Leap Motion designed a $100 augmented reality headset with hand tracking

April 10, 2018

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Gesture interface company Leap Motion is announcing an ambitious, but still very early, plan for an augmented reality platform based on its hand tracking system. The system is called Project North Star, and it includes a design for a headset that Leap Motion claims costs less than $100 at large-scale production. The headset would be equipped with a Leap Motion sensor, so users could precisely manipulate objects with their hands — something the company has previously offered for desktop and VR displays.

Source: theverge.com

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Leap Motion designed a $100 augmented reality headset with hand tracking

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