Road to VR

FluxPose VR Tracker Raises $2M on Kickstarter, Promising Compact 6DOF Body Tracking

FluxPose is a 6DOF tracking solution for full-body tracking that seems to be picking up speed on Kickstarter, having now ...
Road to VR

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 ...
Gizmodo

Here’s a First Look at the Tech Behind Sony’s Finger-Tracking VR Controllers

Thanks to a few patent filings that have surfaced over the last two years, we’ve had an idea that Sony’s been tinkering with finger-tracking technology for a line of new VR motion controllers. It’s ...
Engadget

Neonode's NN1001 optical touch controller tracks gestures with any object, 'gloved fingers' included

Neonode's name isn't plastered on your spate of gizmos, but if you've purchased a touchscreen-based device in the past year or so, there's a better-than-average chance that it's technology is tucked ...
PC Gamer

Oculus Quest firmware hints at next-gen 'Jedi' controllers having much better tracking

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EDN

Optical controller simplifies the design of GPON transceivers

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the DS1865, an optical control, calibration, and monitor IC. The DS1865 integrates GPON power-leveling functionality, a laser bias average-power-control (APC) loop ...
Click2Houston

WNBA to use optical tracking to enhance player analysis

NEW YORK – The WNBA will become the first women's professional sports league in the U.S. to have league-wide optical tracking after entering a multi-year deal with Second Spectrum, a Genius Sports ...