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BeBop Sensors to Showcase Oculus Quest Compatible Forte Data Glove at CES 2020

Peter Graham

BeBop Sensors has been demonstrating its latest Forte Data Glove iteration at technology show CES for the past several years and next week’s event is no different. What has changed is the addition of greater hardware support including Oculus Quest and glove features, with haptics now available.

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Manus VR brings full arm tracking to HTC Vive.

Cats and VR

For now, the HTC Vive brings you the most immersive right out of the box VR experience out of any on the market HMD due to its excellent motion controls. Manus VR recently released this video showing full arm tracking being developed for HTC Vive. The Manus is the first consumer data-glove specifically designed for virtual reality.

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CES 2020 Interview: Bebop Sensors has got the Touch

Peter Graham

Bebop Sensors has attended CES for several years now with VRFocus last testing the Forte Data Glove back in 2018. Back then the glove was more about demonstrating its bend sensor technology rather making a commercial product. In fact, at the time the company said it had no plans of going into full production.

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Manus Brings Your Entire Body Into VR With its Polygon System

Peter Graham

Manus VR , the company which makes enterprise-grade data gloves, is almost ready to release its solution to this challenge, Manus Polygon. Compatible with HTC Vive and other SteamVR headsets, Manus Polygon will be compatible with Unity when it officially launches in June 2020.

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Going (Literally) Hands-on With Manus Prime Haptic Gloves

Peter Graham

One of the biggest names in the VR data glove field is Manus VR, and VRFocus recently got to test its new flagship product, Manus Prime Haptic. Prior to the demo, the prospect of testing these gloves was an exciting one. At £5k you’re not going to be adding them to your HTC Vive kit just yet.

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A Brief History of VR

VeeR VR

From the 1970s to the 1990s, the VR industry mainly provided devices for medical, flight simulation, automobile industry design, and military training purposes. They created many VR devices including, the Data Glove, the EyePhone, and the Audio Sphere. Data glove and high-resolution goggles were used to view the experience.

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China shows its masterplan to lead Virtual Reality in 2025

The Ghost Howls

If I remember well, some company in China was already experimenting on cloud rendering for the HTC Vive, so users could spare buying a VR-ready PC. It seems that the Chinese government has interest in some key areas, like: Manufacturing : We all know how XR can help the industries in having better training and maintenance.