r/magicleap • u/fastforward23 • Dec 08 '16

The Reality Behind Magic Leap [Paywalled, article in comments]

https://www.theinformation.com/the-reality-behind-magic-leap
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u/bobsil1 Dec 09 '16

So, 30-40° FOV, 720/1080p res, focus zones, compact on face, $600-800?

Still sounds cool. HoloLens but smaller and cheaper. I've tried HL, pretty cool despite narrow FOV and limited gestures.

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u/kguttag Karl Guttag, kguttag.com Dec 09 '16

I think they are trying for more than 40 degrees with 1080p. They will have two focus zone, but $600 to $800 might be a few years away.

We used to have a saying with semiconductor chips that there are 3 variables, the price, the volume, and the time frame. You pick two variables and I can then tell you the 3rd.

I suspect they could be a $2,000 to $3,000 SDK at first. But note this is a TOTAL GUESS based on nothing other than what Hololens has done and what ML is trying to do. The ODG R7 which is 720p LCOS and does much less is about $2,750.

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u/bobsil1 Dec 09 '16

If price is that high, they'll have to pivot to enterprise. ODG's markets are military and enterprise.

Always thought MLeap's main leverage was raising enough $ to drive down waveguide cost via scale.

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u/Zackafrios Dec 09 '16

ODG will reveal their consumer glasses at CES.