Microsoft appears to have patented an augmented reality wand (video) August 24, 2017 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft unveiled VR motion controllers earlier this year, for Mixed Reality headsets, and now it looks like Microsoft is working on a wand-like controller for augmented reality and HoloLens. A patent filing, spotted by WalkingCat, reveals an accessory that looks like wand and has buttons, a trigger, and a finger guard, The Verge reports. It looks similar to Google’s Draw accessory for Google Glass, and expands on the controls available with the HoloLens clicker. Microsoft first filed its patent in June last year, the same day the company published its Windows Mixed Reality vision video. In the video you can see what appears to be this wand-like device in action, being used with to articulate hand tracking with a HTC Vive VR headset. It’s likely that this is simply a reference device that Microsoft has been testing with partners, but it could hint that the company is planning accessories that work across various VR headsets. Microsoft is planning to launch a range of Mixed Reality headsets from partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. later this year. The headsets will be priced below existing VR devices, with Acer’s unit starting at $299. Microsoft is focusing on six degrees of freedom tracking without the need for traditional external sensors placed throughout a room. The minimum specs for Microsoft’s Mixed Reality platform also indicate most PCs will be capable of running the most basic apps and games. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |