If we don’t consider the great Realmax, with all the AR headsets, I have always had the impression of looking through a window, while with Magic Leap 2 I have not had this impression. Let me tell you this clearly: for the first time, I have tried an augmented reality headset, and found its field of view usable. ![]() Notice how the FOV of the Magic Leap 2 is in portrait orientation (Image by Magic Leap) Comparison of the FOV of Magic Leap 1 and 2. The company bet on increasing the vertical field of view, and the results are great. What totally surprised me has been the FOV: Magic Leap 2 features a much bigger FOV than Magic Leap 1, and it is even bigger than the one of HoloLens 2. The “holograms” were still semitransparent, like in all other AR headsets currently on the market. Sometimes it was a bit annoying to see some colored reflections on the internal of the lenses, but probably this happened because of the many lights behind me in the expo area. The overall impression was that the quality of the virtual elements was good. There were no weird artifacts and rainbows like with HoloLens 2. The augmentations were good, the text of the demo was readable, and the colors were ok: maybe not the brightest colors I have ever tried (I think Nreal Light has more saturated colors), but still good. Let’s get back to the real deal of the device, that is the visuals: I tried a demo in which I could see a 3D version of a map of a city, and I could zoom it in or out, move it, and also see some UI panels about it. Visuals Visuals of this device are pretty satisfying This was not a major issue, but was still noticeable to me. In my short tests, the cable was not a nuisance, but wearing two devices instead of just one, as it instead happens with the HoloLens 2, adds some friction.Īs for the controller, its ergonomics were not bad, but also not great for the shape of my hand: it seemed a bit bulky, and the index finger that had to operate the trigger was always a bit in tension. The true nuisance of the device is that it is an all-in-two headset: it still has a compute pack that you must wear somehow, and that is connected with a cable to the device. Very easy to understand, and very effective. Surprisingly, there was no knob or other similar fitting mechanism, I just had to grab the back part of the headband with two hands, and pull the hands apart to make the headband looser, and push them together to make it tighter. Magic Leap 2 was very lightweight and comfortable on my head. Comfort Full set of Magic Leap 2 (Glasses, controller, compute pack) Anyway, the surprising thing is that from this short session I had with it, I had the impression that Magic Leap 2 is a very good product, which totally destroys HoloLens 2 for what concerns the visuals. ![]() So take what I’m writing here with a grain of salt because it’s possible to truly understand a product only after you use it for a long time. I just had two quick demos of a few minutes each with Magic Leap 2, so of course, I’m not able to write a complete review for you, but just a first impressions article.
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