*By: Madison Alworth*
Consumers finally got a demo of the first physical product out of secretive start-up Magic Leap this week when the company [live-streamed](https://clips.twitch.tv/CourteousTrustworthyCaterpillarPeanutButterJellyTime) a test of its Magic Leap One.
The demonstration of the headset, which projects holograms into the real world, got decidedly mixed reviews, though. More than 11,000 viewers on game-streaming platform Twitch watched as a presenter played "Dodge," trying to avoid or block rocks being thrown by an artificial Golem. One compared it to a ["cheap AR kit game on the App Store"](https://twitter.com/tomgara/status/1017117481503256576).
Part of the disappointment stemmed from the fact that the device is aimed at developers, not everyday gamers, according to Ed Baig, personal tech columnist at USA TODAY.
"This first device is pitched to creators. It's not a consumer device just yet," Baig said in an interview with Cheddar on Wednesday
Still, the demo was a far cry from the highly-produced [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPMHcanq0xM) the company released to much fanfare in 2015. Excitement around that presentation helped Magic Leap bring in billions of dollars in investments ー the company has gotten $2.3 billion in funding to date ー but may have misled many to believe its technology was further along in its development than it really was. According to [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-reality-behind-magic-leap), the presentation was edited by special effects company Weta Workshop, the studio behind "Mad Max: Fury Road," and "The Hobbit."
So fans were hotly anticipating their first look at an actual product from the company ー and its true capabilities.
Magic Leap said on Wednesday the headsets would ship sometime this summer, only slightly more specific than the target of later this year. No word yet on how much it will cost.
As for specs for the Magic Leap One, the company said it will be powered by Nvidia's Tegra X2 processor. AT&T will be the exclusive provider of data services for the device. The deal also includes an equity investment from the wireless company. Customers in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will even get to demo the tech at some AT&T stores.
"The fact that AT&T announced an investment in the company as well as saying they would be the exclusive U.S. wireless provider for this thing suggests that it really is real ー finally," said Baig.
For the full segment, [click here.](https://cheddar.com/videos/world-gets-first-look-at-magic-leap-one)
Nvidia on Wednesday became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion. The ravenous appetite for the Silicon Valley company’s chips is the main reason that the company’s stock price has increased so rapidly since early 2023.
Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global, breaks down September’s CPI print and inflation trends, explaining what it means for markets.
A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.” The movie earned $17.25 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend. “Black Phone 2” fell to second place with $13 million. Two new releases, the rom-com “Regretting You” and “Springsteen — Deliver Me From Nowhere,” earned $12.85 million and $9.1 million, respectively. “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” is based on the manga series about a demon hunter. It's another win for Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which also released a “Demon Slayer” film last month that debuted to a record $70 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility. The FAA issued a temporary ground stop at one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday morning soon after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted that travelers would see more flights delayed as the nation’s air traffic controllers work without pay during the federal government shutdown. The hold on planes taking off for LAX lasted an hour and 45 minutes and didn't appear to cause continued problems. The FAA said staffing shortages also delayed planes headed to Washington, Chicago and Newark, New Jersey on Sunday.
Boeing workers at three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed have voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago. The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in the Missouri cities of St. Louis and St. Charles, and in Mascoutah, Illinois, is smaller in scale than a walkout last year by 33,000 Boeing workers who assemble commercial jetliners. The president of the International Association of Machinists says Sunday's outcome shows Boeing hasn't adequately addressed wages and retirement benefits. Boeing says Sunday's vote was close with 51% of union members opposing the revised offer.
