article thumbnail

Magic Leap Shows Prototype Headset Progress Since 2014

Road to VR

At a sponsored GDC 2018 session, the still mysterious augmented reality company Magic Leap has revealed how their prototype hardware has evolved from 2014 to present day. ” Magic Leap “The Bench” Prototype from 2014 – Photo: Road to VR. Microphone input. 6DOF hand controller (Totem) tracking.

article thumbnail

Google Reportedly Working On Its Own Mixed Reality Glasses

VRScout

The Verge states that certain members of the Pixel team may be involved in the development of specific pieces of hardware for the device, though additional information is limited at the moment. In 2014, the company released the first iteration of Google Carboard , a cost-effective head-mounted display designed specifically for mobile VR.

Google 529
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Hands-on: 3DHaptics Achieves Compelling Directional Haptics with Simple Hardware

Road to VR

I got a chance to try their latest demo this week at VRS 2018, which is able to achieve unique directional haptic feedback from a handheld device using relatively simple hardware. The post Hands-on: 3DHaptics Achieves Compelling Directional Haptics with Simple Hardware appeared first on Road to VR. The company has raised $7.5

Haptic 137
article thumbnail

The Steam Hardware Survey’s VR Section Has Become Unreliable

Upload VR

Recent anomalies in the Steam Hardware Survey’s VR section suggest it has become unreliable. Companies like Meta, Valve, & HTC don’t reveal hardware sales figures. Historically the Steam Hardware Survey was the the most reliable indicator of PC VR’s adoption.

article thumbnail

#1146: Brad Lynch’s Journey as a VR Hardware Analyst: Valve Deckard, Speculative Patent Research, & Hardware Leaks

Voices of VR

Lynch has been fusing together patent research, sources from the supply chain and wider XR industry, expert interviews, data mining techniques of import records and decompiled software updates to discover clues about future hardware, and in some cases leaks of CAD drawings for the Meta Quest Pro (1 2 3 4) and Quest 3.

article thumbnail

Meta Acquires Berlin-based Haptic Tech Startup Lofelt

Road to VR

Founded in 2014, Lofelt has garnered around €10 million (~$10 million USD) to develop both haptic software and hardware. Its recent XR hardware acquisitions include VR/AR display makers Imagine Optix, wrist-worn haptics company CTRL-labs, and computer vision studio Scape Technologies.

Haptic 316
article thumbnail

One of VR’s Most Sucessful Studios is Building Two Brand New Games

Road to VR

Back in the Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2 days (circa 2014), the studio was already thinking about how to design games for VR motion controllers, despite no headsets on the market shipping with motion controllers until 2016. This opened up the door to Cloudhead Labs, an incubator for internal pitches, prototypes, and the evaluation of new hardware.

Gaming 267