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The CaptoGlove finger-detecting wearable has exceeded its Kickstarter crowdfunding target 13 days into a 30-day campaign. A new kind of wearable, the CaptoGlove is a glove with sensors. You put it on and point at something in a video game or in a virtual reality application. If you squeeze your finger as if you were pulling a trigger, you’ll shoot a …
Whether by haptic claws or well-designed VR controllers like the Oculus Touch, there’s a mission to bring an intricate level of control to VR involving natural interaction with our hands. Since kids, we’ve emulated different devices with our hands like making a gun for cops and robber with index finger and thumb extended from a fist. The CaptoGlove, a wearable piece …
Update, 4/3/17, 4:20am PT: The CaptoGlove surpassed its $50,000 Kickstarter goal in just 13 days. The company also announced a stretch goal that will add pressure sensitivity to the thumb part of the glove (10kg). The folks behind CaptoGlove said that “this will enable future customization, as well as more precise measurements of what the finger is doing,” which apparently …
Only a couple of weeks ago CaptoGlove launched its Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for its virtual reality (VR) compatible data-glove. Looking to secure $50,000 USD, that’s now been achieved and with 19 days to go the campaign is looking towards its only stretch goal, putting a thumb pressure sensor in. Adding a pressure sensor to the thumb will expanded the functionality …
There’s a new sheriff in town! The jauntily named “CaptoGlove” promises to be a true game and VR controller in a handy glove. Originally developed some five years ago by an Italian air force pilot for his recovering father, he has continued development of the unit so it is actually a useful game controller with a precise 3D space positioning …
A couple of weeks ago, I got an opportunity to take a look at and play with a really cool accessory that will be coming out soon that will allow you play some of your favorite PC games without a keyboard or a controller. It’s called the CaptoGlove. When I was first offered the opportunity to preview the CaptoGlove I …
Virtual reality gaming has brought about an immersive way to experience many different kinds of games, so the ‘CaptoGlove’ wireless controller is a new piece of equipment that works to make it possible to control things using just your hand. Working with VR, PC and mobile platforms, the ‘CaptoGlove’ works to offer users the ability to utilize just their hand …
Wearable VR controller is expected to launch in May A new wireless controller could improve interaction in VR games by offering users a way to harness the power of their hand. CaptoGlove has recently been launched on Kickstarter, hoping to lure punters into an alternative method of controlling their VR headset through a sensor-packed and washable textile. Read next: VR …
1:19 pm March 21, 2017 By Julian Horsey A new virtual reality BTLE controller has been unveiled this week in the form of the CaptoGlove which has been designed for use with the PC and virtual reality hardware such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the wearable CaptoGlove VR controller …
Posted on 9 March, 2017 by Michael Kaufman We sampled the amazing CaptoGlove just days after its public unveiling at the Game Developer’s Conference (www.gdconf.com) in San Francisco. The incredibly innovative glove is a wireless and wearable controller that transforms specific movements of the user’s hand and fingers to standard inputs of device controls. The CaptoGlove allows a new level …
