A recent design patent submitted by the company behind Magic Leap has been leaked to the public to reveal its product's supposed physical representation.
There has been little to no presence of legitimate actual and tangible facts about Magic Leap's supposed augmented reality (AR) headset, save for footages shot through the Magic Leap headset.
If not for the start-ups backing from various big companies such as Google, one would be really skeptic of the project. Fortunately, a reported design patent for the Magic Leap AR headset has been leaked to the public to keep more of those skeptic thoughts at bay.
On its main page, Magic Leap lists the different ways it could be used through pictures that seemingly augment reality and virtual worlds together. While all of these look impressive, as are the videos the company has posted over the months, the only thing missing from the pictures are the actual "glasses" itself.
Last June 7, a patent for a certain AR headset was filed by none other than Magic Leap, and we finally now have an idea of what the supposed headset will look like.
The document lists the applicant as Magic Leap, Inc., with the company's vice president of design and user interface's name, Shigeru G. Natsume, appearing on the following line, reportedly adding more authenticity to the application.
Filed last May 14, 2015, the patent was recently approved on June 7, claiming "the ornamental design for a virtual reality headset, as shown and described." A total of 8 representations of the supposed Magic Leap AR headset is submitted, depicted from various angles.
In another report, the start-up company had earlier described what their final product would look like, which, the report concludes, looks nothing like the images submitted in the document.
Furthermore, when asked for a confirmation regarding the validity of said depictions, Magic Leap only confirmed that the drawings submitted were part of their research and development (R & D) and "experience validation."
To this, Andy Fouché, vice president of Public Relations at Magic Leap, added that the images in the patent do "not" sport the final look of the Magic Leap AR headset.
We are left, yet again, surmising and scavenging for any information regarding Magic Leap's development on the product. Time can only tell how long we'll have to wait before the start-up company finally reveals to the public enough evidence and physical facts that such a fantastic product as Magic Leap can actually exist in this generation.
Images in the document have been posted below for your viewing pleasure:
