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Gallery: A Close-Up Look at the Magic Leap One's Optics

Aug 9, 2018 07:53 PM
View through the lens of a camera or optical device.

For the curious, here are a number of close-up shots of the Magic Leap One's optics and the magnetic attachment that can be swapped out for a version with lenses matching your glasses prescription in the near future.

From the Inside

If you look closely, you'll notice the horizontal banding layers of the waveguide. I believe the little things at the ends of the wires you see are IR emitting LEDs used for the eye tracking sensor. They're not visible when you're actually wearing the headset. Neither is the banding.

Camera lens close-up with reflections.

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View through a lens showing a digital display and blurred background.

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Camera lens close-up with reflections.

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View through a lens showing a digital display and blurred background.

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Image of a camera viewfinder displaying a blank screen with controls visible.

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The IR LEDs are recessed in little cut-outs in the protective layer that covers the wave guides.

Black sports sunglasses resting on a wooden surface.

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The magnetic clip-in frame can be swapped for ones with prescription lenses to be released in the future.

Smart glasses with detachable lens frame on a wooden surface.

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Lens of a camera or optical device focused on a subject.

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Smart glasses with detachable lens frame on a wooden surface.

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Lens of a camera or optical device focused on a subject.

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From the Outside

The lenses are not very dark. They look like a light pair of sunglasses. However, they are fairly reflective on the outside, so, if anything, ambient reflections obscure the view of the waveguides more than their shading.

Augmented reality headset close-up showing lens and frame details.

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Gallery: A Close-Up Look at the Magic Leap One's Optics

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Augmented reality headset close-up showing lens and frame details.

Bryan Crow/Next Reality

Gallery: A Close-Up Look at the Magic Leap One's Optics

Bryan Crow/Next Reality

From the Side Towards the Light Engine

You can't see anything other than a tiny slit where the waveguides curve into the sides where the light engine projectors are.

Close-up of a camera lens with a blurred background.

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Those are just a few close-up looks for those of you who haven't taken the dive yet into what Magic Leap calls the "Magicverse." Stay locked in on Next Reality as we continue to dissect Magic Leap's long-awaited spatial computing device.

Cover image by Bryan Crow/Next Reality

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