The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Ultraleap is the company born from the acquisition of Leap Motion by Ultrahaptics and it has always worked towards offering optimal hands tracking solutions for the XR market. Ultraleap hardware+software solution is already integrated into high-quality VR headsets like Varjo XR-3 and the upcoming Lynx R1. Hands-on with demos.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Hand-tracking looks likely to play a big part in that future, and Leap Motion is one of a few companies leading the charge in this department. Leap’s latest, well, leap is to bring its controller-free hand tracking tech to mobile VR headsets. Tagged with: hand tracking , leap motion , qualcomm , standalone.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 11, 2024

When I was at AWE, one of the demos I was the most curious about was the one of Distance Technologies, the company that promises to offer glasses-free augmented reality. Side view of the optical setup, with a horizontal surface and a reclined glass In front of this setup, there was a Leap Motion Controller 2 sensor.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

He also said that other OEMs are going to launch headsets with AVP-matching hardware for $1500 this year. Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object. Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 5, 2016

That’s why I think all of us work in technology, and why we at Leap Motion are always very much living in the future. Today I’m going to be talking about the Leap Motion Mobile Platform. We needed to build a whole new Leap Motion sensor with higher performance and much lower power.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The new Leap Motion Mobile Platform consists of hardware and software optimised for VR and AR hand tracking on mobile devices. Building on the success of the original Leap Motion device, the brand new hardware aims to be tightly integrated into future mobile VR headsets.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Yesterday, XR hardware developer Varjo unveiled two new additions to its lineup of human eye-resolution VR & AR products, the VR-2 and VR-2 Pro. One of the main goals of SteamVR is to support a diverse ecosystem of hardware and software. Varjo expands its product line-up with two enterprise-focused VR headsets. Image Credit: Varjo.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 3, 2023

On the last day, I tried many interesting technologies, but I selected two for this summary, which are the first two that I’ve tried: the new Leap Motion Controller by Ultraleap and the AR technology by LetinAR. The demo here was just about using gestures to make an engine 3D model to be exploded into its component.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Leap Motion has announced it’s to early access to the beta of its Interaction Engine , a set of systems designed to help developers implement compelling, realistic and hopefully frustration-free input with just their hands.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 8, 2015

With 25,000 new developers registered since August, there are now over 150,000 developers in more than 186 countries building with Leap Motion technology. In the weeks ahead, you’ll see a lot of new developments on this front, including our next big demo – VR Planetarium. New hardware prototypes. New Widgets for VR.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 20, 2015

At Leap Motion, we believe that the next wave of technological interfaces will rely on the original human operating system: your hands. With HackingEDU just around the corner, Leap Motion is sponsoring the world’s largest education hackathon with over 100 Leap Motion Controllers for attendees to use.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Click To Tweet Leap Motion goes mobile. Our team will be at CES January 5-8 with our Leap Motion Mobile Platform reference design. The reaction from our community was incredible: The Orion beta makes it feel like new hardware. The Blocks demo is mind-blowing. “I spent an hour in this last night.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Today on the Air Mozilla livestream , they’re showcasing a variety of new tools and demos, including VRCollage – a demo that we created with Mozilla’s team that brings the concept of 3D web browsing to life. The post Building the 3D Web with Mozilla + Leap Motion appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The company’s latest product demo, which they call PinMR “8K”, sources imagery from two 5-inch 4K LCD displays held within a fixed viewing frame. The demo wasn’t without its downsides though. SEE ALSO Hands-on: HoloLens 2 is a More Than Just a Larger Field of View. Photo by Road to VR.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 5, 2016

Leap Motion adds a whole new level of expression to your virtual avatar – so you can point, wave, or dance. Watch for more Vive-compatible demos on our developer gallery. UE4 has built-in Vive support, and with the new official plugin release in Unreal Engine 4.11 , it’s easier than ever to get started with Leap Motion + Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

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.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This weekend, we saw 50+ early submissions to the Leap Motion 3D Jam! With over $75,000 in cash and prizes available to winning teams – including a trip and demo booth at IndieCade East 2015 – we can’t wait to see their final submissions on December 1. This Windows demo uses an Xbox 360 controller to navigate.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

63 for the Leap Motion Controller and VR Developer Mount , now on sale in our web store. If you’re sensitive to motion sickness, the added latency may cause you to feel uncomfortable. This is not a setup for public demos. Setup your Google Cardboard with Leap Motion Controller. Your VR Prototyping Kit. $63

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2019

At WCVRI , I have tried some cool AR/VR hardware. Project North Star is an opensource reference design for a wide-FOV augmented reality headset that Leap Motion (now Ultraleap ) has given to the community. The hand tracking was fabulous as always thanks to Leap Motion and its Orion tracking. North Star AR headset.

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Leapmotion

MAY 3, 2015

We at Thomas Street have been eyeing the Oculus Rift for quite some time, paying particular attention to demos featuring novel interfaces. The goal was to build a cohesive VR interface that plays nicely with both hardware’s current limitations. Leap Motion UI summary. for easy distribution like we had hoped.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2021

Triton works with Leap Motion (now Ultra Leap) hands tracking. With Pumori.io , I had created 6 Unity apps that demo UI/UX concepts on the Project North Star headset. However, I had to manually switch between unity packages to demo different apps which led me to taking on and off the headset constantly. .

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

As we developed demos and prototypes with the Oculus Rift internally, several UX insights sprung forth. When the Leap Motion Controller is mounted on a VR headset, it can see beyond your virtual field of view, but your hands will occasionally fall out of sensor range. Noise has a cool article to help get you started.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The new HoloLens features: Eye tracking Full hands tracking (a la Leap Motion) Voice commands understanding. During a demo on stage, it has been shown that the hands are the primary means of interface with the UI of HoloLens 2. In this sense, Magic Leap is doing a better job, providing games and creative experiences.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

From left to right: LEAP Motion motion tracking, flex sensor based motion tracking, exotendon based motion tracking. Leap Motion hand tracking sensor. LEAP Motion. On the controller side, for the past several years, Oculus has been privately demoing their standalone Santa Cruz headset.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

This provides Leap Motion type hand tracking as well as six-degrees-of-freedom, room-scale positional tracking. The most exciting part of the live stage demo at the Intel Developers Forum showed off the intricate hand tracking that uses live images of your real hands.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

This provides Leap Motion type hand tracking as well as six-degrees-of-freedom, room-scale positional tracking. The most exciting part of the live stage demo at the Intel Developers Forum showed off the intricate hand tracking that uses live images of your real hands.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Check out educational 3D Jam demos that take you to the center of the earth, or into the human body. They form part of the unofficial Leap Motion Jp developers group. HomeBright is an easy-to-built hardware project that lets you access convenient controls to your home automation. Education Projects. ChemGrabLab.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

The chip manufacturer occupied a two story main booth, a stage and bleacher for keynotes, with demo stations scattered around as well. Our initial hands-on report of project Alloy was only part of the story , and we came back for a second demo with a different Alloy prototype. No similar point of reference was seen in the second demo.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 20, 2018

At Leap Motion, we’re always looking to advance our interactions in ways that push our hardware and software. With its best-in-class field-of-view, refresh rate, and resolution, the North Star headset has proven to be an exceptional platform for representing high-speed motions with small objects.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 19, 2016

Coming to Gamescom 2016 right after the recent launch of their IndieGogo campaign , the team is now showing off a near finished version of their hardware in hopes that the burgeoning virtual reality industry will make way for a glove that effectively lets you feel VR.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

A lot has been going on behind the scenes here at Leap Motion. It’s part hardware, part software, built from the ground up to tackle the unique challenges of hand tracking for VR. Because the shift is so stark, we’re making the software available today for Windows on the Leap Motion Controller.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

But it seems like Lenovo’s interests aren’t just tied to hardware; they also hinted at an “AR platform” on their blog post. Hardware infrastructure and software developer tools from big players like Apple (ARKit) and Facebook (Camera Effects platform) directly contributed to a huge surge in interest in augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2021

As usual, I have also prepared a video review of NextMind, with a thorough analysis of its features, its SDK, and also a video showcasing to you all the technical demos that the company is offering together with the sensor. Hands-on with the demos. NextMind Video Review. If you like detailed video reviews, this one is for you!

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It was quite the demo (see the video below). Ultrahaptics went on to raise $23 million, begin to interest car companies , and later absorb the much-hyped Leap Motion, which, it turns out, was a match made in heaven, by uniting both hand tracking and mid-air haptics. .”

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JUNE 20, 2017

E3 was no different as I found him in a room opposite Intel’s wireless Vive accessory — though Mason asked that I come back the next day rather than see his demo right then. Both headsets are said to feature a Tegra chip and 2560 x 1440 OLED displays, along with Leap Motion, front-facing stereo cameras and eye-tracking.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

At the same time, hardware hackers have built their own versions of the AR headset, with new prototypes appearing in Tokyo and New York. But the most surprising developments come from North Carolina, where a 19-year-old AR enthusiast has built multiple North Star headsets and several new demos.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

I hoped that the setup of SenseGlove gloves could have been a bit easier , but being a development kit of experimental hardware, it is not strange that it requires some time. As you can see, the hardware setup is not plug and play. What puzzled me is that there is no software setup. And when it happens, it feels like pure magic.

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