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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. In any case, it’s interesting to see an endorsement to the Apple headset from the guy the started the new virtual reality renaissance. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Leap Motion’s New 180-degree Hand-tracking Comes to Qualcomm’s Latest VRDK Headset

Road to VR

Qualcomm has debuted an updated version of their VR Headset Reference Design now with Leap Motion’s new 180-degree hand-tracking to bring gesture control to mobile VR headsets. The new headset and Leap Motion tracking module was shown off during last week’s GDC 2017.

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Leap Motion wants to rid mobile VR of controllers

Slashgear

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. If Leap Motion … Continue reading. You can’t, at least not literally.

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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. virtual reality peripheral that can be mounted onto an Oculus Rift headset. The presence of a Gear VR in the demo room is significant for Leap Motion. It’s a $79.99

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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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VR Bound Announces Nominees For Inaugural 2017 VR Awards

VRScout

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. Something to note, all nominees had to be centered on a virtual reality experience, and not an augmented reality experience.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. Situ founded Virtual Reality Pop , the #1 Medium.com publication on immersive technology with over 37,000 subscribers.