XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Later on, it began selling the Pico4 to Europe-based consumers and Pico4 Enterprise to square off with the Quest 2. Hand Tracking, OS Updates to Pico4 Headset Despite this, the company has been updating a few specifications under the hood of the Pico4 and Pico Neo 3, including its operating system (OS) version 5.7,

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2022

At Laval Virtual, Ultraleap has just announced a hand tracking accessory for Pico Neo 3 (Image by Ultraleap). Together with the open store, also comes an open attitude towards accessories in general , with the intention to make the Pico Link compatible with a wide range of devices, starting from Ultraleap hands tracking.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The device will supposedly make use of hand tracking or a clothes-pin like a finger module for pointing and selection. The PICO 4 virtual reality headset was released mid-October last year and features 4K+ resolution, a weight of 295g, and is available in Europe and East Asia for €399 (around $428).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Last year VRChat added controller-free hand tracking support on Quest. Pico 4 also supports hand tracking, and ByteDance has been improving it with software updates recently, but VRChat on Pico 4 requires controllers for now. Pico accesses the same content type as Quest.

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JULY 23, 2023

The headsets are sold in China as well as a selection of other regions, including Japan, South Korea, Europe and more, with two separate store fronts for software – one specifically for China and one for other regions. Most recently, the studio has been demonstrating its work on designing for hand tracking as a primary input method.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Both Gurman and the Chinese analyst agree that Meta is considering making tracked controllers an optional accessory to hit the target price rather than including them in the box. Pico 4 launched in China on September 27, then in Europe in October, at just €430 despite having pancake lenses, dual 2K displays, and color passthrough.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Developers are coming up with creative uses of Oculus Quest hands tracking. Oculus Quest hands tracking is being a success among developers. One in which you take one hand of yours, y ou throw it to the other side of the room, and then remotely move your hand to perform some tasks. XR Europe is coming!

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

Original Article (8:30 AM ET): According to the page, the headset is called ‘Vive Air’ and is set to launch to consumers in Asia, Europe, and North America sometime this year. The headset is undoubtedly very Quest-like in overall appearance, offering up four camera sensors for room-scale tracking and possibly also hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Today has been my first day at AWE Europe in Lisbon, Portugal. Pico has just announced its launch date and price, plus I had a very fast hands-on with it … and also a very embarrassing moment with the Pico team (and I know you like reading about my embarrassing moments). And hand tracking is finally coming soon.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. Oculus Quest hand tracking – One of the most exciting reveals made during this years developer conference, Oculus has announced that native hand and finger tracking will be available on the Oculus Quest in early 2020.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Meta plans to roll out the service to more countries in Europe this summer after a lengthy invite-only period ended late last year with the launch in just those two North American countries. We’re also curious to see Meta detail its changes to the Facebook account requirement for Quest headsets.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The headset will launch in October starting in Europe and some Asian regions, with no plans for a US launch just yet. Oculus Touch v3 (AA battery 1x), hand-tracking, voice. Pico has been making VR headsets for years, though the company has primarily served the enterprise market thus far. Inside-out (no external beacons).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By the way, today I travel to Lisbon to attend AWE Europe, where I will be the moderator of a panel about sustainability in XR and Web3. Quest Hand Tracking v2.1 increases the reliability of hand tracking on Quest 2. If you are going, too, let me know and maybe we will be able to meet! More info (VR Mods).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More info Register to AWE Europe In one month from today, in Vienna, Austria, there will be AWE Europe. It features nice graphics, an interesting story, and a strong use of hand tracking through which you can cast spells. Learn more Volumetrics secure $1.1M

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JANUARY 7, 2024

In addition to scene meshing, Xreal is also promising hand tracking, permanent spatial anchors, and arbitrary 2D image tracking. The Exynos model of the Galaxy S22 sold in Europe isn't supported. Xreal describes the two components that enable all this, located on the temples of the glasses, as "3D environment sensors".

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Steve Hatch, Meta’s VP for Nothern Europe , opened the session by noting how incredibly different certain regions operate now compared to the Covid restrictions of years past. Meta also representatives used the time to show the Quest Pro’s hand-tracking capabilities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 22, 2024

Firstly, it was difficult for WebXR’s integration into Vision Pro due to the service requiring controllers and the Vision Pro only using hand tracking. Apple has introduced the WebXR input system as an early access feature, with broader integration to come.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

Finch specializes in making tracking devices for AR, rather than VR accessories. These include hand-held controllers, hand tracking devices for use with AR glasses, and the ever awe-inducing Finch Ring. Unfortunately, just like we’ve only seen SenseGlove work with Pico, we’ve only seen HaptX work with VIVE.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

At AWE Europe one of the projects I loved the most has been OpenAR. You can go forward, backward, and skip a track by just slightly sliding one finger tip over the other, an operation you can do by lying comfortably on a bed , without even raising your hands (like hand tracking would require) and without having a bulky controller with you.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The launch should start in Japan and the US , while Europe should be down the line because of its stricter regulations. TK made me try directly the SteamVR one, admitting that the inside-out tracking is still work in progress, and so the performances are not great (I loved his honesty about this). First impressions.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But Quest 3 has a twice as powerful GPU, higher resolution, higher max refresh rate, 3x the color passthrough pixels, and a depth projector for 3D environment meshing and improved hand tracking. And unlike Vision Pro, it has tracked controllers and doesn't need an external battery.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The latest statement from ByteDance comes a day after our initial report confirming the restructuring of Pico VR efforts, while a company representative simultaneously declined to specify the number of staff being fired in Europe and the United States.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2022

Owlchemy Labs teased its upcoming experience, which for the first time will be multiplayer (Owlchemy games are usually single-player), and will rely heavily on hand tracking (it is not even sure it will support other input means). Join me at AWE Europe! Then, we had some news about games. Learn more. Learn more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2024

Moreover, the Vision Pro service allows medical learners to interact with Osso VR’s immersive learning procedures with the device’s integrated hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and voice control. In August 2023, Osso VR introduced hand-tracking input options called “Hand Control” before the debut of Vision Pro content.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It turns out that it has been delayed again since the company is not satisfied with the quality of the hands tracking offered by the currently-used tracking cameras. The Lynx will ship with hands tracking as the primary interaction method, so high-quality hands tracking is crucial for this headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Developers continue to have fun with Oculus Quest hands tracking! A new week, a new sheer of demos exploiting Oculus Quest hands tracking! A demo made by the creator of Holoception, that mixes portals and hands tracking. XR Europe will be awesome! My favorite from this week?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More info Investments in African gaming companies are on the rise We all always think about Europe, East Asia, and North America when thinking about XR, but actually, the world is much wider than that. Learn more Hand tracking is now available also in three.js Don’t miss them!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more. First of all, Oculus has finally released the hands tracking SDK for Oculus Quest , letting all developers create hands-tracked application for this popular standalone headset. I hate this.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The last big breakthrough we saw in ease-of-use interactivity was the launch of hand tracking and gesture recognition on enterprise and consumer VAR devices. Curious to learn more, I reached out to Joe Pavitt, Master Inventor and Emerging Technology Specialist at IBM Research Europe. NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Europe, the USA, and Asia are making significant strides in VR and democratising the marketplace. On the other hand, headsets like the Pico 4 and PSVR2 by Sony present a range of end-users with powerful immersive headsets. VR headsets firms include advanced integrated technology like eye and hand-tracking at affordable prices.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

During a keynote at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) Europe 2022, Qualcomm announced heavy investments into the foundational technologies powering XR solutions like passthrough, hand-tracking, and 3D reconstruction.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

And as any year, Oculus has really amazed us: for sure you have already read my short recap published after the first keynote of OC6 where I told you about amazing stuff like Oculus Link, Facebook Horizon and Hands Tracking. Hand tracking on Quest. Hands tracking will guarantee 25 tracked points for each hand.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Seated VR: hand tracking games, movies and simulators. Avatarico in Europe and Asia, and Entermission in the US, Canada, Mexico and Australia provide seated VR escape games (you can also call it hand tracking VR). . Hand tracking VR allows players to interact with objects in VR with their hands.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

More info (Laval Virtual canceled) More info (XR Europe canceled) More info (E3 canceled) More info (Tribeca canceled). Google MediaPipe can now track 3D objects. The system can detect and track specific objects like chairs and feet all just using your phone camera. I’ll hug you all in autumn.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2024

The Vision Pro service also allows medical learners to interact with Osso VR’s immersive learning procedures with the device’s integrated hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and voice control.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2022

AR tech firm Magic Leap is set to launch in 19 countries across the world, Lisa Watts, Vice President of Product Marketing and Developer Programs for Magic Leap announced at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe on Madeira Island, Portugal.

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