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Ultrahaptics Relaunches as ‘Ultraleap’ After Leap Motion Acquisition
Leap Motion, the optical hand-tracking firm, was acquired by Bristol, UK-based haptics company Ultrahaptics earlier this year. Now, Ultrahaptics is relaunching under a new...
Ultrahaptics Acquires Leap Motion for a Reported $30M
Leap Motion, the pioneer in optical hand-tracking, has been acquired by Ultrahaptics, the enterprise-focused immersive haptics company.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Ultrahaptics reportedly...
Leap Motion Reveals Updated Project North Star AR Prototype Design
Last year Leap Motion, makers of hand-tracking technology, revealed Project North Star, an open-source AR headset prototype design meant to be a test bed...
Pimax Showing Production Headsets, Controllers, and More at CES
At CES 2019 this week, Pimax is showing off the production versions of their "8K" and "5K" Plus headsets, their upcoming Knuckles-style controllers, as...
Report: Apple Nearly Acquired Leap Motion but the Deal Fell Through
According to a report from Business Insider, earlier this year Apple was on the verge of acquiring Leap Motion, but the deal fell through days...
Leap Motion Reveals First Extended Demo Shot Through North Star Headset
Back in April Leap Motion first revealed North Star, a prototype AR headset that's designed to replicate the features of a future high-end AR...
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."...
Leap Motion Open-sources Project North Star, An AR Headset Prototype With Impressive Specs
Earlier this year Leap Motion had been teasing some very compelling AR interface prototypes, demonstrated on an unknown headset. The company revealed that the...
Leap Motion Teases Prototype ‘Collapsible’ User Interface for AR Headsets
Leap Motion, the company behind the hand-tracking depth sensor, recently tweeted out another through-the-headset view of a prototype UI, this time centered on how...
AR From an Architect’s Perspective, Spatial Computing, & Leap Motion’s North Star AR HMD
Keiichi Matsuda went from being a dystopian filmmaker to becoming the Vice President of Design at hand-tracking company Leap Motion. Matsuda is probably the...
Leap Motion ‘Virtual Wearable’ AR Prototype is a Potent Glimpse at the Future of...
Because VR can take over our entire reality, it can be great for entertainment. But when it comes to AR, the hope is that...
Exclusive: Scaffolding in VR – Interaction Design for Easy & Intuitive Building
There’s something magical about building in VR. Imagine being able to assemble weightless car engines, arrange dynamic virtual workspaces, or create imaginary castles with...
Leap Motion Grabs $50M Investment for Class-leading Hand-tracking Tech
Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a...
Holovis Uses Giant Robot Arms for Intense VR Motion Simulated Experiences
First demonstrated to theme park executives at the Asian Attractions Expo in Singapore last month, Holovis’ R3ex (Rideable Realtime Robot Experiences) project combines virtual...
Leap Motion’s New Mobile Hand-tracking Sensor Brings 180-degree Field of View
The new Leap Motion Mobile Platform consists of hardware and software optimised for VR and AR hand tracking on mobile devices. Building on the...