VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The first of which being built-in eye-tracking technology capable of monitoring the wearer’s eye movements while in-headset. In addition to eye-tracking, the Omnicept Edition also features what HP claims to be the “first” built-in face camera on a VR headset. Image Credit: HP.

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Road to VR

MAY 10, 2021

Now Zuckerberg confirms that not only is Facebook working on a Quest Pro, but that it could include sensors for both face and eye tracking. That’s a first for any Oculus device, although HTC has beaten them to the punch with its Vive Pro Eye and its more recent face tracker add-on.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Don’t blink, because PSVR 2’s eye-tracking may get you more than you bargained for in the headset’s upcoming on-rails horror shooter The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, which aims to toss some extra scares your way when you least suspect it.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 8, 2023

Imaging company Almalence has released a trial plugin for its Digital Lens technology which makes use of eye-tracking to purportedly increase the resolving power and clarity of XR headsets. Almalense argues that the lenses on most XR headsets today aren’t being used to their fullest potential.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2021

A report from UploadVR , citing “multiple sources,” claims that Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset will bring a big jump in resolution, along with eye-tracking, IPD adjustment, and even head-mounted haptics. Here’s the key info claimed in the report: 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2022

Today during Sony’s CES 2022 press conference the company revealed the first details on PlayStation VR 2, including eye-tracking, a “4K” HDR display, and a 110° Field-of-view. Motion controllers (rechargable battery), eye-tracking. Inside-out (no external beacons). On-board cameras. 3.5mm aux output.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Tobii, a global leader in eye-tracking, announced it’s currently in talks with Sony to include its tech in the upcoming PlayStation VR2. ” It was first revealed that Sony would include eye-tracking in PSVR 2 back in May 2021, with the mention that it will provide foveated rendering for the next-gen VR headset. .”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2021

Face and Eye Tracking. The first cool finding is the reference to face and eye tracking. Well, all the Oculus Quest share similar runtimes, and Facebook has hinted many times at a future release of a Quest 2 Pro, that Zuck has said it may run face and eye-tracking sensors. Header image by Basti564).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2022

Last Friday, Sony Interactive Entertainment, the hardware vendor behind the famous PlayStation gaming console brand, announced a technology partnership with eye-tracking provider Tobii for the Japanese firm’s sophomore virtual reality (VR) gaming headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 12, 2021

7Invensun announced Droolon F2 eye-tracking accessory for Vive devices. Yesterday I predicted it, and today it has happened: Chinese company 7Invensun , a worldwide excellence in eye-tracking technologies , has just announced the Droolon F2 eye-tracking accessory for Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the idea of a ‘Quest Pro’ headset back in May, saying that it could include sensors for both face and eye tracking. ”” Eye-tracking sensors, which can be used for a number of tasks like foveated rendering and smarter UI navigation, are also supposedly onboard.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Thanks to VR and eye-tracking technology, that data is now obtainable. Through the technology of VR and eye-tracking, Kellogg’s was able to tap into the minds of shoppers and collect data they normally would have missed through traditional testing.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2020

Pico Interactive today announced the price and availability of both Pico Neo 2 and its eye-tracking variant, Neo 2 Eye. Both headsets are available for purchase starting today, with Neo 2 priced at $700 and Neo 2 Eye at $900.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2021

NVIDIA is upgrading its Variable Rate Supersampling (VRSS) with support for headsets with eye-tracking, allowing the rendered application to improve performance by increasing quality where the user is looking, while decreasing it elsewhere. VRSS 2 is supported as of GeForce driver version R465 which became available on March 30th.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2019

In Beijing, I have visited again my friends of 7Invensun , one of the worldwide leaders in eye tracking technologies. During my first visit , they showed me some cool prototypes: a prototypical eye tracking add-on for HoloLens and a prototypical Vive Focus with embedded eye tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Last week at a dedicated Vive X event, Chinese company 7Invensun has presented one of the most interesting eye tracking accessories to date. 7Invensun is one of the worldwide leaders for what concerns eye tracking. The two parts of the Droolon F1 eye tracking device (Image by 7Invensun).

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Meta's CTO shot down the prospect of a Quest 3 eye tracking add-on. For eye tracking, you need to have this illumination all the way around the eyes - you're talking about replacing the eye cups. You need to have cameras in multiple positions, which are in kind of quite tight and sensitive areas.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Meta claims it improved the accuracy of eye tracking on Quest Pro. The extended release notes for the version 55 Quest software update read: "We’ve improved eye tracking on Quest Pro to make it more accurate across a broader field of view and during expressions like winking." Apps can also use eye tracking via Meta's SDK.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today at HTC’s Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that’s not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of HTC’s VR headsets, past and present.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Graphics often appear artificial, and can be harsh on the eyes due to low resolution and slow frame rates. Eye-tracking systems, which monitor eye movements in real time, promise to change this.

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Upload VR

MARCH 3, 2023

VRChat plans to add native support for eye tracking. The developers released a preview video running standalone on Quest Pro: [link] VRChat also added support for controller-free hand tracking to the Quest Store app late last year. There are no announced plans for native support for Quest Pro’s face tracking yet, however.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Taking advantage of XR2’s support for many cameras, Lynx has equipped with the R-1 with six cameras: two B&W positional tracking (B&W), two for pass-through AR (RGB), and two for eye-tracking (IR). The headset has one LCD display for each eye, with a resolution of 1,600 × 1,600 and a refresh rate of 90Hz.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 16, 2020

inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye. The post Sony Unveils ‘Spatial Reality Display’ with Eye-tracking for Glasses-free 3D Viewing appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2020

Additionally, the group has added new extensions to the standard to support hand-tracking and eye-tracking. ” Khronos also announced new extensions to OpenXR which expand the standard to support hand-tracking and eye-tracking.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2019

One posting in particular at Facebook’s Reality Lab— Electrical Engineer – Eye Tracking in AR/VR —lends a healthy dose of credence to the belief that the company is indeed pushing to include eye-tracking in their next generation products. Why is Eye-tracking Important? Varifocal displays.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2019

With VR-2 and VR-2 Pro, professionals can benefit from the industry’s highest visual fidelity and the most precise eye-tracking joining forces with the leading hand tracking technology.”. The post Varjo Unveils Human Eye-Resolution VR Headsets With Hand And Eye Tracking, Available Now appeared first on VRScout.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Pimax released a firmware update for Crystal to enable the missing eye tracking feature and standalone mode. and it launched with two key features disabled : eye tracking and standalone mode. Eye Tracking Pimax Crystal's eye tracking is powered by Swedish company Tobii, using 120Hz infrared cameras within the headset.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2017

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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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

The XR-1 also features depth sensor technology which enables the headset to automatically map real-world environments and provide a natural sense of occlusion —as well as 20/20 eye tracking, allowing clients to monitor which moments of their experiences received the most attention. “XR-1

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2019

Now, thanks to partnerships with Leap Motion and 7invensun , Pimax is introducing additional functionality in the form of both hand and eye-tracking. This component allows for high quality hand-tracking across a generous 180-degree field-of-view; pairing nicely with the Pimax’s equally impressive 200-degree FoV. and 2.0. “As

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2020

Pico Interactive, the company behind a number of enterprise-focused standalone VR headsets, unveiled their newest line of Neo 2 headsets, one of which includes integrated eye-tracking from Tobii. Neo 2 has been floating around for a few months now in its prototype form, albeit without the newly unveiled addition of eye-tracking.

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Upload VR

JULY 1, 2022

The upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset will use eye tracking from specialist group, Tobii. PSVR 2 — which doesn’t yet have a release date — is expected to use eye tracking for a variety of applications, including foveated rendering. In 2019, Tobii technology was integrated into the HTC Vive Pro Eye.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2017

7invensun, one of the latest companies accepted into HTC’s Vive X accelerator program, is launching an eye-tracking add-on made specially for the Vive headset. Meeting with 7invensun at HTC’s Vive X accelerator space in San Francisco today, I got to see the aGlass eye-tracking development kit in action.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Quest 2 Quest Pro Quest 3 6GHz Wi-Fi 6E ❌ ✅ ✅ Local Dimming ❌ ✅ ❌ 120Hz Refresh Rate Mode ✅ ❌ ✅ Face & Eye Tracking ❌ ✅ ❌ But the update isn't only for Quest 3 users.

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Slashgear

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Swedish company Tobii has revealed it is negotiating with Sony to potentially serve as its eye-tracking tech partner. Assuming the two reach a business agreement, Tobii says it’ll provide the eye-tracking tech for the Playstation VR2, Sony’s next-generation virtual reality headset.

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Road to VR

MAY 9, 2018

Eye-tracking—the ability to quickly and precisely measure the direction a user is looking while inside of a VR headset—is often talked about within the context of foveated rendering, with the hopes that it could reduce the performance requirements of VR. 7invensun is selling the aGlass eye-tracking development kit for Vive headsets.

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Road to VR

APRIL 2, 2017

Now Function has teamed up with eye-tracking specialists Tobii to equip a professional pianist with eye-tracking glasses to see what happens (see the video heading this article). SEE ALSO Tobii Recommends Explicit Consent for Recording Eye Tracking Data.

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