This was unclear at the time of my purchase and I ended up not getting one.
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Update: While the strap is listed as a $30 item on the website, I was just told by Magic Leap that they’ve been making them free for all those who purchase it with their device. This option was universally preferred by me and my colleagues due to its friendly and context-agnostic nature, but it should have been a part of the original packet. Thankfully, Magic Leap sells an optional $30 strap that allows you to wear the light-pack over your shoulder. For example, while I was stress-testing the device the light-pack fell from my pocket at one point due to the type of pants I was wearing and the thick wires briefly choked me as they got stuck around my neck and almost brought the headset down. This makes trying out the Magic Leap One a little bit awkward as the user is set up for a potential accident. It’s actually quite heavy when you hold it on your hand, but the weight disappears when you clip it in your pocket - this has some trade-offs, however: the pocket-centered design ignores the possibility that users may be wearing things like a dress or more elastic pants that wouldn’t provide a strong grip.Īdding a bit of complexity to the UX are wires that can tangle in the user’s clothes and limbs if they’re not careful. The light-pack carries the bulk of the processing power for the ML1, so it is the heaviest object of the bunch.
Magic Leap says this is unusual, but I’m still waiting for a fix. The controller is intuitive, comfortable to hold and works well in most cases, although I’ve noticed some considerable delay in the 6DoF tracking.
I also felt some heat on my forehead after a few hours of use due to the placement of one of the processing units. It usually sits well on your head if you don’t move it too quickly, but can fall out of place if you perform extreme actions such as running. The headset is lightweight, easy to put on and comfortable, and that allowed me to use it for hours on end without tiring up my neck. The Magic Leap One consists of 3 elements: a light-pack, a headset and a controller - all of these components are beautifully designed, with colorful lights coming from unexpected places. It uses that information to allow you you to place digital objects in your world that feel real. If you’re not familiar, a mixed reality computer is a device that interacts with your senses and understands your physical space. It’s trying to do a ton-eye-tracking, hand-tracking, 6DoF controllers, real-time meshing and a number of other features that haven’t been seen in a mobile MR device before.Īnd although its OS and Apps don’t fully utilize the tech available to them, Magic Leap One is an ambitious, well-made, but imperfect MR devkit that doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but is still the most complete and affordable mixed-reality (MR) computer out there. There’s a lot that can be said about the Magic Leap One. It is reproduced here with the permission of the author. The following is based on the article by Lucas Rizzotto. ARTICLE: MAGIC LEAP ONE - IN DEPTH REVIEW