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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Rear view of the Magic Leap One. Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. is at the forefront of this technology.

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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

The Ghost Howls

I have also noticed that actually there is still something AR-related in the hype cycle, and it is the AR cloud , the system to create a complete worldwide mapping between the real and the virtual world. Header image by Leap Motion). Considering that companies like 6d.ai

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.01): HP Reverb G2 launched, Qualcomm goes bullish on 5G and Wi-fi 6 and more!

The Ghost Howls

Rony Abovitz steps down from Magic Leap CEO. This was a very good thing and attracted many people to Magic Leap. I hope that Magic Leap will benefit from it and will recover pretty soon. Road To VR) More info (Qualcomm’s Wi-fi 6 chips?—?Upload Upload VR). In the end, it has happened. The weight is only 150g.

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Hands-on Ultraleap Stratos: feel the touch in XR without gloves!

The Ghost Howls

Ultraleap Stratos Explore is the product for which Ultrahaptics (which later became Ultraleap after the fusion with Leap Motion) was famous. Ultraleap Stratos presents itself as a square box with a lot of tiny cylinders on it and a Leap Motion controller to track the hands. Ultraleap Stratos Explore.

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

AR Insider

It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. Magic Leap are the highest-profile, with both a device and a platform, and more recent entrants include Ubiquity6, AIReal and Placenote.

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Project North Star is Now Open Source

Leapmotion

At Leap Motion, we envision a future where the physical and virtual worlds blend together into a single magical experience. At the heart of this experience is hand tracking, which unlocks interactions uniquely suited to virtual and augmented reality. Let’s build it together.

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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

You probably have heard about Leap Motion’s Project North Star , that should be able to offer people affordable augmented reality. There are some typical questions that arise in the mind of the AR enthusiasts of the world: how is it? Notice a Leap Motion sensor installed on top of it. Is it good?