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Tomorrow's Tech Today: Takeaways From Augmented World Expo 2019

Charlie Fink

RealMax's AR and VR device with hand tracking by Leap Motion and an epic 102-degree field of view, was used for a multiplayer AR game which involved grabbing fish and knocking over boxes. AWE is a snapshot of a developing industry, though it does not have participation from major players with developer conferences of their own.

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

AR Insider

There are also the underlying depth mapping systems such as Intel RealSense, Microsoft Kinect, Leap Motion, Occipital, Apple TrueDepth (with related acquisitions like PrimeSense and LinX), Nimble VR (acquired by Facebook), and Apple’s predicted move into ultra-wideband spatial sensing with the U1 chip announced as part of the iPhone 11 launch.

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15 things to keep in mind if you have to showcase your VR game in China

The Ghost Howls

If you can not, buy them in your country, with Amazon or eBay. The epic Noah Zerkin (the guy making the Leap Motion North Star headsets) at our booth to try the game! Anyway, better more than less… batteries are always useful. Batteries, masks, and wipes are far cheaper to buy in China, if you are able to do that.

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Hacking the (Old) VR Developer Mount for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

Leapmotion

You can get them from your local hardware store or from Amazon: [link]. Unlike the Oculus Rift CV1, the HTC Vive has an onboard USB port that’s fully compatible with the Leap Motion Controller. The post Hacking the (Old) VR Developer Mount for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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All the most important AR and VR news from Facebook F8

The Ghost Howls

And not only online on Oculus website, but also on Amazon and Best Buy supermarkets : before the conference, lots of people started posting on Reddit the pictures of the Go being already inside Best Buy shopping centers. ” Actually, Go immediately became available during the conference.

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CES 2017: Mixing Realities, Concept Cars, and the #VoiceFirst Revolution

Leapmotion

One of our favorite games at CES was Spot the Leap Motion Controller. Leap Motion #VR technology is everywhere at #CES2017. There was a lot going on at the show floor, but the biggest story from CES was a company that didn’t even have a presence there: Amazon. — LeapMotion (@LeapMotion) January 6, 2017.

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XTAL hands on: an interesting glimpse to Virtual Reality 2.0

The Ghost Howls

XTAL is an enterprise headset with incredible specifications, like for instance: 5120 x 1440 display resolution (2560 x 1440 per eye); OLED display Custom non-Fresnel lenses 180° diagonal FOV Spatial 3D sound from a built-in sound card Embedded microphone Embedded eye tracking Auto-IPD adjustment Embedded Leap motion v2 sensor.