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Ultrahaptics Acquires Leap Motion for a Reported $30M

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Leap Motion, the pioneer in optical hand-tracking, has been acquired by Ultrahaptics, the enterprise-focused immersive haptics company. According to the Wall Street Journal , Ultrahaptics reportedly acquired Leap Motion for approximately $30 million. Image courtesy Leap Motion.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

In the VR space we had little news apart from the Facebook Connect, so this roundup will be very short… but we had enough news with the Connect that they were enough to keep us entertained for the whole week . You can finally buy the Leap Motion v2 accessory. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). Funny link. Patreon time!

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Announcing the Leap Motion 3D Jam Winners!

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Today we’re excited to announce the winners of the Leap Motion 3D Jam – but first, we have a special surprise for all our top 20 semi-finalists. The winners were chosen from the semi-finalists by a special jury drawn from Leap Motion and the IndieCade community. #1. You really are entertaining, as humans go.”

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New VR Glove Uses Muscle-Like Chambers To Simulate Touch

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In theory, the gloves could paired with other technologies like a Leap Motion sensor to simulate a wide range of activities. Jointly, these technologies may someday be used to immerse you entirely in a virtual world, whether for entertainment, gaming or more practical purposes like situational training.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). More info (FRL Official blog post) More info (Road To VR reporting and commenting the news) More info (Ctrl+Labs’s Dino Game Early Demo) More info (ETH’s experimental wristband). As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe.

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VR Flight Simulator Lets You Explore the World and the Web

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. “You’ll be able to take any window off of your desktop and keep it in the cockpit with you, whether it’s a chart of the airport you’re flying to, or your favorite NetFlix show to entertain you for a long-haul flight.” The post VR Flight Simulator Lets You Explore the World and the Web appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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Designing Cat Explorer

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But it also serves as a proof of concept for intuitive interaction in training, education, visualisation and entertainment. Fun and slightly twisted, Cat Explorer is also a proof of concept for intuitive interaction in training, education, visualization and entertainment. This is the core of our mission at Leap Motion.