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

The Ghost Howls

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€. There is a lot of new to try in this device.

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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!

The Ghost Howls

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.

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

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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!

The Ghost Howls

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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Sensics is Building a VR Headset Specially Made for Arcades and Theme Parks

Road to VR

Sensics, who is a co-founder of Razer’s OSVR initiative, has naturally used the foundation of the OSVR HDK2 headset in creating the Goggles for Public VR. Pre-production models of the Sensics Goggles for Public VR use the familiar OSVR headstrap. Mass produced models will use a different strapping system.

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Hands-On With Valve’s Knuckles Prototype Controllers

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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

The Ghost Howls

It is also the most interesting because it introduces features like eye tracking, hand tracking, and especially a 2280×2280 per-eye resolution display that makes it compelling for professional use. Most of the other gloves can only work with applications using hand-tracking or applications that are built ad hoc for gloves.

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