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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

But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset. More information about it is coming “later this year” Project Starline , the booth to have volumetric 1-to-1 calls has been improved and optimized. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Leap Motion wants to rid mobile VR of controllers

Slashgear

If Leap Motion … Continue reading. No matter the visual, and even aural, fidelity of virtual and augmented reality headsets, the illusion starts to break down the moment you want to grab something in the synthetic worlds. You can’t, at least not literally.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. Well, during 2018, Leap Motion has announced the North Star reference design : a cheap augmented reality connected to PC, that is able to detect your hands very well thanks to Leap Motion’s sensor.

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A Hands on Look at the State of Input in VR

VRScout

Many mobile headsets, like the Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR, become fully functional as soon as you slide your compatible smartphone into them. Samsung Gear Controller. Fully immersive VR experiences bring us to tracked motion controllers. Leap Motion hand tracking sensor. LEAP Motion.

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5 Potential Gear VR ‘Killer Apps’ Demonstrated During Samsung Contest

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The Gear VR Killer App contest hosted by Samsung at the Upload Collective earlier this month brought in a hundred-plus technophiles eager for a chance to check out the finalists — and to find out which (if any) deserved “killer app” status. “[It] – Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post paid for by Samsung.

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We Tried Leap Motion’s New Hand Tracking Module On Gear VR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Leap Motion is a young technology company that is perhaps best known at this point for what it sells at your local Best Buy. This creates a more immersive and less restrictive experience and during our hands-on time with the product, which was running on a Samsung Gear VR, the expanded tracking worked flawlessly.

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‘HOLO CUBE’ Lets You Hold And Play With AR In The Palm Of Your Hand

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

When I first tried out the Samsung Gear VR, I immediately reached out with my hands. I didn’t have a Leap Motion attachment and I knew that my hands weren’t actually tracked, but the overwhelming sense of presence when I tried VR for the very first time was enough to momentarily fool me.

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