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For the past seven years, Magic Leap has built up

endless hype and increasing skepticism along with


more than $2.3 billion in funding from the likes of Magic Leap has
Alibaba, Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Warner Bros., built up
and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The secretive startup endless hype
has also struck content partnerships with Disney and increasing
and the NBA. skepticism
along with
The mixed-reality experience itself is similar to that of more than $2.3
the Microsoft HoloLens or the 3D AR/VR experiences
billion in
you can build with tools such as Amazon Sumerian. The
funding.
headset’s computer vision and spatial audio technology
powers mixed-reality gaming, the ability to fill the real
world with persistent, lifelike digital objects, and
soundfield audio.

Two cables extend from the back of the Lightwear


headset and feed down into the circular, belt-mounted
Lightpack hardware unit. The wireless controller offers
force control and haptic feedback with six degrees of
freedom, smooth movement, and intuitive gesture
response.

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