Sensics, uSens & More Namechecked as Future Industry Leaders By ABI Research

The leaders of tomorrow are the innovators of today. If you can predict just who that would be well, then you can ‘get in’ on the ground floor with investment and reap the benefits of your foresight financially. It’s a common thing to do, as, after all, financial traders do just that. As such research on markets is particularly valuable to companies and there are a number of different firms who specialise in data analysis working within and around the technology market. It’s all why you see so many stories relating research and market predictions throughout the year.

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What is somewhat more unusual in these stories is for one of these research firms to actively name-check specific companies as ones to watch out for. However, that’s what one – ABI Research – has done in their latest press release. The consultancy company, a 25 year veteran of the tech arena have focused in their latest report on companies to watch in both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) tech spaces.

Fovi3D, Meta, and Sensics, the latter of which has featured several times on VRFocus in the past. With the last instance connected to OSVR’s receipt of official Steam support back in November last year. Other names include Eonite Perception, Occipital, and uSens – another familiar name to regular VRFocus readers – with those companies invested in markets adjacent to AR and VR that will make the most traction. Machine vision companies being specifically highlighted. ABI Research also sees a time ahead where the named companies could help bolster the development of mixed reality (MR) to a point where it impacts the development of AR.

“Machine vision is the driver behind advanced mobile AR solutions, particularly in education and marketing, and will define the future success of mixed reality solutions in enterprise. The development and evolution of user input technologies is key as AR and MR markets grow, as the technologies will support accurate and intuitive hands-free interaction as implementations within the workplace become more commonplace.” Explains Shelli Bernard, a Research Analyst at ABI Research. “As vendors work to improve their AR and VR solutions, innovations through adjacent and enabling technologies will spur future market development. The push to implement MR, as evident in work from companies like Microsoft, remains the goal for the clear majority of enterprise implementations due to its ability to offer the immersion of VR with the safety and convenience of AR solutions.”

The release also mentions the prediction that AR will overtake VR in 2019, comprising a 53% majority of a combined $57 Billion (USD) head-mounted display (HMD) market. It expects shipments of HMDs to reach 37 million by next year.

VRFocus will bring you more information on future market reports as they become available.

uSens’ Color Fingo Tracking Device Now Available to Pre-Order

uSens, a hand-and-head tracking technology specialist has announced the pre-order availability of its Color Fingo device, but only for head-mounted display (HMD) and other hardware, platform, and content makers.

The Color Fingo features two RGB cameras and aided by a 9 axis motion sensor, this allows six degrees of freedom (6DOF) positional tracking without the use of external markers.

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The company has several comprehensive developer kits across three Fingo modules – Entry-Level, Color and Power – offering 3D human-computer interaction capability for both mobile and tethered systems, including Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Google Cardboard. A Fingo module works by attaching to the front of an HMD, so that users can enjoy their favourite experiences without major sacrifices to system power consumption or performance.

“We’re making our Color Fingo hardware and software available for the industry in order to forge partnerships that will accelerate mass-market ARVR adoption,” said Dr. Yue Fei, CTO and co-founder of uSens. “We want to make it possible for developers to create the most comprehensive, naturally interactive 3D experiences, which require advanced tracking without a peripheral device.” Dr. Fei is speaking at the Unite 2016 conference at 2:30 pm on November 2 on the topic of “Input and Tracking: Mass Market ARVR Adoption is Coming Soon.”

uSens software currently supports Unity 3D, Java, C++, and C# for developers, with more development environments to come. Studios can visit the uDev network portal to request a developer kit.

For those attending the Unity Unite 2016 event this week, uSens will be exhibiting its latest technology for developers until 3rd, November 2016.

For all the latest VR news from uSens, keep reading VRFocus.

uSens Opens Beta For VR and AR Head and Hand Tracking SDK and Pre-Orders For Hardware

It has been shared today that the software development kit (SDK) that has been developed by uSens Inc has been released as an open beta, and its Fingo hardware is available for pre-order.

As part of its uDev Network that has been launched, there are full-stack developer kits and support for popular integrated development environments (IDE) and work flows. uSens software supports Unity 3D, Java, C++, and C# for both mobile and PC. “By putting software and hardware directly in the hands of platform, hardware, and content makers, uSens enables developers to create the most naturally interactive 3D experiences, pushing the boundaries of virtual reality.”

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Its Fingo series offers 3D human-computer interaction for most mobile and PC head-mounted displays (HMD), including GEar VR, HTC Vive, OCulus Rift, and Google Cardboard. When users attach the module to the front of their HMD, they can use their hands and head to interact with apps. There are three types: entry-level Fingo, which lets devs add 26 degrees of freedom (DOF) handtracking, color Fingeo, where there is 60DOF and AR overlay, and power Fingo, where it combines the other two’s capabilities.

“We’re focused on building the best inside-out hand and position tracking tools that are both flexible and easy to use,” said Dr. Yue Fei, uSens CTO and Co-Founder in a press release. “Developers across the board are now able to have full customization and support to craft the most realistic and immersive experiences in ARVR. Without the need for expensive, cumbersome peripheral devices like controllers and cameras, a broad variety of ARVR vertical applications will benefit, including automotive, education, entertainment, medical, R&D, and more.”

You can request a dev kit online.

For more on the latest developments from uSens, as well as all the news, updates, and features in the world of VR, make sure to check back with VRFocus.