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Pimax’s Long-awaited Eye & Hand Tracking Modules Shipping to Backers “in a month”

Road to VR

Pimax has announced that both eye and hand tracking modules, both of which were included as stretch goals in its original 2017 Pimax “8K” headset Kickstarter, are shipping out to backers soon. “Backers will be able to get the eye tracking for $99 for a limited time,” the spokesperson says.

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HTC Vive announces 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and teases hand tracking for Vive Pro

The Ghost Howls

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Hands tracking for Vive Pro. It also features a premium VR arcade experience inside a retail environment.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The sentence with which they have started the tease is “Big things are in motion here at Ultraleap”, which makes me think about something big that moves… may it be a new device to perform body tracking? The console is now available for purchase at the most popular online and offline retailers.

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Going (Literally) Hands-on With Manus Prime Haptic Gloves

Peter Graham

In reality that has taken longer than expected yet hand-tracking has now caught up with VR headsets. Retailing for nearly £5,000 GBP (more than Magic Leap One or an HTC Vive Pro Eye) Manus Prime Haptic offers full finger tracking thanks to Flexpoint’s Bend Sensors as well as individual haptics for each finger and thumb.

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