723K views · Aug 17, 2018 · 34:09 · 3 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2018–2019
Adam Savage's Tested spends a week with the Magic Leap One developer kit. They dig into the hardware, display technology, user experience and launch apps.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN recommends it as an in-depth independent review that tempers expectations and adds technical detail beyond Magic Leap's own materials.
“I'd recommend you check out the [Tested review][1]”HN comment, 2018
“Worth watching Tested's review on youtube”
Review tempers expectations despite some promotional tone.
Worth watching Tested's review on youtube this video I was expecting typical astroturfing and there is a bit of that. But they are also tempering expectations.
“I'd recommend you check out the [Tested review][1]”
Technical details beyond Magic Leap's own materials.
Not many technical details from Magic Leap themselves, unfortunately. I'd recommend you check out the [Tested review][1] and [iFixit teardown][2]. [1]: this video [2]: link
“Here's Tested's in-depth review from last year”
In-depth independent review of Magic Leap One.
There are plenty of independent videos available. Here's Tested's in-depth review from last year: this video
“here's the Tested review for current Magic Leap product”
Reference review of Magic Leap One Creator Edition.
The article reports on the lawsuit, but is light on details about the headset. Tested recently did a 10 minute review on this headset, the 'Nreal Light' [1] link Regardless of the merits of the lawsuit, I can see why Magic Leap would be scared. The AR glasses looks great. They're certainly stylish enough for the mass-market -- they look like normal glasses at first glance, they're quite reasonably priced (at $500), and run from a regular Android phones via USB-C (for power, as well as sensor and video data). For reference, here's the Tested review for current Magic Leap product, the Magic Leap One Creator Edition: this video . It retails for $2295. Though it comes with controllers, eye-tracking for focal accommodation, two waveguides displays that are used to provide two separate physical layers to focus on.
