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OpenXR Now Certifying Headset & App Compliance, Adds Extensions for Hand-tracking & Eye-tracking

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Additionally, the group has added new extensions to the standard to support hand-tracking and eye-tracking. OpenXR is a royalty-free standard that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications, making for a more interoperable ecosystem.

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

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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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Now Anyone Can Buy HoloLens 2 Direct from Microsoft

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HoloLens 2 has been available to Microsoft business partners and developers since last year, however anyone else interested in the augmented reality headset would have to jump through a few hoops first to get their hands on the device. Now Microsoft has opened sales of HoloLens 2 to anyone with the cash on hand.

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HoloLens 2 Review: The Best In Class For AR, But…

The Ghost Howls

But now, thanks to VR Expert , a company specialized in selling and lending AR and VR headsets, I have been able to test this device for a few days and report to you my impressions about it. Besides that, I also noticed the “screen door effect” for the first time on an AR headset. Viewing window of the headset.

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Qualcomm Reveals AR2 Gen 1 Platform For AR Glasses

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Niantic Labs also revealed its Outdoor AR Headset powered by the AR2 platform. During the Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled its latest piece of technology, the AR2 Gen 1 platform, which will be a key component for the next generation of slimmer and more fashion-friendly augmented reality (AR) glasses. Credit: Qualcomm.

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Eye/Hand-Tracking: XR Today Expert Roundtable

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Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. For more information regarding hand and eye tracking companies, take a look at XR Today’s recent market map.

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Nreal Debuts Hand and Eye Tracking SDK Update

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This Tuesday, Nreal unveiled a hand-tracking update to its augmented reality (AR) software development kit (SDK) for the Chinese company’s lineup of smart glasses, including new controller support and eye tracking options. AI+AR = our new Hand Tracking API. Eye tracking.