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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Let’s say that talking about a device the users put directly on their faces when your company is being challenged about the data it collects wouldn’t have been the smartest of the decisions. Upload VR went hands-on with both and found them good. Now the question is if and when Pico 4 will finally launch in the United States.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. This shows that the sales were good among us VR techies… I myself have stopped using the Quest 2 and almost always use the Quest 3 now. THREE TO ONE.

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

The Ghost Howls

Since this is a concept, we have no data about the price and expected release date. It is also the most interesting because it introduces features like eye tracking, hand tracking, and especially a 2280×2280 per-eye resolution display that makes it compelling for professional use.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Vive Focus 3 , instead, has just released a new version of the runtime that dramatically improves hands tracking , making it able to track properly also hands that are moving very fast. More info (Razer Qualcomm G3X) More info (Project Ironman) More info (iQiYi Adventure Dream) More info (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8).

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Hands-On With Valve’s Knuckles Prototype Controllers

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

We know that now with the Oculus Touch and the HTC Vive, but even when VR was simply a screen strapped to your head many felt that hands were the future. We began to develop The Gallery on the first Oculus devkit with the Razer Hydra (a Sixense technology) to deliver surrogate hand tracking and body presence back in 2013.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.04): Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is back, Mojo Vision is “feature complete”, and more!

The Ghost Howls

edge detection); Eye-tracking sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer); A battery system ; A 5Ghz radio communication antenna to make the lens communicate with an external unit; An ARM0 processor , that acts as a “traffic cop” for the data. The lenses work by connecting to an external computational unit. Other news.

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OSVR - a Look Ahead

VRGuy

Sensics and Razer launched OSVR 18 months ago with the intent of democratizing VR. Turning Data into Information Trends A stream of XYZ hand coordinates is useful. Smart software can turn data into higher-level information. Eye tracking software converts eye images into gaze direction.

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