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FOVE Begins Shipping $599 Eye-Tracking Headset this Month

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Eye-tracking is oft called the ‘next generation technology’ for VR headsets—lest we forget FOVE , the creators of the world’s first commercially available eye-tracking VR headset, the aptly named FOVE 0. Kojima mentioned that FOVE will stop selling the black version by the end of January.

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How Eye Tracking is Driving the Next Generation of AR and VR

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AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Despite all the activity, AR/VR hardware remains relatively crude. Graphics often appear artificial, and can be harsh on the eyes due to low resolution and slow frame rates. for AR/VR headsets.

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Oculus Enters The VR Eye-Tracking Arms Race With ‘Eye Tribe’ Acquisition

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Oculus has acquired an eye-tracking startup known as The Eye Tribe , a company spokesman confirmed to UploadVR this morning. According to The Eye Tribe’s website, its technology, allows “eye control for consumer devices that enables simplified and enhanced user experiences.

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CES 2017 VR And AR News Roundup: Everything You Might Have Missed

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At UploadVR we’re dedicated to addressing the VR and AR industries as thoroughly as we can, which often means a torrential downpour of coverage. Tactai Gets In Touch With Ericsson For AR and VR ‘Dynamic Tactile Wave’ Tech [ Link ]. ODG Debuts Two New AR Glasses Aimed At Consumer Market [ Link ].

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Hands-on: HoloLens 2 is a More Than Just a Larger Field of View

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Yesterday at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the company’s next iteration of its enterprise-focused standalone AR headset. That’s the question that ran through my mind for my half-hour session strapped into the AR headset. Eye-tracking & Voice Input. ’ step forward?

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Eye-tracking is a Game Changer for VR That Goes Far Beyond Foveated Rendering

Road to VR

Eye-tracking—the ability to quickly and precisely measure the direction a user is looking while inside of a VR headset—is often talked about within the context of foveated rendering, with the hopes that it could reduce the performance requirements of VR. 7invensun is selling the aGlass eye-tracking development kit for Vive headsets.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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