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Seems like they’re zeroing in on Maps as the sweet spot for XR and tossing everything else, like their Daydream headset, their investment in MagicLeap, Poly, and finally Tilt Brush, overboard. The product is a 3D modeling software for PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets. What is up with Google and XR?
The controller of MagicLeap 2 features onboard cameras that perform inside-out tracking, too. Many VR gloves have come out using Vive Trackers for positional tracking, so that their companies could work on finger tracking and haptic feedback. having a Vive headset with Valve controllers).
Feature-wise, it is more or less as we expected it to be, with four cameras for inside-out tracking, haptic feedback, IPD adjustment , eye-tracking, HDR display. MagicLeap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, MagicLeap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers.
MagicLeap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in MagicLeap 2 is growing. If headsets like Lynx or Project Cambria implement AR on a VR headset, MagicLeap 2 implements a bit of VR on an AR headset. Japanese startup H2L is working on a haptic bracelet. News worth a mention. More info. Upload VR).
Further references Lenovo presents Project Chronos (The Verge) Project Chronos presentation video (Lenovo Youtube channel) bHaptics leaked hardware bHaptics showcased at CES its TactGlove haptic gloves , which got good feedback from the community. And it seems that can also change your Oculus Quest 2 with a total of 2.5
” Meta’s video, which it released during its Connect developer conference in October, is less a roadmap and more a marketing barrage—like a hundred MagicLeap ‘whale’ moments smooshed into one. To think, HTC and Oculus were once competitors back in the early days of consumer VR.
Especially the DualSense is an amazing piece of tech, with very stable IMUs and haptic sensations that increase a lot the “immersion” in the games : they can provide you the sensation of resistance, of textures of materials, of movements. Then why MagicLeap hasn’t delivered a solid product with 2B?)
Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest may have sold only 400,000 units. It seems that according to it, Oculus Quest , considered by many the first VR headset that can become mainstream, has sold only 180,000 units in Q3 of this year, for a total number of 400,000 units sold since launch. Oculus starts its Halloween sale.
When you think of Oculus you typically think of one thing: virtual reality. Today, flush with Facebook’s seemingly endless resources, Oculus is at the forefront of the VR industry’s research and development. The Oculus product roadmap as shown at last year’s F8 conference.
When you think of Oculus you typically think of one thing: virtual reality. Today, flush with Facebook’s seemingly endless resources, Oculus is at the forefront of the VR industry’s research and development. The Oculus product roadmap as shown at last year’s F8 conference.
Controller : Weight : 23g Tracking : 3DoF Connection : Bluetooth Controls : Touchpad, Click, Haptic feedback. The unit runs over a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chipset , offering so more horsepower than the Oculus Quest. The Oculus DK2 crashed continuously, and had a very simple runtime, for instance.
The collaboration platform is device agnostic (so you could use a Microsoft Hololens while communicating with someone wearing an Oculus Rift), and the B2B company is focusing on the training and education space. The notoriously secretive mixed reality company MagicLeap has acquired parts of Dacuda , a B2B computer vision software company.
MagicLeap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. The company’s direction is unclear. Body-worn.
In 2014, Facebook acquired Oculus and planted a flag in virtual reality. Apple's announcement today is a very good validation of the overall XR/spatial computing sector," MagicLeap founder Rony Abovitz wrote to me. Meta Quest vs. Apple Vision In buying Oculus in 2014, Zuckerberg first put forth his quest for spatial computing.
From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits.
For years, the company has been delivering some of the most powerful and accessible XR experiences around, with tools like the Oculus Quest. Tools like the Oculus already come with hand tracking functionality, to help users interact with some software on a hands-free basis. Unity and MagicLeap.
To mimic the tactile feedback that you experience in real life, you’ll need sensors and haptics all over your body or at least in significant areas, like the face, hands, and feet. The first hardware generation attempting to solve the body feedback problem will likely use full bodysuits with haptic responses aligned to the VR experience.
HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Image by MagicLeap). MagicLeap 2 has been teased. Chipset : Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 Display Type : LCD Display resolution : 3.2K Other relevant news.
From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn't even know were XR-compatible. You've got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let's start at something crazy; haptic suits. You can have haptic feedback.
From headsets to haptic suits, there is going to be a lot of accessories and apparel in XR to chose from, including some that expand senses you didn’t even know were XR-compatible. You’ve got things like haptic suits, haptic gloves. Let’s start at something crazy; haptic suits.
For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! But the bad of hand tracking is that you don’t have real haptic feedback of what you’re doing, and also the FOV is quite limited. Plus it is also quite tiresome.
This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Image by MagicLeap). MagicLeap 2 is coming in Q1 2022. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is MagicLeap.
Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got MagicLeap, and Microsoft's Hololens. And, you know, MagicLeap-- people are going to expect when they walk around holograms, they stay put. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. We didn't need the whole haptic glove or anything.
Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got MagicLeap, and Microsoft's Hololens. And, you know, MagicLeap-- people are going to expect when they walk around holograms, they stay put. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. We didn't need the whole haptic glove or anything.
I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Dean: I’ve tried some haptics gloves. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Alan: “HaptX.”H-A-P-T-X,
I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Dean: I’ve tried some haptics gloves. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Alan: “HaptX.”H-A-P-T-X,
Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got MagicLeap, and Microsoft's Hololens. And, you know, MagicLeap-- people are going to expect when they walk around holograms, they stay put. And I know Oculus Quest just introduced hand tracking. We didn't need the whole haptic glove or anything.
Alan: Slicing fruit in VR is magical, and the fact that they have the haptic feedback to the controller is just… [implied Chef Kiss]. You’re right, it is a magical experience. I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the MagicLeap in Laval, and it was a good experience.
Alan: Slicing fruit in VR is magical, and the fact that they have the haptic feedback to the controller is just… [implied Chef Kiss]. You’re right, it is a magical experience. I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the MagicLeap in Laval, and it was a good experience.
MagicLeap, Disney, and Epic Games are bringing their A-game to the annual tech conference. Beach Body Bros – While showcasing Oculus Medium as a production-ready sculpting tool, Beach Body Bros takes you on a ridiculous musical journey through a world of pure muscle, intense strength, and stupid greatness.
Last week industry legend and current Oculus VR CTO John Carmack sat down with stand-up comedian and podcast icon Joe Rogan for Episode #1342 of the immensely popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. 58:33 ] – Carmack compares similarities between Neurolink’s brain-interface RF technology and Oculus’ camera and display system. [
You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. We were talking about haptics, and how haptic vests and gloves can be used across enterprise for simulation of training, but also scent machines, and different spatial audio and things. We’re not tied to MagicLeap.
You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. We were talking about haptics, and how haptic vests and gloves can be used across enterprise for simulation of training, but also scent machines, and different spatial audio and things. I got the chance to use the Ultra Haptics, [which].
I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Dean: I've tried some haptics gloves. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. And that was with controllers.
I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. Dean: I’ve tried some haptics gloves. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Alan: “HaptX.”H-A-P-T-X,
There I have tried some interesting devices like Weart haptic gloves, OWO haptic suit, but especially the MagicLeap 2, which I found to be a very well-made piece of hardware! In the latest Oculus SDK, Meta has included Room Setup functionalities. News worth a mention. Image from OpenBCI). Some news on content.
Alan: Slicing fruit in VR is magical, and the fact that they have the haptic feedback to the controller is just. You're right, it is a magical experience. I finally -- finally, after a year and a half -- I got to try out the MagicLeap in Laval, and it was a good experience. implied Chef Kiss]. Alan: Yeah.
You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. We were talking about haptics, and how haptic vests and gloves can be used across enterprise for simulation of training, but also scent machines, and different spatial audio and things. We're not tied to MagicLeap.
Image by MagicLeap). MagicLeap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on MagicLeap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to MagicLeap 2. Top news of the week.
The Oculus Quest had a good Christmas. And this is proven by the fact that the Meta Quest app (previously known as Oculus app) on the App Store has been at the first place as the most downloaded app on iOS for like two days after Christmas. Saudi Arabia fund gets control of MagicLeap. Here we are again.
Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company MagicLeap. In June 2019, MagicLeap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. Is the Founder-Ceo of #HoloSuit a full body motion tracking suit with haptic feedback. 28- Harsha kikkeri.
This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.
Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). At GDC, the Oculus Go has been one of the main characters. First of all, Oculus has showcased all its main technical characteristics : I advise you to read the post dedicated to that on Oculus blogs , where Chris Pruett introduces you to them.
While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.
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