US tech firm Leap Motion will release the hardware and software specifications for its augmented reality ( AR ) platform called Blue Star under an open source licence . The company mocked up its own version of the system for around $ 100 . that’s 95 degrees high and 70 degrees wide, larger than most AR systems that exist today. It comprised a headset and two large LCD displays , which projected images onto a translucent visor . Leap Motion 's hand - tracking system , fitted onto the headset , allows for the precise positioning of virtual objects within a 180-degree field of view .
US tech firm Leap Motion will release the hardware and software specifications for its augmented reality ( AR ) platform called Blue Star under an open source licence . The company mocked up its own version of the system for around $ 100 . It comprised a headset and two large LCD displays , which projected images onto a translucent visor . Leap Motion 's hand - tracking system , fitted onto the headset , allows for the precise positioning of virtual objects within a 180-degree field of view .