Mysterious points of the augmented reality of Magic Leap attracted another $ 461 million of investments

The developer of the mysterious points of augmented reality Magic Leap attracted another $ 461   million in   The project was invested by Saudi investors from   state investment fund.

Thanks to them   the start-up budget stepped over the mark in   $ 2.3   billion investment. AND   This is despite the fact that the work on the project is conducted in   strict secrecy on   for 6 years, and   the Magic Leap itself is not   released on   the market is still   one product. All that is   Is fragmentary information from   of the profile press (some journalists are   they let him in   laboratory of the company) and several clips of two years ago.

What is Magic Leap

On   paper is the most progressive glasses of augmented reality in   world. Magic Leap One consists of   points with   six external cameras and   sensors, computational module and   controller. Although the company also   support voice commands, gestures and   tracking eye movements. To create a 3D image, the startup has developed a mysterious light field technology. FROM   Using the cameras, the glasses scan the space and   create an environment map. This allows you to remember the location of virtual objects, even when the user exits   room. By   words of a few people who had time to try glasses,   they have a much better field of view than   Microsoft HoloLens, and   The picture is so clear that it is impossible to distinguish individual pixels.

More about   development of Magic Leap and   participation in   project director " Lord of the Rings " Peter Jackson can be read in   this great material.