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Magic Leap 2 Update Claims Vastly Improved Hand-tracking, Biometric ID, & More

Road to VR

A major update to Magic Leap 2 claims to improve many of the device’s core capabilities. With all that’s happened in the XR space recently, it’s hard to believe that Magic Leap 2 has hardly been out for more than a year. Biometric Unlocking and Authentication The Magic Leap 2 v1.4.0

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Magic Leap 2 Controller May Use On-board Inside-out Tracking, an Industry-first

Road to VR

A new photo of Magic Leap 2 appears to show the device’s controller equipped with cameras for inside-out tracking which would be the first time we’ve seen the approach employed in a commercial XR headset. A recent photo of Magic Leap 2 posted by Peter H. Image courtesy Peter H. Diamandis.

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Magic Leap to Launch in 19 Countries, Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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. Magic Leap 2 stands on the shoulders of giants and the force.

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Apparent Images Of Pico 5 Controllers Leak On Chinese Social Media

Upload VR

There have been three approaches shipped in VR controllers to get rid of the tracking ring - but I suspect there's only one Pico 5 could realistically use. (1) 1) Electromagnetic Tracking: Pico Neo 2 and Magic Leap 1 tracked their controllers without cameras at all.

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The Manus VR Gloves Bring Full Hand Tracking into the Virtual World

Next Reality VR

This doesn't make a lot of sense because using your hands is more natural, so Manus developed a set of gloves that solves that problem entirely. Video: Don't Miss: What's the Difference Between HoloLens, Meta, & Magic Leap? Instead of using controllers, you can just move.

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Leap Motion’s North Star is the DK1 of AR: hands-on preview and how to buy it!

The Ghost Howls

The idea of Leap Motion is going against the current trend of augmented reality glasses, that is mostly based on expensive devices that have closed ecosystems (e.g. HoloLens or Magic Leap One ), but to create a headset that is: Affordable; Completely open, both from a software and hardware standpoint. Hands-on review.

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The MR Headsets Market Map for 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Today, we’re looking at some of the top MR headset manufacturers in the industry, to help business leaders track down the right endpoints for their technology stack. This headset delivers human-eye resolution, with custom-made aspheric lenses and a 115 degree field of view.