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by Holomakerbot 8y ago
2b is a drop in the bucket compared to other companies like Microsoft and Apple. They’re not just building a headset, but the software to run it and funding both 1st and 3rd party content.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Read this to find out what it is and what it does: https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/lightwear-intro... Release is this year. Pricing will come at time of preorder.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Was the part about a developer turning it down because of the NDA part of the marketing too? Most likely this story came out because the press will print anything about magic leap if it fits the narrative of ML being in trouble. Highly unli
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
The Rolling Stone writer who tried it in December was impressed (of course that’s not to say he thought it was perfect either) and people at GDC who demoed it were also impressed. It’s looking less and less like this is the next theranos as
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
“I don't think they were ever upfront about what their device can really achieve before.” They’ve been very upfront about this. The problem is all the noise that’s been generated by armchair critics who have spammed every article about
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
While I somewhat agree, I also think that there is something to the argument that “investors have been giving them money for years”. At a certain point it becomes clear that those investors are probably wiser than the armchair critics who h
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
People have been comparing magic leap to theranos for years but neglecting the major differences between the two. Magic leap will at least have a product out that does not need to meet stringent FDA guidelines. Magic leap is not being sued
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
That's why long term Magic Leap's hip-worn battery/processor and Apple's likely to be iPhone connected to glasses solution will trump the all-in-one Hololens style design.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Their strategy is to get devs on board first with their creator edition launching this year. SDK in two weeks at GDC.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Er, I didn't say that. But the three presentations are to teach devs how to use their platform. I'm sure you were just being snarky with the assumption that it will just be another celebrity appearance, but I'm pointing out t
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Nothing you showed demonstrates anything close to a "lie".
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
I think you'll be surprised if that's really what you expect. Developers don't pay money to see something like that. They're there to learn and the three presentations are aimed at using the platform. Expect an SDK relea
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Only a couple weeks to find out. They have multiple presentations slated for GDC, the largest gaming developer conference.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Here’s some actual data: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Magic-Leap-Salaries-E799754...
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
You said you’ve never seen anyone call them the next Theranos or vaporware. You then proceed to link me to a bunch of neutral stories in which invariably someone does call them that and even after I gave you links supporting that notion. An
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
Even in your link there are multiple people calling it the next theranos or vaporware. Just because there happen to be some level-headed people here doesn't exclude that the majority of news pumped out is dubious about Magic Leap'
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
The "public at large" are definitely betting that Magic Leap are another Theranos and will self-implode shortly, or just be vaporware forever.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
4 years. It matters.
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
They only got funding in 2014. Before that it was just a guy in his garage tinkering with concepts. People often think they’ve been making t for 8 years because that’s when the company was founded. But actually at that time they were workin
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
There currently is no AR consumer device. If they launch within the next 6 months, as rumored, they are in a very good position. That being said, I didn't say there isn't reason to be skeptical. Just that most people are oblivious
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by Holomakerbot 9y ago
There have been several articles over the past months about an upcoming launch and descriptions of the product. It's just that people here only like to discuss the funding articles because it's easier to cast doubt.