New Tech Flashcards
What is ‘Magic Leap’?
Magic Leap is a U.S. startup company that is working on a head-mounted virtual retinal display, called Magic Leap One. (2018)
What does the Magic Leap create for users?
It superimposes 3D computer-generated imagery over real world objects.
Technologies in the Magic Leap?
It uses a LIGHT-FIELD CHIP to project a
DIGITAL LIGHT FIELD onto the user’s
RETINA.
Possibly using SILICON PHOTONICS.
Who founded Magic Leap and when?
Magic Leap was founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010
How much has Magic Leap raised (by early 2018)
Prominent investors?
has raised $1.4 billion from a list of investors including Google and China’s Alibaba Group.
Who is on the Magic Leap team?
Special effects
Richard Taylor of special effects company Weta Workshop is involved in Magic Leap alongside Abovitz.
Who is on the Magic Leap team?
SF Author
Science fiction author Neal Stephenson joined the company in December 2014
Similar early failed tech to Magic Leap?
Who is the Magic Leap current competition?
Similar to Google Glass on steroids
It is being compared to Microsoft HoloLens.
Future potential of the Magic Leap technology?
Technologies potentially suited to applications in augmented reality and computer vision.
What’s Magic Leap’s new tech?
Magic Leap asserts that it achieves better resolution with a new proprietary technique that projects an image directly onto the user’s retina.
What is the NPP?
New Payment Platform - initiative of the RBA and big banks - back end
What will the NPP do?
Allow realtime transfer of funds 24/7
What is a PayID?
For use with the NPP:phone no - email - NBN - ?User nominated
What is ‘OSKO’?
BPay owned frontendIt wants to become a household name. Just ‘osko’ me.
Who owns BPay?
owned by the 4 big banks
