Magic Leap – the “secret” tech sensation

A little known firm has attracted $542 million of funding from Google and other wealthy backers. The four-year-old visual display company is developing its own eyeglasses-like device, designed to project computer-generated 3D images over real life settings
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WHAT WE KNOW

Magic Leap says lightweight wearable device will beam images onto retina to produce 3D images projected with sense of depth

Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz, says technology is ideal for gamers, game designers, writers, coders, artists, musicians and film-makers

Major investment by Google could pave way for future partnership between Magic Leap and Google Glass
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Artist’s impression: Device is likely to resemble Google Glass…

Two projectors: Create realistic 3D

I spent half a day immersed in… I just couldn’t get the smile off my face Thomas Tull, CEO of Legendary Entertainment

Projector

Reality

Augmented reality

Retina

Projector: points at eye

…but images are not limited to fixed point within your vision

3D computer graphic: Image superimposed over reality

Launch expected relatively soon 

Sources: Magic Leap, Tech Times, TechCrunch, Fast Company

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