stuff is impressive, but not really tied to the display is it? Maybe more efficient for less battery drain? Do we have numbers on the display power consumption at a given brightness, and is it from the optics or the image source?