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Tested: Magic Leap One Augmented Reality Review!

Adam Savage’s Tested · 722.5K views · 2018-08-17 · 34:09

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Overview

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.

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HN recommends it as an in-depth independent review that tempers expectations and adds technical detail beyond Magic Leap's own materials.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2018–2019

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VR, AR & spatial computingConsumer devices & gadgets
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What people said

AndrewKemendo · 2019-12 · Recommendation

There are plenty of independent videos available. Here's Tested's in-depth review from last year: [VIDEO]

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reggieband · 2018-08 · Recommendation

Worth watching Tested's review on youtube [VIDEO] I was expecting typical astroturfing and there is a bit of that. But they are also tempering expectations.

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Ajedi32 · 2018-08 · Recommendation

Not many technical details from Magic Leap themselves, unfortunately. I'd recommend you check out the [Tested review][1] and [iFixit teardown][2]. [1]: [VIDEO] [2]: [LINK]

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