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Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

The Ghost Howls

Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. This is of course not required for the Secure edition It is possible to add Ultraleap hand tracking for +499€. There is a lot of new to try in this device.

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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

It’s interesting that someone has already started modifying this application, and a guy already obtained a version that works just with hand tracking and no controllers.

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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

User interfaces in virtual reality start with your hands. 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. User interface in virtual reality starts with your hands.

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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!

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The Tracker is one of the most successful products sold by HTC: it is mostly used by the VRChat community people to have full-body VR in their favorite social space, or by VR arcades to be able to track props in virtual reality. Upload VR went hands-on with both and found them good.

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

The Ghost Howls

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. Most of the other gloves can only work with applications using hand-tracking or applications that are built ad hoc for gloves.

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

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Vive Focus 3 now supports Hands Tracking even in PCVR mode (Thanks Paolo Leoncini for the tip). Real Reality or Virtual Reality, this is the question. Other news. Learn more. A nice infographic on the various headsets released over the years. Learn more. Funny link. Funny link. Funny link.

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