Apple is going all-in with hand-tracking for its upcoming Vision Pro, but can hand-tracking really replace proper VR controllers? Meta, Apple’s main competitor in the space, isn’t going so far as to ...

Hand tracking first became available on the Oculus Quest back in late 2019. Out of enthusiasm for this new input method, I published a demo of Cubism to SideQuest with experimental hand tracking ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Leap Motion just announced their new motion tracking product specifically made for VR and hand tracking, the Orion. This new development is a leap forward in tracking your appendages while moving ...

At some point in the evolution of VR and AR, controllers will fade away and the headsets themselves will have sensors that track our bare hands in what's essentially real time. One firm already has an ...

The Oculus Quest is an extraordinary, standalone virtual reality device that needs no wires, no high-end gaming PCs and no wall-mounted tracking cameras. I'm a big fan of this zero-barrier-to-entry VR ...

The Oculus Rift, Facebook’s cord-free VR headset that starts at just $400, is getting a couple of new features over the next year. I had the opportunity to check out what might be the coolest one: ...