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| [* black] Dark outer lenses hide the wearer's eyes. There was some ''spec''-ulation that Magic Leap used polarizing lenses paired with a selective focus element, but a quick test rules that theory out—these aren't polarizing. | |
| [* black] Peeking into the eyepiece, we find the stacked [https://uploadvr.com/waveguides-smartglasses/|waveguide|new_window=true] panel (aka the photonic lightfield chip)—which is striated and glued to the lens, four LEDs—infrared blasters for eye tracking—and their traces, plus several layers of lens to hold it all together. | |
| [* icon_note] Moving in for a closer look at the photonics chip, we notice individual layers of glue and a very small air gap between each of the six waveguides (one each for red, green, and blue, in two focus planes). | |
| [* black] For such a highly stylized piece of hardware design, the lamination in the lens looks a little less polished than might be expected—not that you'd ever notice during use. | |
| [* black] The edges of these optical elements look to be hand-painted black, likely to minimize internal reflections and interference. | |
| - | [* black] Inside the headband, we find a Class 1 Laser classification. It might seem like a scary thing to find on your eyewear, but it's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety|safe for all normal use conditions|new_window=true]. (Sorry, you can't use this to [https://d1nao0k9edgivc.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cyclops-X-MEN.jpg|fight crime|new_window=true]). |
| - | [* black] Sitting pretty next to the laser information, we find one of the two inward-facing speakers—and four Torx screws (yay!) securing the whole panel. |
| + | [* black] Inside the headband, next to one of the inward-facing speakers, we note the Class 1 Laser label. It might seem like a scary thing to find on your eyewear, but it's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety|safe for all normal use conditions|new_window=true]. (Sorry, you can't use this to [https://d1nao0k9edgivc.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Cyclops-X-MEN.jpg|fight crime|new_window=true]). |