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Top 5 Use Cases For Hand Eye Tracking Technology

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In the place of clunky plastic controllers and remotes, we’re seeing the rise of hand and eye tracking solutions, allowing users to move more freely throughout the digital world. But where exactly can the benefits of hand and eye tracking technology begin to reveal themselves? Data Collection and Insights.

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Report: Apple Acquires VR & AR Eye-tracking Company SMI

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A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. German-based SMI has specialized in eye-tracking since its founding in 1991.

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Magic Leap Launches Developer SDK, Confirms Eye-tracking, Room-scanning, and More

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The release of the Lumin SDK confirms that the Magic Leap One will include eye-tracking, as Unreal points out among the various headset capabilities supported by the engine: Head tracking. Eye tracking. Gesture and hand tracking. 6DOF hand controller (Totem) tracking. Room scanning and meshing.

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Apple’s Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking

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The document explains this is to maintain contrast and avoid stray (unwanted/misaligned) light from being seen by the wearer. The post Apple’s Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking appeared first on Road to VR. SEE ALSO Report: Apple Acquired VR Headset Startup Vrvana for $30 Million.

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Oculus Patented New Eye Tracking Device Days After Acquiring The Eye Tribe

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Back in mid-April we wrote about a new patent from Oculus that further supported theories the company may one day release hand-tracking gloves for VR experiences. Now another new patent points to the company’s work in eye tracking. Why would eye tracking integrated into a wired PC headset like the Rift need a battery?

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Developers Begin Exploring Magic Leap SDK

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Announced today on the company’s site , developers can now explore Magic Leap’s software development kit and dive into the Creator Portal to find documentation, tutorials, and more. Secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap is finally taking its first step towards opening up their platform to outside developers.

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Pico 4 & Pico 4 Pro Spotted In FCC Filings

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Documents in an FCC filing provide a glimpse of a Pico 4 standalone VR headset as well as Pico 4 Pro with added face and eye tracking. We’ll keep looking through these latest documents for other insights, but please let us know via tips@uploadvr.com if you spot anything interesting we missed.