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Hand-tracking Pioneer Ultraleap Initiates Layoff Amid Major Restructuring

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. The Bristol, UK-based company acquired Leap Motion in 2019, prompting a rebrand from its original name Ultrahaptics to Ultraleap. Prior to […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

28. Juni 2024
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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 and MacOS. Years before the modern era of VR, Leap Motion set out to build a […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

1. Juni 2023
Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond. Formerly known as Ultrahaptics, Ultraleap was formed after the UK-based haptics company acquired leading hand-tracking company Leap […]

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19. November 2021
Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond. Formerly known as Ultrahaptics, Ultraleap was formed after the UK-based haptics company acquired leading hand-tracking company Leap […]

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Ultraleap Hand-tracking Update Delivers Improved Two-handed Interactions
The latest version of Ultraleap’s hand-tracking tech is finally available today on Windows for use with the Leap Motion Controller accessory and promises to improve two-handed interactions, speed, and robustness. The release includes a demo experience showcasing how hand-tracking can be used as a primary input for a standalone XR device. Ultraleap today publicly released […]

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28. Oktober 2021
Ultraleap’s New ‘Gemini’ Software Overhaul Drastically Improves Two-handed Interactions
Ultraleap, the company behind the Leap Motion hand-tracking controller, has released a Developer Preview of its hand-tracking engine Gemini. By many accounts, Ultraleap’s latest software overhaul dramatically increases the ability of the company’s camera modules to do more precise and stable two-handed interactions. Gemini is now available in Developer Preview for Windows 10, and is designed […]

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29. Januar 2021
Ultraleap previews Gemini, an enterprise-ready AR/VR hand-tracking system

The fifth-generation hand-tracking solution enables simultaneous two-hand tracking, which is expected to unlock enterprise use cases. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz

27. Januar 2021