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22Jan/20Off

Magic Leap 1 augmented reality headset: A cheat sheet

13-magic-leap-oneTech specs for Magic Leap 1

Headset:

  • Six-layer waveguide "photonic lightfield chip" display
  • Eye tracking infrared sensors
  • IR dot projector for measuring room
  • 40x30 degree field of vision
  • Spatial audio
  • Voice input

Computer:

  • NVIDIA Parker SOC
  • 2 Denver 2.0 64-bit cores + 4 ARM Cortex A57 64-bit cores
  • NVIDIA Pascal GPU, 256 CUDA cores
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 128 GB SSD storage
  • Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11ac/b/g/n, USB-C
  • Up to three hours of continuous-use battery life
  • Runs on proprietary Lumin OS

Controller:

  • 6 degrees of freedom
  • LRA haptic feedback
  • Touchpad
  • 8-bit resolution trigger button
  • Digital bumper button
  • Digital home button

How can developers build apps for Magic Leap 1?

Magic Leap 1, like HoloLens, is a developer-centered device. Developers who want to build apps (experiences) for Magic Leap 1 need to not only have access to a Magic Leap headset but also know a bit about its software.

Magic Leap 1 runs on its own operating system called Lumin OS, which is built from open-source tools like Linux and the Android Open Source Project; developers will need to become familiar with the different layers of this OS and its components. Lumin OS won't be a mystery to seasoned developers, though, because it's made up almost entirely of these familiar components:

  • A Linux-based kernel with custom drivers for Magic Leap 1 makes up the Lumin OS core;
  • OS services are largely standard, along with a set of Perception Services that manage Magic Leap 1's sensors and other unique hardware;
  • The platform APIs used by Lumin OS are made up of standard POSIX APIs and additional ones especially for Magic Leap 1;
  • The Lumin runtime provides a basic set of foundational APIs and a UI toolkit;
  • Lumin OS uses popular 3D runtimes like Unreal 4 and Unity; and
  • Lumin OS's interface is the last layer, and it's custom built for Magic Leap 1.

See the full story here: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/magic-leap-1-augmented-reality-headset-a-cheat-sheet/

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