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Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

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Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. This is of course not required for the Secure edition It is possible to add Ultraleap hand tracking for +499€. larger than Quest) and this is good for enhancing immersion.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

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It’s interesting that someone has already started modifying this application, and a guy already obtained a version that works just with hand tracking and no controllers. I wish the best to the three people of the stellar founding team, I’m sure they will do something else cool in the future.

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Varjo XR-4 Series Review: Next-Level Mixed Reality Headsets

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Varjo’s newest headset (available in various styles) sincludes multifocal passthrough cameras, controllers co-developed by Razer, and even integration with the powerful NVIDIA Omniverse. Inside-out tracking: Intelligent inside-out tracking and built-in Varjo controllers created with Razer. What is the Varjo XR-4 Series?

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!

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Vive Focus 3 , instead, has just released a new version of the runtime that dramatically improves hands tracking , making it able to track properly also hands that are moving very fast. More info (Razer Qualcomm G3X) More info (Project Ironman) More info (iQiYi Adventure Dream) More info (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8).

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Hands-On With Valve’s Knuckles Prototype Controllers

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We know that now with the Oculus Touch and the HTC Vive, but even when VR was simply a screen strapped to your head many felt that hands were the future. We began to develop The Gallery on the first Oculus devkit with the Razer Hydra (a Sixense technology) to deliver surrogate hand tracking and body presence back in 2013.

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

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So here you are a collection of the best news in immersive realities from the CES 2023, with many links to go deeper! Everyone I spoke with talked about an interesting event to attend for us XR people, and this shows that immersive realities are now in a quite mature status… to be niche technologies. Of course not.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

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It is a lightweight Python package capable of harnessing the heavyweight power of speech AI (NVIDIA Riva) and large language models (LLMs) to simplify user interactions in immersive environments. Upload VR went hands-on with both and found them good. According to its creator, “It’s perfect for meditation newbies and pros alike!”

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