Japanese start-up company FOVE is now offering consumers a virtual reality headset, which integrates eye-tracking as a novel means of interaction. The technology depends on tiny chip LEDs developed by ...

With the ability to illuminate a face with 1200mW of infrared light, the SFH 4770S from Osram Opto Semiconductors is well-suited for facial recognition and eye-tracking systems. The emitter's broad, ...

Rohm Semiconductor has extended its PICOLED family with the launch of the CSL1501RW ultra-compact side-emitting (side view) infrared LED (IR LED). Target applications include head-mounted displays, ...

Spurred by the current lack of a Linux SDK for the Oculus Rift DK2, a group of developers sought to dissect the Rift’s optical tracking system by reverse engineering the DK2. The information that was ...

Japanese startup FOVE is looking to improve the VR industry with a new headset that senses not only a user’s head movement but which also tracks eye movement. The implications of the new headset range ...

I’ve been lucky enough to have tried the Oculus Rift DK2 on numerous occasions prior to its release this week, but never for a long enough that I felt like I really knew the device. After receiving ...

Thermal infrared (IR) energy is emitted from all things that have a temperature greater than absolute zero. Human eyes, primarily sensitive to shorter wavelength visible light, are unable to detect or ...