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June 27, 2013

Sixense Wireless Motion Tracking System!

UPDATE: The announcement has been made official, as indicated by the new thread over here:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2052

I just received "secret insider" knowledge of a HUGE Sixense announcement coming in 1/2 hour!

New Razer Hydra, or MakeVR? We shall see very soon!

Time to start pounding those F5 web browser page refresh keys?

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    Anonymous
    June 27, 2013
    They're posting it on their own page I'm guessing, not Razer's?
    geekmasterAuthor
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    Sixense Wireless Motion Tracking System!

    wireless_slider-768.jpg
    http://sixense.com/wireless

    EDIT: Notice how it has the same "Development Kit" label as the Rift DK? :D
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    AtariHistorian
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    Sixense Wireless Motion Tracking System
    http://sixense.com/wireless
    geekmasterAuthor
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    "AtariHistorian" wrote:
    Sixense Wireless Motion Tracking System
    http://sixense.com/wireless

    Yes, it just came up. You posted this here while I announced it in a new thread:
    viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2052
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    AtariHistorian
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    Beat by one minute, and a new thread with an image, no less. I have been shamed, good sir. I have been shamed.
    Anonymous
    June 27, 2013
    Guess it was just one more refresh away.

    Bit confused on the wording here:

    Sixense will release development kits that will support three wireless motion trackers and will include fully playable controllers compatible with games and applications developed for existing Sixense-powered products, including the Razer Hydra.


    That sounds to me like it'll have support for 3 additional sensors in addition to the two controllers?
    AtariHistorian
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
  • Either three or five trackers, depending on how you interpret the wording (two of which are handheld)
  • If three trackers, two slots are left open for fresh replacement batteries (odd unless body clip is long-life)
  • Apparent USB base station in front
  • Backwards compatibility
  • Releasing a dev kit first

    EDIT: Typo
    • DrSnake
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    Awesome! Gotta buy this right away!
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    geekmasterAuthor
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    "AtariHistorian" wrote:
  • Either three of five trackers, depending on how you interpret the wording (two of which are handheld)
  • If three trackers, two slots are left open for fresh replacement batteries (odd unless body clip is long-life)
  • Apparent USB base station in front
  • Backwards compatibility
  • Releasing a dev kit first

    • The backwards compatibility is important. So it looks like these should work with existing Razer Hydra software then (as should be expected).

    I have requested more information on pricing and availability, so I will keep you posted on whatever I am allowed to publish. Thanks.
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    Capyvara
    Up and Coming
    June 27, 2013
    Visible: Asymmetrical left/right, wireless, lot of buttons.
    Speculation: Taticle feedback? The handles looks like this tech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=610iTKlYBVM (or may be just batteries)
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