Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2024

Ultraleap, the company behind the Leap Motion hand-tracking module, informed staff on Wednesday that it was proposing a layoff amid a potential restructuring of the business that could see the company split in two. Initially released in 2013, Leap Motion was one of the first viable hand-tracking modules to come to market.

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XROM

JUNE 2, 2023

The Leap Motion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original Leap Motion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience.

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Cats and VR

JULY 17, 2017

Leap Motion, Inc., the leading creator of motion tracking technology for natural input in virtual and augmented reality, today announced $50 million in Series C funding led by clients advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group, has joined Leap Motion’s board of directors.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2020

Qualcomm and Ultraleap today announced a “multi-year co-operation agreement” that will bring Ultraleap’s controllerless hand-tracking tech (formerly of Leap Motion) to XR headsets based on the Snapdragon XR2 chipset. Ultraleap claims to have the “fastest, most accurate, and most robust hand tracking.”

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2019

Pimax, the Chinese VR technology company responsible for the first commercially available 4K VR headset, was center-stage at CES this morning presenting the latest production versions of their new Pimax 5K & 8K ultrawide VR headsets alongside their knuckles-style open-palm motion controllers. to the industry.”. “As

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Leapmotion

MARCH 25, 2015

Today, Leap Motion and OSVR announced that the upcoming OSVR Hacker Dev Kit will feature an optional faceplate embedded with Leap Motion hardware. The addition of the OSVR faceplate with Leap Motion will make the HDK the first-to-market virtual reality headset with fully integrated motion control technology.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Ultraleap (previously Leap Motion), a company focused on developing haptics technology for the immersive experiences industry, has recently launched Gemini. Hand Tracking – a Critical Element for XR Technology. Introducing Ultraleap’s Fifth-Generation Hand Tracking Platform .

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Upload VR

JUNE 19, 2024

Back in May, Ultraleap announced an upgrade to its industry-leading hand tracking technology called Hyperion, with high-power and low-power modes mentioned at the time. Matt Tullis, VP of XR at Ultraleap, explains the idea is to "enable gestural input for all-day long wear for AR glasses, smart glasses, smart frames."

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2020

But with VR poised to be disruptive, most, if not all, industries will be reshaped by it. See Also: Applications of Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Financial Industry. Why the Finance Industry Needs Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality Applications in the Financial Industry. VR is a young, emerging technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object. This technology is still at a prototype stage, and in fact, its field of view is just a ridiculous 11.7 I believe there will be many use cases for this.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The addition of Bionic Display technology improves the experience even further with enhanced peripheral vision and color consistency. The Varjo VR-2 Pro is the best integration of the two technologies and sets a new standard for natural user experience in VR. Image Credit: Varjo. Image Credit: Varjo. “We Image Credit: Varjo.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

So by that measure, Pimax over-delivered at CES 2019 with its Leap Motion bundle featuring 8K VR headset with built-in speakers, 200° FOV and optional eye tracking being developed in partnership with 7invensun. These are ergonomically comfortable with new industrial design, and come in both a thumbstick and trackpad version.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2022

As XR technologies become more accessible for companies and consumers alike, the demand for immersive hand and eye tracking solutions is growing. With tracking technologies, companies can build more immersive experiences for XR users. The system comes with intelligent software built-in for all your motion tracking needs.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 9, 2017

With this new London office, we’re building on our team of world-class creatives and engineers to further our mission to design robust, believable and honest visions of a world elevated by technology, with human input at the center. Our vision is a world elevated by technology, with human input at the center.

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Steki Amusement

AUGUST 1, 2024

A variant of its best-selling 6 DoF PCVR E4, this new headset is integrated with Ultraleap’s Leap Motion Controller 2 hand tracking camera, allowing operation and interaction within a VR environment naturally and without separate controllers. No controllers.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

Designed specifically with the needs of various professional industries in mind, such as engineering, medicine, design, and aviation, the latest iteration of the XTAL features an incredible 8K resolution via two high-density LCD displays, as well as a generous 180-degree field of view. Image Credit: VRgineers. Image Credit: VRgineers.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras. Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

As described in the video, the software can record to the FBX file format used in industry standard 3D apps, with support for up to 16 simultaneous devices, for example the headset, two hand controllers, two Vive base stations and eleven Vive Trackers.

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VRScout

AUGUST 7, 2019

This USB-C input can also be used to connect a variety of compatible controllers, including the Leap Motion tracker, Intel’s Realsense, even a Nintendo Joy-Con. Image Credit: VRScout. Image Credit: Phoebe Cheong, The Looking Glass Factory.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2018

While there’s certainly a range of exciting games and other VR software coming soon to first-generation hardware, it feels like the market is steadily turning its attention toward next-generation technologies, and fostering a renewed sense of excitement and momentum. Leap Motion North Star. Image courtesy Leap Motion.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 31, 2019

After significant breakthroughs in the sphere of AR and VR technology happened in recent years, and creation of relatively wide and available-for-mass consumer line of products, pent-up demand for more user-friendly interfaces (rather than for traditional controllers) began to form. Project North Star; Source: Leap Motion.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. The ceremony will have some of VR’s biggest luminaries in attendance all there to celebrate some of the outstanding milestones in the industry. Leap Motion – Leap Motion.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Leap Motion is a young technology company that is perhaps best known at this point for what it sells at your local Best Buy. This device then uses infrared scanning technology to detect the position of your hands in 3D space. The presence of a Gear VR in the demo room is significant for Leap Motion.

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Road to VR

JULY 15, 2017

The technology claims to offer the rider genuine interactivity and ‘complete agency’ over the experience, including real-time control of the motion profile. The debut system in the video above uses a two-seat, six-axis robot arm from KUKA, one of the leading suppliers of industrial robots.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

The epic Noah Zerkin (the guy making the Leap Motion North Star headsets) at our booth to try the game! Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao said: 1. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are gestating. Distinctive features.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 10, 2017

Today, they’ve announced the keynotes and speaking sessions for its 8th year and it certainly seems excitement for AWE permeates across the tech industry as they gain more and more notable speakers, exhibitors, and partners. ” AWE 2017 is being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center from May 31st to June 2nd.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

If you’ve seen the movie ‘Ready Player One’ or have been to CES or other recent gaming/technology trade show, then odds are you’re at least somewhat familiar with the concept behind omnidirectional treadmills. An immersive VR locomotion solution that ditches the omnidirectional treadmill design in favor of a swivel chair.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 1, 2016

uSens was founded in 2013 and is working on inside-out position and hand tracking technologies. The post uSens Raises $20 Million To Pursue Inside-Out Tracking Technology appeared first on UploadVR. AR/VR startup uSens completed a series A round of fundraising to the tune of $20 million.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As a leader in industrial-grade VR/XR software and hardware, Varjo already has an outstanding reputation in the enterprise landscape. It’s one of the critical companies helping to power the industrial metaverse , promising businesses everything from advanced LiDAR depth sensing to high-resolution displays and exceptional security.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. This line of thinking is what eventually led to the famous one liner associated with modernist architecture and industrial design: form follows function. Form Follows Function”. Designing Nonexistent Objects.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2019

. — There were some high-profile flameouts in 2019, including Meta, ODG and Daqri, while others exited below previous funding totals (a veritable down-round), including Leap Motion. That period is defined by sobering realizations that the technology isn’t ready, or that it’s not gaining the traction previously expected.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Varjo’s 20/20 Eye Tracker technology has also been upgraded offering faster and more accurate calibration performance, giving applications access to precise eye data. Additionally, the Varjo VR-2 Pro also comes with integrated Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion) hand tracking technology.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Thankfully, the team at Leap Motion have been working tirelessly to deliver hand tracking and late last year launched their much more compact hand tracking solution specifically aimed at mobile form factors. Now that their technology has been miniaturized, it can be integrated into platforms.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 9, 2020

The new feature can be used for a range of industries not just videogames, such as automotive, architecture, mapping/GIS and medical imaging. Leap Motion Controller support. They allow multiple people to view content thanks to the light field technology generating 45 distinct and simultaneous perspectives. ″, 15.6″,

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

Smith has been using an HTC Vive for the project though, instead of the kit’s position-tracked controllers, he can be seen on News 4 Jax using a Leap Motion sensor for hand-tracking. Expect to see plenty more reports of this kind of use of the technology going forward. Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Though the film is the better part of a decade old, it remains relevant to modern discussions on how we conceptualize use cases for emerging virtual and augmented reality technologies. Matsuda himself subsequently began working in AR following the film's release, leading design teams at both Leap Motion (now Ultraleap) and Microsoft.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 4, 2016

Leap Motion already offers a mount for its outward-facing hand tracking sensor that hooks up to the headset over USB. While being useful for hand tracking too, the sensor teased by Intel looks both robust and different from anything we’ve seen previously from Intel’s RealSense depth-sensing technology.

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