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GDC and MWC are just around the corner, and Qualcomm is diving head-first into virtualreality with a new dev-kit and hand-tracking technology. The chipmaker may be best known for its smartphone processors, but that same silicon is just as much at home in head-mounteddisplays. … Continue reading.
Intel demonstrates “Merged Reality” wireless VR headset, Project Alloy. Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtualreality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one headmounteddisplay. This provides LeapMotion type hand tracking as well as six-degrees-of-freedom, room-scale positional tracking.
Intel demonstrates “Merged Reality” wireless VR headset, Project Alloy. Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtualreality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one headmounteddisplay. This provides LeapMotion type hand tracking as well as six-degrees-of-freedom, room-scale positional tracking.
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