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Are Haptic Gloves Making a Comeback?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, Fluid Reality debuted a haptic glove solution, which introduces a range of competitive features to the fledging XR accessories marketplace that sees haptic glove solutions present benefits in healthcare, automation, and training use cases – despite the haptic market appearing somewhat dormant in 2023.

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The Five Most Interesting VR Haptic Technologies I’ve Seen in the Last Five Years

Road to VR

Next to sight and sound, haptics are one of the lowest hanging fruits for creating immersion in VR. But beyond the rumble we have in today’s VR controllers there’s lots of other immersive haptic tech yet to be widely adopted. Each animal had somewhat different haptic properties. A Joystick that Pushes Back.

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HTC Vive Focus 3 Review

VRScout

HTC’s latest all-in-one VR headset features a number of big improvements for an equally big price tag. Image Credit: HTC. That’s due to the new magnesium alloy chassis; the Focus 3 is 20% lighter than HTC’s previous Focus headset. Image Credit: HTC. Now let’s dive into our hands-on review. THE DESIGN.

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bHaptics review: feel your body in VR with this haptic suit!

The Ghost Howls

Two years ago, when I went to the Gamescom with Max , I had the possibility of trying a haptic suit by Korean company bHaptics and I appreciated the more realism it could give to VR games. bHaptics video review. bHaptics is a Korean company producing haptic systems for virtual reality. What is bHaptics?

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Feelreal Wants to Add Smell & Haptics to Your VR Headset, Kickstarter Coming Soon

Road to VR

You might have caught a glimpse of the Feelreal mask prototype when it made headlines back at GDC 2015 , the smell-o-vision add-on for VR headsets that promised to bring plenty of scents to your nostrils and haptics to your face. Today the company announced that Feelreal is definitely for real, and coming to consumers via a Kickstarter soon.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by HTC). HTC launches Vive Flow headset for relaxation, priced at $499. After endless teasings and leaks, in the end, HTC has finally unveiled its headset: called Vive Flow, it is a lightweight device for media consumption. Or some haptic accessories?). I send you good vibes so things go well for you too!

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HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3 Business Edition

The Ghost Howls

Today at Vivecon, HTC has announced two new headsets: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. HTC Vive Pro 2 launch trailer. A Vive Pro used in office settings (Image by HTC Vive). The Vive Pro 2 has the same shell of the Vive Pro, but its color is black and not blue (Image by HTC Vive). Vive Pro 2.

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