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Qualcomm Signs “Multi-year” Deal to Bring Ultraleap Hand-tracking to XR2 Headsets

Road to VR

Qualcomm and Ultraleap today announced a “multi-year co-operation agreement” that will bring Ultraleap’s controllerless hand-tracking tech (formerly of Leap Motion) to XR headsets based on the Snapdragon XR2 chipset. Ultraleap claims to have the “fastest, most accurate, and most robust hand tracking.”

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All you need to know on HoloLens 2

The Ghost Howls

They teased a lot of interesting features and services of the device, and left the remaining technical details to some technical sheets on Microsoft website. But Microsoft, thanks to innovative 2K displays, has managed to keep the same high-quality pixel density of the HoloLens 1, that is 47 PPD (pixels per degree). Resolution.

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E3 2018 Pre-show Roundup ? ?Beat Saber? on PSVR, Xbox Mum on VR, New Game Announcements & More

Road to VR

Microsoft Stays Mum on Xbox VR. Image courtesy Microsoft. During Microsoft’s main E3 2018 presentation, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer talked briefly on stage about the future of the brand, mentioning ‘future “consoles”‘ in development, but there was once again no sign of VR support for Xbox One.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.04): Apple to launch its headset, Meta unveils Quest 3 and many games, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I expect the tracking of Quest Plus to improve over time thanks to software updates, though. Quest 2 and Quest Pro are also getting a relevant performance boost (+26% CPU +19% GPU for Quest 2) thanks to a software update. I’m just wondering how Microsoft is still supporting the project and if there will be a MRTK 4.

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NoUI/ Zero UI Concept: What Can Stimulate AR and VR Further Development?

ARPost

In the case of voice, humans managed to achieve significant success (let’s remember the voice control software, voice dialers and numerous voice assistants based on voice recognition with which we will be able to communicate as with the real persons soon), while the recognition of facial expressions and gestures is quite a different story.

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Project North Star is Now Open Source

Leapmotion

At Leap Motion, we envision a future where the physical and virtual worlds blend together into a single magical experience. The mechanical parts and most of the software are ready for primetime, while other areas are less developed. The post Project North Star is Now Open Source appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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What is MRTK-Unity? – Mixed Reality ToolKit

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft-driven MRTK-Unity is a suite of components and capabilities used to speed the creation of cross-platform MR applications in Unity. Understanding the MRTK-Unity Toolkit for MR Developers.

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