VR Input
New Leap Motion 2 Brings High-end Hand-tracking to Standalone Headsets
10 years after the launch of Leap Motion—which garnered praise for offering some of the best hand-tracking in the industry—the company has announced a next-generation version of the device which now supports standalone XR headsets in addition to Windows...
Manus Begins Pre-orders for Latest VR Gloves, Quantum Metagloves
VR glove creator Manus has launched pre-orders for its latest device, Quantum Metagloves, an input solution targeted at enterprise users. The Netherlands-based company is looking to offer up more precise finger tracking than not only its past VR gloves,...
New Apple Watch Feature Could Form the Basis of the Company’s XR Input Strategy
This week Apple debuted new accessibility-focused features for iOS. Among them, the AssistiveTouch feature for Apple Watch allows for single-handed control of the watch by detecting clenching and pinching of the hand, as well as accelerometer-based control. The system...
Logitech’s VR Stylus for SteamVR Now Available for Pre-order for $750
Logitech's enterprise-focused VR stylus is now available for pre-order. The $750 'VR Ink Pilot Edition' uses SteamVR Tracking and offers up a more natural and precise input modality for a handful of art & design focused VR tools.
Logitech revealed...
Oculus Quest Hand-tracking Starts Rolling Out This Week, Developer SDK Next Week
Oculus announced today that hand-tracking on Quest will start rolling out sometime this week with basic functionality. A hand-tracking SDK will be made available next week, giving developers the ability to create third-party applications which use the new feature.
Oculus...
Massless VR Stylus Now Open for Pre-order; Release Date & Price Revealed
Massless is accepting applications for the first wave of its VR stylus which is aimed at making it easier and more precise for professionals to create and design in VR. The company expects to ship the Massless Pen starting...
Hands-on: Logitech is Building the SteamVR Stylus That Needs to Exist
Logitech today revealed the VR Ink 'Pilot Edition', a stylus built for art and design in VR. Built with SteamVR Tracking tech, the stylus works similarly to a typical SteamVR controller, but affords the natural precision that comes with...
HTC Plans to Bring Hand & Finger Tracking to Vive Pro
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...
Valve Reveals Latest Knuckles Dev Kit & New ‘Moondust’ Tech Demo
Since announcing the 'Knuckles' controller prototype all the way back in 2016, Valve has been relatively quiet about its progress outside of a select group of developers who have been experimenting with early development kits. That changed this week...
Leap Motion Releases Major Tracking Update and New Demos to Show It Off
Leap Motion builds the leading markerless hand-tracking technology, and today the company revealed a update which they claim brings major improvements "across the board." The upgraded tracking and improved developer tools are available in beta today on Windows, alongside...
Vive Focus to Get 6DOF Controller Mode, Optical Hand-tracking for Gesture Input
While it's exciting to start seeing 6DOF standalone VR headsets like the Vive Focus and Mirage Solo, both unfortunately include a 3DOF controller which in many cases functions as an immersion barrier compared to a fully 6DOF VR system....
Oculus Claims Breakthrough in Hand-tracking Accuracy
One of Facebook's underlying goals for VR is to use it as a means of connecting distant people. While today friends can talk and play in a range of social VR applications, including Facebook Spaces, the representation of users...
Hands-on: Massless Wants to Bring High-precision Stylus Input to VR
Massless is developing a stylus designed specifically for high-precision VR input. We got to check out a prototype version of the device this week at GDC 2018.
While game-oriented VR controllers are the norm as far as VR input today...
LeanGP Home Motorcycle Sim Doubles Crowdfunding Goal With 3 Weeks to Go
Described as the “first affordable and foldable motorcycle simulator,” LeanGP is a dedicated gaming controller and chassis for bike enthusiasts, compatible with various VR-supported gaming platforms. Valencia-based startup LeanGP reached their Kickstarter goal within the first 48 hours of...
3dRudder Announces Improved ‘Blackhawk’ VR Foot Controller, Shipping in Spring for $140
3dRudder, the company behind the eponymous foot controller for VR, announced its next product; 3dRudder Blackhawk, a newly redesigned device that aims to make input more responsive and intuitive. The company is also reducing their last generation model by $40, bringing...