Leap Motion will soon make its way to mobile VR headsets

Leap Motion gives more life to virtual reality by allowing users to include their hands within the VR experience. However, this was only limited to PCs and consoles. But that changes now, to some extent anyway. Leap Motion has just shown off a reference design built on top of a Gear VR, which comes with adjusted sensors to fit mobile VR headsets.

In order to adjust to the smaller screens, the mobile compatible Leap Motion sensors will have a field-of-view of 180 x 180 degrees as compared to 140 x 120 on PC or console variants. The sensor has also been designed to consume less power which is imperative since mobile VR headsets don't have a readily available power source.

For now, the mobile VR compatible Leap Motion sensor is just a concept and is being sent out to manufacturers. This basically means that it might take a few months for this to become commercially available. But it is no doubt a step in the right direction, as Leap Motion users will have you know.

Daniel van Dorp - CTO / Co-Founder / Blogger

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Daniel is the proud co-founder of SamMobile. He joined the SamMobile team in 2011. Most of his spare time is spent enjoying nature (and life in general) with his wife & dog, friends, and family.

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