Tearing down the Magic Leap blew our minds

See behind the Magic for yourself. No Images? Click here The most interesting teardown of the year The Magic Leap One is unlike anything we’ve seen before, so it’s no wonder that it took eight years to make. It didn’t take long for us to get baffled by the optical tech inside this device, so we grabbed a few industry experts and went to (teardown) town. So, what’s behind the magic?   The Leap contains a tablet-sized battery, a magnetized totem, and an LCOS display, just to name a few of its parts. But there's a lot more where that came from.  Read the Teardown Despite all the innovative new tech inside this thing, the Leap earned a 3/10 on our repairability scale. Find out why in our video teardown. Watch the Teardown   In conjunction with an LCOS display, the Magic Leap uses something called a "waveguide" to direct light and create a 3D image for the user. But it's a lot more complicated than that. So we put together an illustrated explanation. See the Science Behind the Magic   The tools behind the teardown A spudger, tweezers, three different screwdrivers, and a heat gun got us into the Magic Leap. Find them in our store and pretend you tore it down, too.  Shop the Tools   A new kind of reality The Magic Leap uses both AR and VR technology. See how the hardware compares to its straight VR predecessors. Browse VR Headset Repair   iFixit 1330 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA  Thanks for subscribing to the iFixit Newsletter.   Like    Tweet    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe