ARPost

APRIL 4, 2023

AR and VR Content Creation With Integrated Ultraleap Hand Tracking Ultraleap was founded in 2019 when Leap Motion was acquired by Ultrahaptics , and the two companies were rebranded under the new name. We already know that enterprise VR programs improve productivity by 32%,” said Matt Tullis, Ultraleap VP of XR. “By

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

It’s been literally my highlight of the week: Zuck trying to make an objective review and concluding that his own product is better… literally makes no sense. Zuck’s analysis A better product? Quest 3 is better for gaming and has precision controllers. Let me show you why.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2022

Ultraleap Stratos Explore is the product for which Ultrahaptics (which later became Ultraleap after the fusion with Leap Motion) was famous. Ultraleap Stratos presents itself as a square box with a lot of tiny cylinders on it and a Leap Motion controller to track the hands. Ultraleap Stratos Explore.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2019

Pimax, the Chinese VR technology company responsible for the first commercially available 4K VR headset, was center-stage at CES this morning presenting the latest production versions of their new Pimax 5K & 8K ultrawide VR headsets alongside their knuckles-style open-palm motion controllers. Image Credit: Pimax VR.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. However, one place in VR still seems like a potential sweet spot for Leap Motion’s hand-tracking tech: mobile.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2019

Last year Leap Motion, makers of hand-tracking technology, revealed Project North Star , an open-source AR headset prototype design meant to be a test bed for the kind of specs and features that more compact AR headsets will hopefully one day provide. Image courtesy Leap Motion.

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XROM

JUNE 2, 2023

The Leap Motion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original Leap Motion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2021

HaptX also employs the use of magnetic motion tracking, a proprietary motion capture system featuring sub-millimeter precision, 30 DoF (degrees of freedom) per hand, and no latency or occlusion. This technology is indeed a huge leap for the VR industry. Companies use them to control robots intuitively from a distance.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2018

Leap Motion builds the leading markerless hand-tracking technology, and today the company revealed a update which they claim brings major improvements “across the board.” Image courtesy Leap Motion. Significantly smoother hand and finger tracking, with motions that look and feel more natural.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Why should we invent another joystick, gamepad or controller, if we already have, thanks to millions of years of evolution, the most perfect controller for interaction with the environment – hands? Though it is a matter of time as more and more products enter the mass market each day. Source: imdb.com. Current State.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Rear view of the Magic Leap One. Magic Leap has also launched a developers grant program to attract talented developers to develop content for the platform , promising grants up to 500,000$.

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ARPost

JANUARY 6, 2022

Crafted with a range of tools and an easy-to-use control system, its precise and tactile feedback makes it a great entry point to the Skylines universe. In an effort to realign product branding, it’ll also be renaming its flagship virtual reality products. Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Varjo expands its product line-up with two enterprise-focused VR headsets. Yesterday, XR hardware developer Varjo unveiled two new additions to its lineup of human eye-resolution VR & AR products, the VR-2 and VR-2 Pro. Image Credit: Varjo. One of the main goals of SteamVR is to support a diverse ecosystem of hardware and software.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. Caveat Eating one of the controllers… still better than pizza with pineapple… Actually, before we start, I have a little boring premise for you.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The Oscar nominated actors performance-capture studio partners with Magic Leap to bring fresh content to their MR platform. With credits including legendary franchises like The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, and Star Wars , Andy Serkis has proven himself a legend within the world of motion capture technology.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Jasper Brekelmans, a Netherlands-based 3D tech artist, has recently released a motion capture tool offering an easy way to record OpenVR tracking data from headsets, motion controllers and Vive Trackers for both Vive and Rift setups.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2020

Because FingerTrak uses thermal images to track your hand movements, the system is capable of more precise hand tracking when compared to options such as the Leap Motion Controller or the Oculus Quests. The video also shows how FingerTrak gives you the ability to control a robotic hand in real-time.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2019

At CES 2019 this week, Pimax is showing off the production versions of their “8K” and “5K” Plus headsets, their upcoming Knuckles-style controllers, as well as hand-tracking and eye-tracking modules. The Leap Motion module, which attaches to the underside of the headset, can be seen here.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Magic Leap, the mysterious augmented reality headset company, has apparently begun shipping its first wave of Magic Leap One AR systems to partners in limited numbers. Image courtesy Magic Leap. SEE ALSO Magic Leap Shows Prototype Headset Progress Since 2014.

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2023

Just on the main floor, we had Vuzix promoting their Ultralite turnkey AR solution, Sightful with a screenless Spacetop AR laptop , XREAL presenting XREAL Air glasses , and Magic Leap returning with Magic Leap 2. It also comes with a tracked controller. In the lobby, Zappar was demonstrating its $75 Cardboard-inspired device.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The interactive fabrication system combines AR CAD editing with precise robotic control. In the video provided, Huaishu wears an Oculus Rift headset outfitted with an Ovrvision stereo camera as he designs a 3D model of a teapot in a 3D space using a pair of slightly-altered Oculus Touch controllers.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2018

It was once thought that controller-less glove & finger tracking technology would be the ideal input for virtual reality, but over the last few years the benefits of having a physical, tracked controller for VR input have become quite apparent. Leap Motion North Star. Image courtesy Leap Motion.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2022

A state-of-the-art product designed specifically for boosting tracking performance, the Ultraleap Stereo IR 170 allows countless users to discover the benefits of hand tracking. The system comes with intelligent software built-in for all your motion tracking needs. Ultraleap Leap Motion Controller.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. As always, they’re doing a great job not only with the product but also with the communication strategy. Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 is coming in Q1 2022. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

The sentence with which they have started the tease is “Big things are in motion here at Ultraleap”, which makes me think about something big that moves… may it be a new device to perform body tracking? According to a guy on Twitter that answered my post, Ultraleap should launch a new tracking controller this year.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

There were many XR products to try, and also among the audience, there were many of the most important journalists and influencers in the field. At CES, Shiftall brought also the concept of innovative controllers called FlipVR. Then, with another fast hand flip, you can regain control of the buttons to keep playing.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2020

It makes complex products and services easier to understand. Additionally, a leap motion 3D controller enabled them to interact with it. Immersive learning environments provide visual and tactile stimuli. These elements make VR far more engaging than a pamphlet or brochure. Source: Widiba.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 3, 2023

On the last day, I tried many interesting technologies, but I selected two for this summary, which are the first two that I’ve tried: the new Leap Motion Controller by Ultraleap and the AR technology by LetinAR. You can see how it is in this picture, where I’ve put my hand for scale.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I thought it would have taken me a lot before I would be able to try the Magic Leap One , but luckily this has not been the case. At a certain point, I asked him: “oh, you said me that you have tried Magic Leap… how is it?” The three component of the Magic Leap One. Magic Leap One is cool to wear.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

During Oculus Connect 6 in San Jose, CA, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that the Oculus Quest would allow for hand and finger tracking without the need of any hand controllers, and of course, I couldn’t wait to try it. We’ve come a long way since Oculus’ consumer product. The Overall. Not for every experience, but definitely for some.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

pre-production model, image courtesy Sensics. Arcade and park owners can also opt to include embedded hand/finger trackers like Leap Motion, which sits flush inside the unit behind a window that’s transparent to IR. pre-production model, image courtesy Sensics. IR motion capture for VR, image courtesy OptiTrack.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2017

We’ve seen several instances of this in the past, from a motorized bomb-defusal robot that allows Police to deactivate explosives remotely using a VR headset and motion controllers to a company using VR to train production machines. However it’s the software behind this impressive method of control that’s the real magic.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 11, 2020

After having teased the device for a very long time, in the end, TG0 has launched its innovative Etee controllers on Kickstarter. What are the Etee controllers? Etee controllers, on their shipping box. Before going on with the review, let me explain you what are the Etee controllers. Etee controllers unboxing.

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Road to VR

MAY 10, 2018

However, the team at Leap Motion has also investigated more exotic and exciting interface paradigms from arm HUDs and digital wearables, to deployable widgets containing buttons, sliders, and even 3D trackballs and color pickers. Barrett is the Lead VR Interactive Engineer for Leap Motion.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos and its controllers, just announced at CES (Image by HTC). A redditor published this great album with various close-up photos of the Cosmos and its controllers. The controllers may also be paired with two armbands so that it is possible to track not only the hands but also the arms of the user.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It's hard to fault what Capricia Productions has pulled off here. Outta Hand Review – The Facts Platforms: Quest 2, Quest Pro (Review conducted on Quest Pro) Release Date: September 28 Developer: Capricia Productions Price: $17.99 The arm-based leaps in both Gorilla Tag and No More Rainbows felt intentionally 'tight' to use.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Andy Serkis, the actor-director you may recognize for his award-winning performances as Gollum in the Lord of The Rings film franchise, is lending his likeness to a new AR creation for Magic Leap One headset in what The Hollywood Reporter describes as an “orc-like creature.” Image courtesy Magic Leap.

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