Magic Leap 2 is real and raises the bar for pro AR headsets

Date:
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:43:52 +0000

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Magic Leap has announced a successor to its Magic Leap One AR headset.

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After a prolonged period of radio silence, augmented reality (AR) startup Magic Leap has re-entered the fold with the announcement of an all-new workplace-focused headset, the Magic Leap 2.

The move comes as the companys CEO Peggy Johnson revealed Magic Leap has raised $500 million in investor funding to allow for the development of the new AR device, which marks the first major hardware upgrade to its inaugural headset offering, the Magic Leap One .

Designed to be the industrys smallest and lightest device built for
enterprise adoption, the Magic Leap 2 will boast several design and feature improvements over its predecessor with the most notable being its capacity for use all day, every day. @peggyj just revealed #MagicLeap2 on @CNBC - the industrys smallest and lightest device. Built for enterprise, it is more immersive and comfortable, with the largest FOV, and dimming a first-to-market innovation enabling use in brightly lit settings. https://t.co/jSPUGd4P9N pic.twitter.com/LVpUX6YfcW October 11, 2021 See more Check out our Oculus Quest 2 review Everything we know about the Oculus Quest 3 What are the best VR headsets ?

For starters, users of the Magic Leap 2 wont look like Vin Diesels Riddick
(an unfortunate consequence of wearing the Magic Leap One). Instead, the headset has been smartly redesigned to appear much more compact, which the company says will promote a more comfortable user experience.

Thats important, because no mixed reality headset on the market right now (AR or VR ) has proven comfortable to wear all day, save for a few low-functionality products like Facebooks Ray-Ban Stories .

Magic Leap hasnt yet shared details of the Magic Leap 2s battery life, but if its claims of all day use prove accurate, the new headset marks a tremendous and potentially game-changing improvement over the measly three hours
managed by the Magic Leap One. Giant leaps

The hardware itself has improved, too. CEO Johnson has claimed the Magic Leap 2 will benefit from segmented dimming technology, a first-to-market
innovation allowing the device to be used in brightly lit settings.

The headset will also boast improved color fidelity, text legibility and
image quality, as well as double the field-of-view of its predecessor a welcome upgrade, given the extremely restrictive FOV of the Magic Leap One.

Interestingly, much of this larger FOV seems to come upwards rather than outwards (see the company-provided illustration below), which suggests the device wont actually do much to improve a users spatial awareness. Still, as similar products go, the Magic Leap 2 will sport the largest field of view in the industry. (Image credit: Magic Leap)

All in all, then, Magic Leap looks to have made welcome improvements to the Magic Leap 2 in all the right areas. If indeed the headset can live up to its promise of being a device that you can put on your head in the morning and wear all day long, it really could prove a game-changer for workers in a
whole host of industries from medicine to construction.

The company says it plans to launch the Magic Leap 2 in 2022, though select customers are already trialling the product through an early access program. Everything we know about Apple's rumored VR headset

Via RoadtoVR



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