AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. Both Azure Spatial Anchors and Google Cloud Anchors are leveraging existing strengths in mapping towards the AR Cloud. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

Above: David Holz, founder of Leap Motion, shows off hand-tracking in VR. The headset used sensors to detect my fingers, using software from Leap Motion. Macknick’s talk made an impression on Noah Falstein, chief game designer at Google. “I Image Credit: Dean Takahashi.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

But having seen Google taking a similar route, releasing a faceplate to add 6DOF controller tracking for Mirage Solo , I think that both companies realized that the hardware solution was a better solution at the moment. This is just a personal speculation of mine and there is not an official statement of HTC about it.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some months ago, we all read that letter where Zuckerberg claimed wanting to get complete control of the hardware and software stack so that Facebook shouldn’t depend on external companies, like Google or Apple for the SO, or phone manufacturers for the hardware.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Motion tracking is either done by the smartphone’s sensors or built-in headset sensors; thus, there are no cables hindering free movement. The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Daydream.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Motion tracking is either done by the smartphone’s sensors or built-in headset sensors; thus, there are no cables hindering free movement. The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

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. Apple glasses.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. But things like midair haptics, with the Ultra Haptics or the Ultra Leap now. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. But things like midair haptics, with the Ultra Haptics or the Ultra Leap now. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

Apple acquires startup SPACES. What is sure is that Apple continues to slowly build its AR and VR technology, so that one day it could come out with something amazing. What is sure is that Apple continues to slowly build its AR and VR technology, so that one day it could come out with something amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. But things like midair haptics, with the Ultra Haptics or the Ultra Leap now. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Unlike the Lucasfilm AR headset, which uses a smartphone to power it (like the Google Daydream or the Samsung Gear VR does), the company says this concept is a standalone, self-powered headset. San Francisco-based Leap Motion has raised a $50M Series C for their hand- and finger-tracking technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

In Taiwan, all western websites work and so you don’t need to set up a VPN just to use Google. Even worse, it wasn’t able to track my finger movements well (it was worse than Leap Motion … and Leap Motion doesn’t have worn sensors!). But the more you stay there, the more you notice that there are differences.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Google is still into XR. Even if Google is quite silent about AR and VR lately , the company is still into immersive technologies. Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion) has just released the fifth version of its hands-tracking engine. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. Prior to Presence Capital, he was the founder and CTO of MyMiniLife (acquired by Zynga) and the founder and CEO of Toro (acquired by Google). He has demonstrated even more original (and less scary) ideas for AR interaction while directing UX design at Leap Motion.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

In the end, it has not been Apple or Facebook, but Snap to make its first move in the AR glasses space. Google unveils Starline communication solution. At Google I/O, Google has announced Project Starline, an interesting project it has worked on for five years. Top news of the week. Image by Snap).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

I’ve used Google search to find all the pages with references to Del Mar in the Oculus website, and all the docs are identical to the previous versions. Google will delay the release of Chrome 81 , the one that should have included WebAR. The time has come and finally Apple will implement a depth back camera in its upcoming iPad Pro.

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