Gesture Control, Google and Technology

ManoMotion Brings Hand Gesture Input to Apple’s ARKit

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

ManoMotion, a computer-vision and machine learning company, today announced they’re integrated their company’s smartphone-based gesture control with Apple’s augmented reality developer tool ARKit , making it possible to bring basic hand-tracking into AR with only the use of the smartphone’s onboard processors and camera.

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EyeSight demos VR gesture control using standard phone.

AllThingsVR

MAY 17, 2016

EyeSight demos VR gesture control using standard phone hardware Over the past few years EyeSight has been establishing a name for itself by bringing gesture control to a series of computing platforms, from mobile devices to smart eyeglasses.

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AWE 2024: Magic Leap to Wow Attendees with Android Smartwatch AR Input Device

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 18, 2024

At AWE this week, leading XR headset vendor Magic Leap and gesture technology innovators Doublepoint Technologies are highlighting a deep product partnership to distribute WowMouse, an input device that leverages Android smartwatches to enable gesture controls such as pinch and gaze for AR applicaitons.

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Hands-On: The Mira Prism Headset Wants To Be The Google Daydream Of AR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 18, 2017

Instead of relying on hand-based gesture controls every Prism will come with a controller you hold in your hand similar to the Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream controller. With a goal of fulfilling the role of being the Google Daydream of AR, there are a lot of hurdles left to cross still.

AR

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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

That, in turn, allowed their partner developers to secure key contracts as they figured their way around the new technology. Because of that we hope – and it would make sense – if they adopt an OEM for their Mixed Reality technology.

Magic Leap

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The Continuing Saga of Focals by North

ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

The company, which was founded by three friends, Stephen Lake, Matthew Bailey and Aaron Grant, had formed the company, then called Thalmic Labs, to develop an EMG based gesture controller, the Mio Armband , (which is still the most capable EMG controller ever offered to consumers), before pivoting into the perilous waters of augmented reality.

Google

Google Gesture Control AR Augmented Reality

The XR Week Peek (2024.10.01): Meta Connect 2024, Apple Vision Pro refresh, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Qualcomm shut it down to focus on Snapdragon Spaces Learn more News from partners (and friends) Distance Technologies got a €10M investment Distance Technology, the glass-free AR startup founded by two of the co-founders of Varjo, just got €10M investment from Google Ventures. Big kudos to the team and good luck for the future!

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AWE 2024: XREAL Reveal Major XR Partners in Bid to Secure Spatial Computing Crown

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 18, 2024

Today at AWE 2024, XREAL Beam Pro, an Android-based mobile device that allows users to access Google Play Store services as spatial AR applications access through smart glasses, will be unveiled. support, 6GB/128GB storage WiFi, 8GB/256GB storage 5G, and gesture control support.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

MARCH 14, 2017

Now Avegant claims that they have cracked the code of next-level augmented reality , vaguely saying that they are using light field technology to display 3D objects to augment your surrounding environment. DO RECENT GOOGLE JOB LISTINGS INDICATE UPCOMING MASS PRODUCTION? DREAMSCAPE IMMERSIVE RAISES $11.36M SERIES A. …and more.

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What to Expect from Apple in the AR/VR Space

ARVR

JANUARY 29, 2021

iDropNews/Martin Hayek Prosser suggested those will be called “Apple Glass” and be offered at a starting price of $499, significantly more affordable than some of the existing alternatives, by Google and Microsoft , for example, which are more enterprise-focused. They will be wirelessly charged on a special stand. Tim Cook, CEO of ?Apple

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How Will Xiaomi’s AR Smart Glasses Square Up with Rivals?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2023

Regarding hand tracking, Xiaomi’s latest AR smart glasses boast micro gesture controls, leading to enhanced human-computer interfacing (HCI) capabilities. These allow users to swipe virtual pages in manuals and eBooks, exit apps, navigate maps, and other controls.

AR

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Making any sort of head-mounted AR display has been a challenge, both on the technology front, and from an adaptation standpoint. So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. I wonder-- you started off life as a gesture armband. Stefan: Yeah!

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Making any sort of head-mounted AR display has been a challenge, both on the technology front, and from an adaptation standpoint. So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. I wonder-- you started off life as a gesture armband. Stefan: Yeah!

AR

AR Controllers Gesture Control Head Mounted Display

Using XR to Change Everything (Without Changing Anything) with Lance-AR’s Lance Anderson

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Everybody talks about the dizzying ROIs that are out there to get, and all the wonderful things and advantages that this technology brings. The ROI was there their technology could save millions of dollars, yet it wasn’t getting traction. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale.

Training

Training AR Software Hardware

Using XR to Change Everything (Without Changing Anything) with Lance-AR’s Lance Anderson

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Everybody talks about the dizzying ROIs that are out there to get, and all the wonderful things and advantages that this technology brings. The ROI was there their technology could save millions of dollars, yet it wasn’t getting traction. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale.

Training

Training AR Software Hardware

Shaping the Digital World with Our Hands, with Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian

XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

That’s why we need gesture controls ASAP, according to today’s guest, Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian. Today we're speaking with Varag Gharibjanian, the chief revenue officer at Clay AIR, a software company shaping the future of how we interact with the digital world, using natural gesture recognition. Alan: We actually did it.

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Shaping the Digital World with Our Hands, with Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian

XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

That’s why we need gesture controls ASAP, according to today’s guest, Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian. Today we're speaking with Varag Gharibjanian, the chief revenue officer at Clay AIR, a software company shaping the future of how we interact with the digital world, using natural gesture recognition. Alan: We actually did it.

Hand tracking

Hand tracking Automotive Haptic AR

Using XR to Change Everything (Without Changing Anything) with Lance-AR's Lance Anderson

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Everybody talks about the dizzying ROIs that are out there to get, and all the wonderful things and advantages that this technology brings. The ROI was there their technology could save millions of dollars, yet it wasn't getting traction. They -- B -- they are generally looking for new technology and new ways to train their workforce.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Making any sort of head-mounted AR display has been a challenge, both on the technology front, and from an adaptation standpoint. So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. I wonder-- you started off life as a gesture armband. Stefan: Yeah!

AR

AR Controllers Gesture Control Head Mounted Display

Shaping the Digital World with Our Hands, with Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian

XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

That’s why we need gesture controls ASAP, according to today’s guest, Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian. Today we're speaking with Varag Gharibjanian, the chief revenue officer at Clay AIR, a software company shaping the future of how we interact with the digital world, using natural gesture recognition. Alan: We actually did it.

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Hand tracking Automotive Haptic AR

Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

XR technologies are undeniably a leap forward in humankind’s mechanical evolution. Alan: I have to say, as somebody who’s doing a podcast about the business use cases of XR technologies… this is glaringly obvious to me. Just seeing a technologist refer to hands as this natural gesture interface is hilarious.

Training

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Getting -- and Keeping -- Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

XR technologies are undeniably a leap forward in humankind's mechanical evolution. Alan: I have to say, as somebody who's doing a podcast about the business use cases of XR technologies. What they were saying was, "we're now excited to introduce the natural user interface," and it's called like "intuitive gesture control."

Training

Training Industry New York New York City

Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 31, 2019

XR technologies are undeniably a leap forward in humankind’s mechanical evolution. Alan: I have to say, as somebody who’s doing a podcast about the business use cases of XR technologies… this is glaringly obvious to me. Just seeing a technologist refer to hands as this natural gesture interface is hilarious.

Training

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ManoMotion Brings Hand Gesture Input to Apple’s ARKit

EyeSight demos VR gesture control using standard phone.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

Using XR to Change Everything (Without Changing Anything) with Lance-AR’s Lance Anderson

Using XR to Change Everything (Without Changing Anything) with Lance-AR’s Lance Anderson

Shaping the Digital World with Our Hands, with Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian

Shaping the Digital World with Our Hands, with Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian

Using XR to Change Everything (Without Changing Anything) with Lance-AR's Lance Anderson

Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

Shaping the Digital World with Our Hands, with Clay AIR’s Varag Gharibjanian

Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

Getting -- and Keeping -- Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

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