<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Inc	I-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
(	O
formerly	O
OcuSpec	B-General_Concept
Inc	I-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
an	O
American	O
company	O
that	O
manufactured	O
and	O
marketed	O
a	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
sensor	O
device	O
that	O
supports	O
hand	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
finger	I-General_Concept
motions	I-General_Concept
as	I-General_Concept
input	I-General_Concept
,	O
analogous	O
to	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
but	O
requires	O
no	O
hand	O
contact	O
or	O
touching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
new	O
software	O
designed	O
for	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
for	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
was	O
first	O
developed	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
while	O
co-founder	O
David	O
Holz	O
was	O
studying	O
for	O
a	O
Ph.D.	O
in	O
mathematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
announced	O
a	O
$12.75	O
M	O
Series	O
A	O
funding	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Highland	O
Capital	O
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
announced	O
a	O
further	O
series	O
B	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
for	O
$30M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
operating	O
in	O
quiet	O
since	O
2010	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
publicly	O
announced	O
its	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
originally	O
called	O
The	O
Leap	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
in	O
TechCrunch	O
that	O
roughly	O
500,000	O
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
far	O
short	O
of	O
initial	O
expectations	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
announced	O
layoffs	O
for	O
10	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
workforce	O
,	O
primarily	O
in	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
released	O
its	O
version	O
2	O
software	O
to	O
developers	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
a	O
VR	O
tracking	O
mode	O
for	O
its	O
core	O
software	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
while	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
mounted	O
on	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Oculus	O
Rift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
launched	O
a	O
global	O
game	O
jam	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
independent	O
games	O
festival	O
IndieCade	O
with	O
over	O
$	O
75,000	O
in	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
upcoming	O
OSVR	B-Device
Hacker	O
Development	O
Kit	O
would	O
include	O
an	O
optional	O
faceplate	O
with	O
embedded	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
released	O
new	O
software	O
,	O
called	O
Orion	O
,	O
built	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Ultrahaptics	O
;	O
the	O
combined	O
company	O
was	O
named	O
'	O
Ultraleap	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
ASUS	O
who	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
ship	O
high-end	O
notebooks	O
,	O
and	O
all-in-one	O
PCs	O
(	O
AIO	O
PCs	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
technology	O
later	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
also	O
announced	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
to	O
embed	O
its	O
technology	O
within	O
HP	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
would	O
be	O
embedded	O
into	O
eleven	O
HP	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
keyboards	O
and	O
laptops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
has	O
formed	O
retail	O
partnerships	O
with	O
Best	O
Buy	O
,	O
Newegg	O
,	O
and	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controllers	O
were	O
sold	O
by	O
Dick	O
Smith	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controller	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
USB	B-Protocol
peripheral	O
device	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
physical	O
desktop	O
,	O
facing	O
upward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
mounted	O
onto	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
then	O
sent	O
through	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
analyzed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
software	O
using	O
"	O
complex	O
maths	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
disclosed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
way	O
synthesizing	O
3D	O
position	O
data	O
by	O
comparing	O
the	O
2D	O
frames	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smaller	O
observation	O
area	O
and	O
higher	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
differentiates	O
the	O
product	O
from	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
whole-body	O
tracking	O
in	O
a	O
space	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
living	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
initially	O
distributed	O
thousands	O
of	O
units	O
to	O
developers	O
who	O
are	O
interested	O
in	O
creating	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controller	O
was	O
first	O
shipped	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
released	O
a	O
major	O
beta	O
update	O
to	O
its	O
core	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dubbed	O
Orion	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Founders	O
Fund	O
and	O
SOSV	O
announced	O
the	O
LEAP.AXLR8R	O
,	O
a	O
business	O
accelerator	O
for	O
startups	O
making	O
innovative	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projects	O
emerging	O
from	O
the	O
accelerator	O
included	O
Diplopia	O
(	O
now	O
Vivid	O
Vision	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
tech	O
startup	O
using	O
the	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controller	O
and	O
Oculus	O
Rift	O
for	O
lazy	O
eye	O
sufferers	O
,	O
and	O
MotionSavvy	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
developing	O
a	O
Leap	O
Motion-equipped	O
tablet	O
case	O
that	O
can	O
interpret	O
American	O
Sign	O
Language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
has	O
an	O
app	O
store	O
called	O
Airspace	O
where	O
it	O
sells	O
apps	O
made	O
by	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
store	O
had	O
over	O
200	O
apps	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Google	O
Earth	O
integration	O
,	O
virtual	O
clay	O
sculpting	O
app	O
,	O
digital	O
musical	O
instrument	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
demos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controller	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
surgeons	O
and	O
researchers	O
for	O
medical	O
software	O
,	O
automotive	O
companies	O
for	O
concept	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
musicians	O
for	O
composition	O
in	O
Ableton	O
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
AltspaceVR	O
added	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
support	O
for	O
the	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controller	O
to	O
their	O
online	O
social	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
the	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
Controller	O
seemed	O
"	O
pretty	O
damned	O
impressive	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
demonstrates	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
’s	O
impressive	O
mastery	O
of	O
computer	O
vision.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orion	O
beta	O
works	O
on	O
the	O
existing	O
peripheral	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Orion	O
hardware	B-Architecture
would	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
future	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
