Magic Leap patent could be the first look at its AR headset - CNET

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Details continue to trickle out about the secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap. The Google-backed venture may have just let slip headset designs in a patent filed this Tuesday.

The patent claim is for an "oamental design for a virtual reality headset," and amount to little more than a series of images of the potential Magic Leap device. It's important to note that while augmented and virtual reality have some similarities, the two techs offer distinct experiences.

Much like Microsoft's Hololens, Magic Leap is the former -- allowing for interactive digital overlays to be projected over your view of the real world, rather than showing you an entirely virtual one.

The original demo of Magic Leap from October last year seriously impressed, especially as, the company claimed, it was shot directly through the tech, without post-production compositing. Check out CNET's story on everything we know about Magic Leap so far.