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Beyonce tried a Magic Leap demo with a mermaid and she was bored (AAPL)

Beyonce meets the startup world.

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Magic Leap is a startup valued at $4.5 billion, and it's building a pair of glasses that lets users see crazy things in the real world — like a whale jumping out of a floor, for example.

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Few people have tried it and spoken about it publicly, because everyone who ultimately gets a demo has to sign an NDA.

One person who has tried the cutting-edge technology is Beyonce, former employees tell Business Insider.

Employees were told to create a "mermaid" demo for Beyonce, one person said. But the superstar was bored by the demo, and no collaboration was ultimately struck.

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Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz loves to bring celebrities into the company's office to check out its technology, former employees said.

Representatives for Beyonce were not immediately available for comment.

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