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Qualcomm Reveals AR2 Gen 1 Platform For AR Glasses

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According to Qualcomm, this feature will help reduce latency and provide a more responsive and natural-feeling AR experience. Hand-tracking Works with Snapdragon Spaces (Unity/Unreal) 2.5X better AI, 50% less power (vs last-gen) WiFi 7 Latency phone to device 2ms 3rd party controllers Supports Lightship/VPS.

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Lynx MR Headset Delayed to Late 2020 but Aims for Lower Price, Ultraleap Hand-tracking

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The headset was first revealed earlier this year and said to include Snapdragon XR2, eye-tracking, and novel optics. Lynx is aiming to support OpenXR and Unity as a development environment (ostensibly Unreal Engine 4 would work equally well once OpenXR implementations are tested and complete). Image courtesy Lynx.

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Top 5 XR Innovations to Invest in During 2022 and 2023

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An “Edge” cloud infrastructure allows businesses to place XR assets within their operator networks, promoting a low-latency and highly scalable on-site experience. Hand-Eye Tracking. As such, many XR innovators are now investing more heavily in hand and eye tracking.

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The Latest on Varjo’s XR-3 Focal Edition MR Headset

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The headset includes the widest field of view of any XR headset currently available, as well as depth awareness, advanced security measures and ultra-low latency. It maintains all of the critical features of the company’s leading MR device, including phenomenal eye tracking, positional tracking, connectivity, and field of view.

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Meta’s ‘Body Tracking’ API For Quest Is Just A Legless Estimate

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Quest’s ‘Body Tracking’ API isn’t what it looks and sounds like. Body Tracking API was released on Thursday as part of Movement SDK, which also includes Eye Tracking API and Face Tracking API for Quest Pro. These equations power all full-body VR avatars in apps today.

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Emteq Aims to Humanize VR by Capturing Your Facial Expressions

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As researchers and VR start-ups make great strides in increasing the sense of presence such as larger field of view, lower latency and more natural input, a Brighton based start-up has just announced a new technology that can track a user’s facial expressions without markers. Emteq, with was founded with $1.5

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Top XR Providers for Arts & Entertainment Market Map in 2023

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The solution also includes a simple and robust system architecture which doesn’t rely on eye-tracking technologies. The company specializes in everything from virtual reality built with Unreal Engine 4, to environments optimized with artificial intelligence and blockchain technology.