'magic leap one, creator edition' AR goggles will cost around 1,000 USD

UPDATE 2/14/2018: magic leap to release multiple versions of the headset — the cheapest of which will be priced similarly to a high-end phone (so, around 1,000 USD). the most expensive will reflect closer to the price of a high-end desktop computer (you do the math). the NBA has teamed up with magic leap. basketball games will be one of the first forms of third party entertainment available for viewing on the magic leap one headset.

don’t be fooled by magic leap’s ‘small reveal’ this morning (12/20/2017). there is nothing small about it. their new ‘magic leap one creator edition’ augmented reality goggles could change perception as we know it, or, at the very least, give insight into the potential of a mysterious, new innovation company.

it detects surfaces, planes and objects, allowing for digital reconstruction of your physical surroundings
all images courtesy of magic leap

if the internet is a virtual, infinite universe, than the ‘magic leap one creator edition’ may be the first step in exponentially multiplying the size of that universe by colliding it with the physical world. ‘were adding another dimension to computing. where digital respects the physical,’ says magic leap’s website.

lightwear’s lightfield photonics generate digital light at different depths

but what is it exactly? it’s digital lightfield technology, environmental mapping and tracking technology all in one nice package, the ‘lightwear’ headset; it’s the ‘lightpack,’ a small, wearable pouch, the ‘engine that drives’ its high-powered grapchics. it’s a headset with a little computer and of course, something to control it all. based on the previous names — lightpack, lightwear — one might guess the controller would be dubbed the ‘lightremote,’ or perhaps, the ’lightstick.’ no. the gesture-friendly tool that may soon navigate you through infinite new realities is simply named, ‘control.’

the technology allows our brain to naturally process digital objects the same way we do real-world objects

the ‘magic leap one, creator edition’ will be released in 2018, as will more leaps and bounds, but surely before then, if not already, some will go to the magic leap website; some will explore the colorful possibilities of augmentation. some may nod in agreement or roll eyes in skepticism, but regardless of opinion, some may stumble upon something odd within the ‘stories’ heading of their website: a virtual cat wearing a gigantically-gaudy, minority-report-esque headset. these viewers would be looking at the first prototype of the magic leap one, made just three years ago. the full story behind this ugly prototype’s short journey to beautiful fruition is unknown to this writer — unfortunate, the story seems like a magic one.

the lightpack