e firm has raised close to $1.9bn (£1.4bn) from investors. Its largest backers include Google and the Chinese tech giant Alibaba. Without having launched a product, it has been valued at $6bn.
The notoriously secretive Florida company has kept its headset under wraps for three years since its develop
ne day, this human construct will be your Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, or OK Google, but she won’t just be a disembodied voice. She will walk with you, look to you, deliver AI-powered, embodied assistance,” the review gushed.
Critics have questioned whether Magic Leap will be able to deliver on its claims due to the huge amounts of computing power to create lightfield objects, while creating a device small and comfortable enough to wear. It has competition in the shape of Microsoft’s Hololens headset, which is available for developers for $3,000
