Leap Motion, Inc was an American company that manufactured and marketed a computer hardware sensor device that supports hand and finger motions as input, analogous to a mouse, but requires no hand contact or touching.
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15 Facts About Leap Motion
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Leap Motion was sold to the British company Ultrahaptics in 2019, which sells the product under the brand name Ultraleap.
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Technology for Leap Motion was first developed in 2008, while co-founder David Holz was studying for a Ph.
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In January 2013, Leap Motion announced a further series B round of funding for $30M.
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In May 2014, Leap Motion released its version 2 software to developers in a public beta.
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In February 2016, Leap Motion released new software, called Orion, built for use in VR.
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In May 2019, Leap Motion was acquired by Ultrahaptics; the combined company was named 'Ultraleap'.
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Leap Motion has partnered with ASUS who is expected to ship high-end notebooks, and all-in-one PCs with the technology later in 2013.
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Leap Motion announced a deal with Hewlett Packard to embed its technology within HP computers.
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In December 2013, it was reported Leap Motion would be embedded into eleven HP devices, including keyboards and laptops.
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Leap Motion Controller is a small USB peripheral device which is designed to be placed on a physical desktop, facing upward.
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Leap Motion initially distributed thousands of units to developers who are interested in creating applications for the device.
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Leap Motion has an app store called Airspace where it sells apps made by developers.
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Leap Motion Controller has been used by surgeons and researchers for medical software, automotive companies for concept cars, and musicians for composition in Ableton Live.
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