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Qualcomm’s Standalone VR Is Getting Embedded Leap Motion Hand Tracking

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What made the VR 820 so compelling was that it had 6-DoF tracking as well as integrated compute (Snapdragon 820) which was on par with all the latest flagship phones. It even had support for eye tracking, which we now know was through a partnership with none other than SMI.

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VRgineers Reveals Improved ‘XTAL’ Professional Headset with Auto IPD Adjustment & Leap Motion

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VRgineers , a Czech-based startup building enterprise VR headsets, today revealed their new ‘XTAL’ headset, an improved version of their prior VRHero “5K” headset, which is smaller, lighter, and builds Leap Motion’s hand tracking tech directly into the headset. Image courtesy VRgineers.

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10 Projects That Have Us Excited About the Next Generation of VR & AR

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While there’s certainly a range of exciting games and other VR software coming soon to first-generation hardware, it feels like the market is steadily turning its attention toward next-generation technologies, and fostering a renewed sense of excitement and momentum. Leap Motion North Star. Image courtesy Leap Motion.

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All you need to know on HoloLens 2

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This new HoloLens has for sure made a huge leap forward for what concerns comfort. The new HoloLens uses its integrated eye tracking to perform user authentication via iris recognition. The new HoloLens features: Eye tracking Full hands tracking (a la Leap Motion) Voice commands understanding.

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VEC 2019 – All the most important news from the Vive Ecosystem Conference

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StreamLink is a little device that you can use to connect your Vive Focus to all your consoles (Xbox, PS, Switch) so that you are able to play your games in a semi-immersive way on a big curved screen all around you. One of the most important ones, in my opinion, has been with Insta360 , the immersive cameras’ manufacturer.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

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Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. Well, during 2018, Leap Motion has announced the North Star reference design : a cheap augmented reality connected to PC, that is able to detect your hands very well thanks to Leap Motion’s sensor.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.31): Facebook becomes Meta, Pimax teases Reality headset, and more!

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I don’t have followers, I have friends, supporters, and mentors… and I’m glad to have met so many fantastic people during my journey in immersive realities. This move shows that Somnium doesn’t only want to focus on its software, but it also wants to build a full ecosystem encompassing hardware and software. 20,000 times!